[Special] Ota City Takeout Gourmet Collection Vol. 3: Gourmet Burger Edition

Avocado Cheese Burger
CHANgES Burger is located in the basement of a multi-tenant building in front of a T-junction of Ikegami-dori and German-dori, which is a 2-minute walk from Omori Station.

Just look for this sign.

After training at famed gourmet burger and hamburg steak specialty restaurants, the owner established CHANgES Burger because he wanted to “make burgers to satisfy his own discerning tastes.”
What we would like to show you today is their Avocado Cheese Burger, which is especially popular with female patrons. So, how does it taste?


Avocado Cheese Burger with French fries (1,650 yen including tax)
It is a combo consisting of a hearty Avocado Cheese Burger made with lots of fresh veggies and avocado slices, a patty, cheese and a bun served with French fries. Takeout is available.

Let’s take a bite! The bun has a special mix of wheat, which makes the top bun crispy and bottom bun soft, creating an excellent balance with the patty. When you bite into it, the flavor of juicy, coarsely ground meat fills the mouth.


Lava rocks are laid underneath the grill to heat it up to cook the patties.
The owner is very particular about the patties which are used. It is 100% US Angus beef chuck, coarsely hand-chopped. The flavor of the beef is locked in by grilling with lava rocks, resulting in patties that are juicy with every bite.



The sauce uses honey mustard and mayonnaise. Honey mustard especially gives a fresh spiciness and sweetness to the thick patty and bun. The owner mentioned that he is always working to find new ways to improve the taste.


Mr. Yukiharu Yamamoto, the owner (right) and Ms. Chihiro Kawatari, staff (left)
Mr. Yamamoto, the owner, trained at the famed gourmet burger joint FIRE HOUSE in Hongo, Bunkyo-ku. “I’ve also trained at a hamburg steak specialty restaurant as well, so originally, I was thinking of a specialty restaurant for both hamburg steak and hamburgers, but as I’ve learned more, I’ve come to believe that those two are different things. As a result, I’ve decided to pursue only burgers, and so I started this place.”


The interior uses black and wood as basic tones and has a calm atmosphere.

The restaurant was designed by Mr. Yamamoto, who originally studied architectural design.
Aside from the Avocado Cheese Burger we showed you today, the menu lineup also includes staples such as the Bacon Egg Burger and Teriyaki Burger as well as the Pulled Pork Burger and Pulled Pork Sandwich.


Left photo: Pulled Pork Cheddar Cheese Burger (1,518 yen including tax) / Right photo: Pulled Pork Cheddar Cheese Sandwich (1,496 yen including tax)
The variety of toppings offered are also available for takeout. For those of you who would like to enjoy quality homemade style hamburgers, this is the place!

Bacon Egg Burger with Cheddar Cheese Topping
Walk about 5 minutes from Anamori-inari Station or Otorii Station on the Keikyu Airport Line, and you will find JUICY BURGER on Kanpachi-dori, just beside the Haneda Entrance to the Haneda Route of the Shuto Expressway. It is a burger joint where the interior and exterior styling as well as the staff and the signature taste all create a New York-style atmosphere.




Bacon Egg Burger with Cheddar Cheese Topping, served with French fries and a drink (1,180 yen including tax)
Let’s take a look at the main attraction, the hamburger. We came to JUICY BURGER in September, and the staff mentioned that the most popular menu item at the time was the Bacon Egg Burger with Cheddar Cheese Topping. It’s a very reasonably priced combo! This combo even includes a drink.
Now, let’s give it a try. The thick, flavorful, and juicy patty, which is even heartier than it looks, combines with the crispy bun for a taste you will surely be hooked on.



JUICY BURGER is actually produced by STEAK HOUSE DOUBLE, a hamburg steak and steak specialty restaurant in Ikebukuro, which is why they have such confidence in the flavor of their beef!


Mr. Ryo Nishimoto, the owner (right) and MULBE, staff (left)
According to Mr. Nishimoto, the owner, beef from the US is the best choice for hamburgers, so they mainly use US Angus beef to create their thick 100g blended patties.



The buns are specially made from whole grain to pair well with the juicy patties. Since the texture is so light, even if the burger itself is very hearty, the impression you get after eating one is light and you’ll feel like you can eat another one. The sauce is made with ketchup and mustard relish. This gives a great accent to the burger!

* Relish: Minced pickles


This is what the takeout version looks like.
In addition to takeout, they also offer deliveries to some nearby destinations. What a convenient arrangement!

Mr. Nishimoto, the owner, previously worked in the music industry in the genre of hip hop. He wanted to create a place where hip hop lovers can gather, and this is the reason why he opened JUICY BURGER.



The interior is filled with hip hop record jackets and posters, and reminds you of a New York burger joint.


A cabinet designed to resemble an iconic boom box, which is displayed in the YouTube project “BOOM BOX LIVE” by MEGA-G
MULBE, one of the staff introduced earlier, and MEGA-G, the restaurant manager (who unfortunately was not there at the time of our visit), are both famous hip hop artists. It would be exciting for hip hop fans to experience having these adored artists make burgers for you.


The record jacket of the song after which JUICY BURGER was named
JUICY BURGER was actually named after a song by a hip hop artist that the store manager MEGA-G loves.

We hope you enjoyed learning about JUICY BURGER, which tries to create a New York-style feeling. The perfect balance between the patty and bun will never grow tiresome. It’s definitely worth a try!