ASSET IMPAIRMENT AND ESTIMATED LEASE TERMINATION AND OTHER CLOSING COSTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 03, 2016

Asset Impairment And Estimated Lease Terminations And Other Closing Costs [Abstract]

Asset impairment and estimated lease termination and other closing costs [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal 2015 Asset Impairment and Estimated Lease Termination and Other Closing Costs (in thousands):

	Restaurants		Reason				Amount

	Smithtown, NY		Asset impairment⁽¹⁾			$	935
	N. Riverside, IL		Lease termination costs⁽²⁾				368
	Richmond, VA area restaurants		Costs for closed locations				143
	N. Riverside, IL		Site costs-restaurants not opened⁽³⁾				122
	Chicago, IL field office		Lease termination costs⁽⁴⁾				106
	Eden Prairie, MN		Costs for closed restaurants				(42)
	Other		Costs for closed locations				(112)
		Total for fiscal 2015				$	1,520


	⁽¹⁾Asset impairment calculated at June 28, 2015 based upon anticipated sale of Smithtown restaurant, which occurred in the third quarter of fiscal 2015.
	⁽²⁾Lease termination costs associated with the cancellation of a potential new restaurant location.
	⁽³⁾Write-off of failed site preparation costs for two locations the Company decided not to open.
	⁽⁴⁾Includes $191,000 in write-off for closed Lombard, Illinois field office site lease commitment partially offset by an $86,000 recapture of deferred rent credits.

	Fiscal 2014 Asset Impairment and Estimated Lease Termination and Other Closing Costs (in thousands):

	Restaurants		Reason				Amount

	Richmond, VA area restaurants		Asset impairment⁽¹⁾			$	2,285
	May's Landing, NJ		Asset impairment⁽¹⁾				766
	Two Minneapolis, MN area restaurants		Asset impairment⁽¹⁾				544
	Décor		Asset impairment⁽²⁾				342
	Des Moines, IA		Asset impairment⁽¹⁾				226
	Salisbury, MD		Restaurant closing costs⁽³⁾				187
	Décor Warehouse		Lease termination costs⁽⁴⁾				94
	Richmond, VA area restaurants		Restaurant closing costs⁽⁵⁾				54
	Salisbury, MD		Lease termination costs⁽⁶⁾				19
		Total for fiscal 2014				$	4,517


	⁽¹⁾Based on the Company's assessment of expected cash flows, an asset impairment charge was recorded for these restaurants. The remaining asset balances can be recovered through sale or transferred to other restaurants.
	⁽²⁾Change in strategy regarding décor resulted in the impairment of the décor located in the company's restaurants.
	⁽³⁾Write-off of obsolete restaurant equipment.
	⁽⁴⁾Lease termination costs associated with closure of the décor warehouse.
	⁽⁵⁾Costs associated with anticipated future closures.
	⁽⁶⁾Lease termination costs associated with closure of the restaurant, net of deferred rent credits.

	Fiscal 2013 Asset Impairment and Estimated Lease Termination and Other Closing Costs (in thousands):

	Restaurant		Reason				Amount

	Salisbury, MD		Asset impairment⁽¹⁾			$	943
	Oakton, VA		Lease termination fee⁽²⁾				200
	Gaithersburg, MD		Costs for closed restaurants⁽³⁾				38
		Total for fiscal 2013				$	1,181


	⁽¹⁾Based on the Company's assessment of expected cash flows, an asset impairment charge was recorded for this restaurant. The remaining balance can be transferred to other restaurants.
	⁽²⁾Lease costs associated with terminating lease for this restaurant.
	⁽³⁾The Company incurred various costs for this restaurant which closed at the end of its natural lease term.

Restructuring Reserve [Abstract]

Schedule Of Restructuring Reserve By Type Of Cost [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)		Balance at Beginning of Period		Additions Charged to Costs and Expenses		Deductions Credits to Costs and Expenses and Other Accounts			Balance at End of Period

Year ended January 3, 2016
Reserve for lease termination costs	$	16.0		286.2		(69.3)		$	232.9

Year ended December 28, 2014
Reserve for lease termination costs	$	---		116.0		(100.0)		$	16.0

Year ended December 29, 2013
Reserve for lease termination costs	$	---		---		---		$	---