We also like O’CHARLIES and FAZOLIS.
Here in the Northeast we don’t have O’Charlies but I have eaten at their restaurants in Tenn. & Miss.; very good. They now own the ‘99’ chain in New England and NY (which goes back to the 60s or 70s). I eat at ‘99’ a lot; they’ve had stuff like chicken and sausage al forno (with cheese and ziti) for $10—portion was huge (and they threw in soup or salad and a small dessert for $3 more. The portion size and quality has always been pretty good there.