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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Income Taxes  
Schedule of components of our income tax provision

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

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)

    

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

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