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NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Nature Of Business And Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Earnings Per Share Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
|  | Year Ended |
(in thousands, except per share data) |  | December 31, 2017 |  | January 1, 2017 |
Net (loss) income per share – basic: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss from continuing operations |  | $ | (6,666) |  | $ | (4,105) |
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax |  |  | (1,457) |  |  | 1,674 |
Net loss |  |  | (8,123) |  |  | (2,431) |
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic |  |  | 7,015 |  |  | 6,950 |
Basic net loss per share - continuing operations |  | $ | (0.95) |  | $ | (0.59) |
Basic net (loss) income per share - discontinued operations |  |  | (0.21) |  |  | 0.24 |
Basic net loss per share |  | $ | (1.16) |  | $ | (0.35) |
Net (loss) income per share – diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss from continuing operations |  | $ | (6,666) |  | $ | (4,105) |
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax |  |  | (1,457) |  |  | 1,674 |
Net loss |  |  | (8,123) |  |  | (2,431) |
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted |  |  | 7,015 |  |  | 6,950 |
Diluted net loss per share - continuing operations |  | $ | (0.95) |  | $ | (0.59) |
Diluted net (loss) income per share - discontinued operations |  |  | (0.21) |  |  | 0.24 |
Diluted net loss per share |  | $ | (1.16) |  | $ | (0.35) |
Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Lives [Table Text Block] |
Land |  |  | N/A
Buildings |  |  | 30 years
Leasehold improvements |  |  | 0 - 30 years
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment (excluding restaurant signage) |  |  | 3 - 7 years
Restaurant signage |  |  | 10 - 15 years
Decor |  |  | 7 years

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