The story
Sando brings authentic Japanese craftsmanship to Rome’s Prati neighborhood, focusing on well-made, generous sandwiches. The menu features a variety of options, including Yakiniku, Buta, Tori, and Vegetarian sandos. Creator Franchino Er Criminale specifically highlighted the shop’s quality frying and balanced flavors, noting that the pork cutlet with green apple is a particular standout.
The restaurant demonstrates a clear commitment to the fundamentals of sando-making, prioritizing technique and ingredient quality. While the core lineup earns high marks for its satisfying execution, not every addition hits the mark; Franchino Er Criminale cautioned that the Wagyu Sando feels like an "overhyped and overpriced" trend rather than a necessary inclusion. Regardless, for those exploring Rome’s evolving Japanese food scene, Sando offers a compelling and reliable destination for a high-quality lunch.
Synthesised by AI from every creator’s review. First reviewed 2026.
Most-loved dishes
AI summary of what 5 dish mentions say about the food
Sando’s buta sando earns unanimous praise for its impossibly tender, savory pork nestled in pillowy bread, creating a messy, indulgent masterpiece. The overall vibe is pure, unpretentious comfort—a humble sandwich that feels like a warm, satisfying hug.
“This is the Buta Sando, €10. It's a pork cutlet with lettuce, tomato, green apple, avocado, otafuku sauce, soy sauce, and seed oil. It's huge, you can share it between two people. The cutlet is breaded and fried perfectly, it crunches under the tooth. The green apple gives freshness and cleans the palate from the sauce. The avocado is unnecessary here, but the apple is essential. This is the best one they have — I'd give it a 9+.”
What creators say
1 creator has covered Sando. Most active: Franchino Er Criminale
A new Japanese sando shop in Prati, Rome, with excellent, generously filled sandwiches — the pork cutlet with green apple is the standout, though the wagyu one is overhyped and overpriced.
Dishes mentioned
Yakiniku Sando
This is the Yakiniku Sando, €12. It's huge, with shredded beef in yakiniku sauce, lettuce, tomato, boiled egg, avocado, soy sauce, and seed oil. The bread is toasted, the beef is well cooked and seasoned, the sauce is very flavorful. I'd put more shredded beef in it, but it's really good. I taste the egg, the tomato, the avocado, the lettuce, and the beef — everything comes through. It's a solid 9.
Buta Sando
This is the Buta Sando, €10. It's a pork cutlet with lettuce, tomato, green apple, avocado, otafuku sauce, soy sauce, and seed oil. It's huge, you can share it between two people. The cutlet is breaded and fried perfectly, it crunches under the tooth. The green apple gives freshness and cleans the palate from the sauce. The avocado is unnecessary here, but the apple is essential. This is the best one they have — I'd give it a 9+.
Wagyu Sando
This is the Wagyu Sando, €15. It's a wagyu cutlet with cabbage salad, tomato, avocado, otafuku sauce, mayo, soy sauce, and seed oil. The bread is very compressed. The cutlet is good, but the breading comes off a bit. I'm critical of the wagyu trend — people come for the name, not because it's the best. The pork one is better. This one is good, but not as good as the others. I'd give it an 8.5.
Tori Sando
This is the Tori Sando, a chicken cutlet with lettuce, tomato, boiled egg, otafuku sauce, soy sauce, and seed oil. It's well layered, the cutlet is fried well, the egg pushes through. It's good, but if I'm eating a fried cutlet, I'd rather have the pork one. The sauce is a bit sweet, I taste cooked apple or maybe plum in it. It's good, but the pork is better.
Vegetarian Sando
This is the vegetarian sando, with mixed seasonal vegetables — they said eggplant — soy sauce, and seed oil. The bread is well toasted, they butter it like for lobster rolls. The grilled eggplant has a strong, almost smoky flavor, like it's been cooked on coals. There's a lot of mayonnaise here. It's very good, a hit even for a vegetarian option. I'd give it a high score.
