Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jan. 01, 2013
Operating activities
Net income	$ 11,428us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	$ 6,665us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	$ 5,163us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	24,787	20,623	16,719
Provision for deferred income taxes	6,330us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	4,206us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	2,607us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Excess tax benefit on stock-based compensation	(253)	(201)	(27)
Asset disposals, closure costs and restaurant impairments	1,391	1,164	1,278
extinguishment expense	101us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	710us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts	3,227us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
Stock-based compensation	1,330us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	4,230us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	1,234us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Other noncash	0us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	(248)us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	(341)us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable and income tax receivable	(75)	538	(1,124)
Inventories	(1,840)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	(1,181)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	(1,447)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(1,768)	(1,518)	(644)
Accounts payable	2,661	(230)	(155)
Deferred rent	6,390	5,833	4,369
Income taxes	(24)	392	20
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(1,431)	2,651	1,190
Net cash provided by operating activities	49,027	43,634	32,069
Investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment	(56,352)	(54,429)	(47,384)
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	(15,708)	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(72,060)	(54,429)	(47,384)
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuances of long-term debt	310,479us-gaap_ProceedsFromNotesPayable	136,357us-gaap_ProceedsFromNotesPayable	105,697us-gaap_ProceedsFromNotesPayable
Payments on long-term debt	(289,292)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfNotesPayable	(224,526)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfNotesPayable	(89,549)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfNotesPayable
Debt issuance costs	0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	(124)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	(754)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts
Acquisition of treasury stock	(71)	(2,777)	0
Issuance of common stock, net of transaction expenses	0	100,069	(48)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, warrants and employee stock purchase plan	2,676	1,982	0
Excess tax benefit on stock-based compensation	253	201	27
Other financing activities	(74)	0	0
Net cash provided by financing activities	23,971	11,182	15,373
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	938	387	58
Cash and cash equivalents
Beginning of year	968	581	523
End of year	$ 1,906	$ 968	$ 581

The gains and losses included in earnings resulting from the sale or disposal of tangible assets, asset impairment charges resulting from the write down of assets from their carrying value to their fair value, and costs incurred associated with an exit or disposal activity other than for a discontinued operations. Costs of such activities include those for one-time termination benefits, termination of an operating lease or other contract, but excludes costs associated with the retirement of a long-lived asset.

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