Subway
Vegetarian Sandwich
Irregular Holidays
Subway is famous worldwide, isn’t it.
It has vegetarian menu here in Japan, too.
Technically speaking, menu for lacto-vegetarian, so not for a vegan.
You can find Subway everywhere in Japan.
This time, I went to Subway in Ikebukuro.
To Subway Ikebukuro
This time, I went to Subway in Ikebukuro.
There are 3 Subway in Ikebukuro and all are located in walking distance of 10 to 15 minutes on foot from the Ikebukuro Station.
I came to the Subway of Mimami Ikebukuro this time.
It is a small shop and has 9 seats.
Not for a long break but just for a quick meal or break, I recommend you here.
I took a seat at the corner.
Order Menu
I noticed that I’ve rarely come to Subway in my life, maybe just 2 or 3 times in my life when I ordered.
I ordered Veggie Delite, which is for lacto-vegetarian.
And the staff told me that I can choose a type of bread, vegetables and sauce.
I chose sesame bread and tomato, onion, green pepper for vegetables.
They are all the vegetables customers can choose, so I chose all of them.
You can also have an option of vegetables for accent such as olive and hot pepper for free.
I went for olive and pickled cucumber.
Lastly, you need to choose sauce.
There are 9 types such as oil & vinegar, mayo, basil, chili, etc.
There was even Japanese style sauce, wasabi soy sauce.
But some sauce include dairy products or fish stock, so I recommend you most simple one, that is, oil & vinegar.
It was an interesting experience to me to choose each ingredients as I didn’t imagine it.
Enjoy Veggie Delite
I ordered set menu which comes with a coffee and chips this time.
Here it is.
This is the inside of Veggie Delite.
I’ll have it.
Itadakimasu!
Well, the bread is tasty.
A little sweetness, I could taste and it went well with sesame.
It was good I chose sesame bread.
The vegetables were also fresh!
As I chose simple sauce of oil & vinegar, I could enjoy the taste of the vegetables themselves.
This was a substantial sandwich!
But if you are hungry, you can ask large for vegetables for free.
I didn’t ask large, so this is a standard one.
The chips were also tasty.
It is deep fried with its skin.
For coffee, beans grown in Guatemala are used.
I checked if there is a fair trade coffee but not.
Still, it was a tasty coffee.
Avocado & Veggie
I didn’t order this Avocado & Veggie but this is also a veggie one.
Difference between Veggie Delite and Avocado & Veggie is whether it includes avocado or not as long as I see.
This is not a concreate resource but one blog says this Avocado & Veggie uses Wasabi Soy Sauce Dressing which includes fish stock.
The article of the blog was written over decade ago, so it might be a bit old information.
But if you are not a pescetarian, ask the staff of Subway before you order just in case.
I like avocado itself!
Summary of Subway
Subway is not for a cafe for a vegan but for a vegetarian, I can say.
So if you are a vegetarian, I recommend you.
Good point of it is, Subway is everywhere.
Veggie Delite and Avocado & Veggie are also not menus only in a limited period but standard menus.
If you want to enjoy a quick vegetarian meal, Subway is recommended.
Depends on the Subway, the size is also different, so if you visit larger one, you can also have a long relaxing time!
Google Map of Subway Ikebukuro
