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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 01, 2025
Income Taxes |
Schedule of components of the provision for income taxes (income tax benefit) | ​
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​ |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Current: |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Federal | ​ | $ | 3,655 | ​ | $ | (10,448) | ​ | $ | 6,925
State | ​ |  | 2,727 | ​ |  | 247 | ​ |  | 3,573
Deferred: | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Federal | ​ |  | (14,275) | ​ |  | (3,526) | ​ |  | (4,902)
State | ​ |  | (760) | ​ |  | (3,017) | ​ |  | (1,035)
Total provision for income taxes (income tax benefit) | ​ | $ | (8,653) | ​ | $ | (16,744) | ​ | $ | 4,561
Schedule of reconciliation of provision for income taxes (income tax benefit) and income taxes based on statutory U.S. federal rate | ​
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​ |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Provision computed at federal statutory income tax rate | ​ | $ | 7,922 | ​ | $ | 5,079 | ​ | $ | 21,758
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit | ​ |  | 2,148 | ​ |  | 874 | ​ |  | 2,069
Employer tax credits for FICA taxes paid on employee tip income | ​ |  | (17,769) | ​ |  | (16,926) | ​ |  | (16,772)
Other employer tax credits | ​ |  | (3,002) | ​ |  | (3,476) | ​ |  | (3,673)
Tax audit settlement | ​ |  | (299) | ​ |  | (2,718) | ​ |  | —
Carryback of federal tax credits | ​ | ​ | (1,040) | ​ | ​ | (1,545) | ​ | ​ | —
Non-deductible executive compensation | ​ | ​ | 1,879 | ​ | ​ | 1,254 | ​ | ​ | 936
Share-based compensation | ​ | ​ | 599 | ​ | ​ | 548 | ​ | ​ | 338
Other-net | ​ |  | 909 | ​ |  | 166 | ​ |  | (95)
Total provision for income taxes (income tax benefit) | ​ | $ | (8,653) | ​ | $ | (16,744) | ​ | $ | 4,561
Schedule of significant components of net deferred tax liability | ​
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​ |  | August 01, 2025 |  | August 02, 2024
Deferred tax assets: |  | ​ |  |  | ​ |
Compensation and employee benefits | ​ | $ | 7,054 | ​ | $ | 5,677
Accrued liabilities | ​ |  | 12,728 | ​ |  | 14,202
Operating lease liabilities | ​ |  | 173,396 | ​ |  | 181,094
Insurance reserves | ​ |  | 9,304 | ​ |  | 8,760
Inventory | ​ |  | 3,816 | ​ |  | 3,515
Deferred tax credits and carryforwards | ​ |  | 52,035 | ​ |  | 33,979
Other | ​ |  | 5,064 | ​ |  | 7,132
Deferred tax assets | ​ | $ | 263,397 | ​ | $ | 254,359
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Deferred tax liabilities: | ​ |  |  | ​ |  |
Property and equipment | ​ | $ | 95,793 | ​ | $ | 97,014
Inventory | ​ |  | 6,502 | ​ |  | 6,217
Operating lease right-of-use asset | ​ |  | 201,118 | ​ |  | 211,826
Other | ​ |  | 8,575 | ​ |  | 7,014
Deferred tax liabilities | ​ |  | 311,988 | ​ |  | 322,071
Net deferred tax liability | ​ | $ | 48,591 | ​ | $ | 67,712
Schedule of reconciliation of total gross liability for uncertain tax positions exclusive of interest and penalties | ​
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​ |  | August 01, 2025 |  | August 02, 2024 |  | July 28, 2023
Balance at beginning of year | ​ | $ | 7,404 | ​ | $ | 9,675 | ​ | $ | 10,858
Tax positions related to the current year: | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Additions | ​ | ​ | 470 | ​ |  | 276 | ​ |  | 710
Reductions | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | —
Tax positions related to the prior year: | ​ |  | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Additions | ​ | ​ | 19 | ​ |  | 43 | ​ |  | 52
Reductions | ​ |  | (40) | ​ |  | (674) | ​ |  | (298)
Settlements | ​ |  | (580) | ​ |  | (1,433) | ​ |  | —
Expiration of statute of limitations | ​ |  | (570) | ​ |  | (483) | ​ |  | (1,647)
Balance at end of year | ​ | $ | 6,703 | ​ | $ | 7,404 | ​ | $ | 9,675
Schedule of amount of uncertain tax positions, exclusive of interest and penalties, which, if recognized, would affect effective tax rate | ​
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​ |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Uncertain tax positions | ​ | $ | 5,296 | ​ | $ | 5,849 | ​ | $ | 7,644

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