My wife grew up near La Gondola and as a kid she has great memories of this place and getting sandwiches and meals to go. I tease her and her family because the first time I had it, I wasn't impressed and thought they were assigning their emotions to the food to make them think it was better than it was.
I was wrong!
We ate there again on a recent trip and I can tell you their meat sauce is some of the best I have ever had. The bread they use to make their torpedoes with is excellent, but the sauce is killer. I recommend the garlic bread with their sauce over anything else. My torpedoe (sub) was good for sure, but it wasn't as amazing as the meat sauce. For this reason I will be getting lasagna or spaghetti the next time we go.
Definitely worth checking out if you are in the area!