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Related Party Transactions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transactions  
Related Party Transactions

(17) Related Party Transactions

        The Longview, Texas restaurant, which was acquired by us in connection with the completion of our initial public offering, leases the land and restaurant building from an entity controlled by Steven L. Ortiz, our Chief Operating Officer. The lease term is 15 years and will terminate in November 2014. The lease can be renewed for two additional terms of five years each. Rent is approximately $19,000 per month. The lease can be terminated if the tenant fails to pay the rent on a timely basis, fails to maintain the insurance specified in the lease, fails to maintain the building or property or becomes insolvent. Total rent payments were approximately $0.2 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2013, December 25, 2012 and December 27, 2011.

        The Bossier City, Louisiana restaurant, of which Mr. Ortiz beneficially owns 66.0% and we own 5.0%, leases the land and building from an entity owned by Mr. Ortiz. The lease term is 15 years and will terminate on March 31, 2020. Rent is approximately $16,600 per month and escalates 10% each five years during the term. The next rent escalation is in the second quarter of 2015. The lease can be terminated if the tenant fails to pay rent on a timely basis, fails to maintain insurance, abandons the property or becomes insolvent. Total rent payments were approximately $0.2 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2013, December 25, 2012 and December 27, 2011.

        We have 15 franchise restaurants owned in whole or part by certain officers, directors and stockholders of the Company as of December 31, 2013, December 25, 2012 and December 27, 2011. These entities paid us fees of $2.4 million, $2.3 million and $2.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, December 25, 2012 and December 27, 2011, respectively. As discussed in note 12, we are contingently liable on leases which are related to three of these restaurants.