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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2011
Dec. 28, 2010
Dec. 29, 2009
Current:      
Federal $ 20,546 $ 20,561 $ 18,680
State 6,149 5,323 4,937
Total current 26,695 25,884 23,617
Deferred:      
Federal 289 1,788 231
State (219) 11 (357)
Total deferred 70 1,799 (126)
Income tax provision 26,765 27,683 23,491
Reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the entity's effective tax rate      
Tax at statutory federal rate (as a percent) 35.00% 35.00% 35.00%
State and local tax, net of federal benefit (as a percent) 3.70% 3.70% 3.70%
FICA tip tax credit (as a percent) (6.00%) (5.40%) (6.20%)
HIRE retention credit (2.10%)    
Work opportunity tax credit (as a percent) (1.20%) (2.10%) (1.40%)
Incentive stock options (as a percent) (0.20%) (0.10%) 0.40%
Nondeductible officer compensation (as a percent) 0.50% 0.90% 1.10%
Other (as a percent) (0.20%) 0.20% 0.50%
Total (as a percent) 29.50% 32.20% 33.10%
Deferred tax assets:      
Insurance reserves 3,252 2,641  
Other reserves 473 343  
Deferred rent 5,831 4,757  
Share-based compensation 5,460 3,632  
Unredeemed gift cards 2,812 2,627  
Other assets and liabilities 4,791 4,537  
Total deferred tax asset 22,619 18,537  
Deferred tax liabilities:      
Depreciation and amortization (27,422) (24,373)  
Other assets and liabilities (545) (240)  
Total deferred tax liability (27,967) (24,613)  
Net deferred tax liability (5,348) (6,076)  
Current deferred tax asset 3,367 2,368  
Noncurrent deferred tax liability $ (8,715) $ (8,444)