[JoeProBono]

[Dr. Sivana]

I remember when Rosa's opened, right across the street from Holy Trinity Church. A small operation started by Rosa, just "off the boat" from Italy, in her (estimated) late 20s at the time. She brought her parents. Before long, three generations working in that small area, making sauce, cutting meat, polenta on Thursday. They made their mark then with their 14" long 99 cent combo subs (cheap meats on that one, but got people in the door). Then I discovered her sausage and pepper grinders and suppresata (think salami squared!). Finally I found a place that matched Angelo's in North Haven on meatballs and sausage, and surpassed on cold cuts. Although King Angelo still had the best apizza that side of New Haven. (Angelo's is gone now)

My most daring event with a Rosa's sub was when I stuck an entire 14"er into my snorkel jacket pocket with the large hole, went to the Meriden Theatre, and ate an entire meatball grinder at the movies. Good times.

[Daffynition]

HAHAHA! Imagine you came across Rosa’s of all places on this planet!

Cute place. Nice folks who run it. At *least * the ingredients they use, are much better quality than Subway. [But I do like Subway’s bread...a most important ingredient of a grinder]

Not sure what you call it where you’re from, but the proper *term* is *grinder.* Not hero, hoagie, or sub. :-P