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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Income Taxes |
Schedule of components of our income tax provision | ​
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​ | ​ | Fiscal Year Ended
​ |  | December 31, 2024 |  | December 26, 2023 |  | December 27, 2022
Current: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Federal | ​ | $ | 63,816 | ​ | $ | 21,694 | ​ | $ | 15,549
State | ​ |  | 28,992 | ​ |  | 19,105 | ​ |  | 18,120
Foreign | ​ | ​ | 1,140 | ​ | ​ | 735 | ​ | ​ | 590
Total current | ​ |  | 93,948 | ​ |  | 41,534 | ​ |  | 34,259
Deferred: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Federal | ​ |  | (11,096) | ​ | ​ | 4,518 | ​ |  | 9,664
State | ​ |  | (2,707) | ​ | ​ | (1,403) | ​ |  | (208)
Total deferred | ​ |  | (13,803) | ​ |  | 3,115 | ​ |  | 9,456
Income tax expense | ​ | $ | 80,145 | ​ | $ | 44,649 | ​ | $ | 43,715
Schedule of reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to our effective tax rate | ​
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​ | ​ | Fiscal Year Ended
​ | ​ | December 31, 2024 | ​ | December 26, 2023 | ​ | December 27, 2022
Tax at statutory federal rate | ​ | 21.0 | % | ​ | 21.0 | % | ​ | 21.0 | %
State and local tax, net of federal benefit | ​ | 3.6 | ​ | ​ | 3.6 | ​ | ​ | 3.7 | ​
FICA tip tax credit | ​ | (8.7) | ​ | ​ | (11.1) | ​ | ​ | (10.5) | ​
Work opportunity tax credit | ​ | (0.5) | ​ | ​ | (1.0) | ​ | ​ | (1.3) | ​
Share-based compensation | ​ | (0.9) | ​ | ​ | (0.5) | ​ | ​ | (0.1) | ​
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | ​ | (0.4) | ​ | ​ | (0.4) | ​ | ​ | (0.4) | ​
Officers compensation | ​ | 0.6 | ​ | ​ | 0.6 | ​ | ​ | 0.7 | ​
Other | ​ | 0.6 | ​ | ​ | 0.3 | ​ | ​ | 0.5 | ​
Total | ​ | 15.3 | % | ​ | 12.5 | % | ​ | 13.6 | %
Schedule of components of deferred tax assets (liabilities) | ​
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​ |  | December 31, 2024 |  | December 26, 2023
Deferred tax assets: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Deferred revenue—gift cards | ​ | $ | 35,915 | ​ | $ | 32,999
Insurance reserves | ​ | ​ | 11,768 | ​ | ​ | 8,351
Other reserves | ​ |  | 2,027 | ​ |  | 1,884
Share-based compensation | ​ |  | 7,635 | ​ |  | 5,241
Operating lease liabilities | ​ | ​ | 212,341 | ​ | ​ | 191,422
Deferred compensation | ​ |  | 26,241 | ​ |  | 21,697
Tax credit carryforwards | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 45
Other assets | ​ |  | 4,430 | ​ |  | 3,907
Total deferred tax asset | ​ |  | 300,357 | ​ |  | 265,546
Deferred tax liabilities: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Property and equipment | ​ |  | (91,161) | ​ |  | (90,638)
Goodwill and intangibles | ​ |  | (8,693) | ​ |  | (9,116)
Operating lease right-of-use asset | ​ | ​ | (191,065) | ​ | ​ | (171,999)
Other liabilities | ​ | ​ | (17,622) | ​ | ​ | (16,897)
Total deferred tax liability | ​ |  | (308,541) | ​ |  | (288,650)
Net deferred tax liability | ​ | $ | (8,184) | ​ | $ | (23,104)
Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for unrecognized tax benefits | ​
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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
Additions to tax positions related to prior years | ​ | 317
Additions to tax positions related to current year |  | 383
Reductions due to statute expiration |  | —
Reductions due to exam settlement | ​ | (221)
Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ | 5,261

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