CJ's Pizza and Giant Grinders

I grew up in CT and believe there's something to be said about Connecticut grinders (besides the fact that most states don't use the term "grinder". For my birthday this September, I really wanted a cooked salami grinder from CT. My parents, who live about 2 hours away from me in CT, said "if you want a grinder, we gotta go to CJs". I called CJ's and Nick answered the phone. I explained I live about 2 hours away and asked if there was any way they could prepare a grinder so it'd still be fresh. He replied, "no problem, we do this all the time". They gave me a perfectly packaged deconstructed grinder and explained how to assemble it and heat it up. I also had asked if they had any gluten free options for my wife. He said they did not, but allowed my parents to bring in a gluten free roll. He didn't think it would travel well on the roll, so he cut the roll and provided all the fillings to create it (just like the other one). The grinders were fantastic! They were beyond expectations. My wife loved hers as well. Thank you Nick and the team at CJ's! The attached pictures is after we heated it up.

Walked here from Center Springs Park after playing disc golf with a friend visiting from out of state. He wanted a sandwich and what better place is there to get a sandwich in Manchester than CJ's? Nowhere! If you think there is keep thinking because guess what, there ain't! We ended up splitting half a meatball hot with peppers and also copped a gluten free pizza with eggplant and mushroom. Now, neither of us are gluten free but sometimes a gf crust is a nice change from a straight up gluten bomb. We were already having the meatball grinder so let's explore the menu a little. Both were fantastic. You might want something more fancy now and then but if you just want to get down to business and stuff your piehole with some classic Connecticut cuisine don't sleep on CJ's giant right here in Manchester.