Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2022	Jul. 04, 2021	Jul. 03, 2022	Jul. 04, 2021
Revenue:
Revenue	$ 79,938	$ 45,520	$ 144,122	$ 82,839
Costs and expenses:
Food and beverage costs	22,820	11,932	41,177	21,989
Labor and benefits costs	24,348	12,429	43,734	22,683
Operating expenses	19,675	11,594	36,914	21,843
Depreciation and amortization expenses	2,238	1,433	4,661	2,985
General and administrative expenses	5,745	4,544	11,036	8,582
National advertising fund expenses	547	421	1,037	749
Asset impairment, estimated lease termination charges and other closing costs, net	16	25	425	37
Pre-opening expenses	86	92	151	120
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, net	(30)	143	14	135
Total costs and expenses	75,445	42,613	139,149	79,123
Income from operations	4,493	2,907	4,973	3,716
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(167)	(261)	(287)	(315)
Interest income	2	74	10	98
Gain upon debt extinguishment	0	14,109	0	14,109
Gain on bargain purchase	159	0	197	0
Other gain	667	0	667	0
Total other income	661	13,922	587	13,892
Income before income taxes	5,154	16,829	5,560	17,608
Income tax expense	(985)	(399)	(744)	(481)
Net income	4,169	16,430	4,816	17,127
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest	10	(644)	130	(542)
Net income attributable to shareholders	$ 4,179	$ 15,786	$ 4,946	$ 16,585
Income per common share:
Basic net income per share (dollars per share)	$ 0.39	$ 1.70	$ 0.46	$ 1.79
Diluted net income per share (dollars per share)	$ 0.39	$ 1.64	$ 0.46	$ 1.73
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (shares)	10,756	9,304	10,654	9,256
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (shares)	10,853	9,615	10,755	9,567
Restaurant sales, net
Revenue:
Revenue	$ 74,625	$ 41,205	$ 133,356	$ 74,808
Deferred franchise fees
Revenue:
Revenue	3,900	2,946	7,507	5,320
Franchisee national advertising fund contributions
Revenue:
Revenue	547	421	1,037	749
Licensing and other revenue
Revenue:
Revenue	$ 866	$ 948	$ 2,222	$ 1,962