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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 26, 2023
Income Taxes |
Schedule of components of our income tax provision | ​
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​ | ​ | Fiscal Year Ended
​ |  | December 26, 2023 |  | December 27, 2022 |  | December 28, 2021
Current: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Federal | ​ | $ | 21,694 | ​ | $ | 15,549 | ​ | $ | 16,700
State | ​ |  | 19,105 | ​ |  | 18,120 | ​ |  | 13,539
Foreign | ​ | ​ | 735 | ​ | ​ | 590 | ​ | ​ | 443
Total current | ​ |  | 41,534 | ​ |  | 34,259 | ​ |  | 30,682
Deferred: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Federal | ​ |  | 4,518 | ​ | ​ | 9,664 | ​ |  | 7,391
State | ​ |  | (1,403) | ​ | ​ | (208) | ​ |  | 1,505
Total deferred | ​ |  | 3,115 | ​ |  | 9,456 | ​ |  | 8,896
Income tax expense | ​ | $ | 44,649 | ​ | $ | 43,715 | ​ | $ | 39,578
Schedule of reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to our effective tax rate | ​
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​ | ​ | Fiscal Year Ended | ​
​ | ​ | December 26, 2023 | ​ | December 27, 2022 | ​ | December 28, 2021 | ​
Tax at statutory federal rate | ​ | 21.0 | % | 21.0 | % | 21.0 | %
State and local tax, net of federal benefit | ​ | 3.6 | ​ | 3.7 | ​ | 3.8 | ​
FICA tip tax credit | ​ | (11.1) | ​ | (10.5) | ​ | (9.3) | ​
Work opportunity tax credit | ​ | (1.0) | ​ | (1.3) | ​ | (1.2) | ​
Share-based compensation | ​ | (0.5) | ​ | (0.1) | ​ | (1.5) | ​
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | ​ | (0.4) | ​ | (0.4) | ​ | (0.5) | ​
Officers compensation | ​ | 0.6 | ​ | 0.7 | ​ | 1.1 | ​
Other | ​ | 0.3 | ​ | 0.5 | ​ | 0.1 | ​
Total | ​ | 12.5 | % | 13.6 | % | 13.5 | %
Schedule of components of deferred tax assets (liabilities) | ​
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​ |  | December 26, 2023 |  | December 27, 2022
Deferred tax assets: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Deferred revenue—gift cards | ​ | $ | 32,999 | ​ | $ | 29,889
Insurance reserves | ​ | ​ | 8,351 | ​ | ​ | 6,506
Other reserves | ​ |  | 1,884 | ​ |  | 1,060
Share-based compensation | ​ |  | 5,241 | ​ |  | 5,059
Operating lease liabilities | ​ | ​ | 191,422 | ​ | ​ | 173,853
Deferred compensation | ​ |  | 21,697 | ​ |  | 17,934
Tax credit carryforwards | ​ | ​ | 45 | ​ | ​ | 2,740
Other assets | ​ |  | 3,907 | ​ |  | 2,991
Total deferred tax asset | ​ |  | 265,546 | ​ |  | 240,032
Deferred tax liabilities: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Property and equipment | ​ |  | (90,638) | ​ |  | (82,832)
Goodwill and intangibles | ​ |  | (9,116) | ​ |  | (8,374)
Operating lease right-of-use asset | ​ | ​ | (171,999) | ​ | ​ | (155,837)
Other liabilities | ​ | ​ | (16,897) | ​ | ​ | (13,968)
Total deferred tax liability | ​ |  | (288,650) | ​ |  | (261,011)
Net deferred tax liability | ​ | $ | (23,104) | ​ | $ | (20,979)
Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for unrecognized tax benefits | ​
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Balance at December 28, 2021 | $ | 1,528
Additions to tax positions related to prior years |  | 1,545
Additions to tax positions related to current year | ​ | 872
Reductions due to statute expiration | ​ | -
Reductions due to exam settlement |  | (20)
Balance at December 27, 2022 |  | 3,925
Additions to tax positions related to prior years | ​ | 964
Additions to tax positions related to current year |  | 139
Reductions due to statute expiration |  | (246)
Reductions due to exam settlement | ​ | -
Balance at December 26, 2023 | $ | 4,782

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