Property and Equipment, Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 09, 2016 USD ($) location	Feb. 11, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 09, 2016 USD ($) location	Aug. 26, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 25, 2010 USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets		$ 700	$ 800
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Remainder of Fiscal Year	$ 1,400		1,400
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Two	1,400		1,400
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three	1,400		1,400
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four	1,400		1,400
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Five	1,400		1,400
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss	600		600	$ 600
Goodwill	1,605		$ 1,605	1,643
Cheeseburger in Paradise [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	$ 38	$ 38		$ 38	$ 500
Number of Restaurants Acquired | location			23
Number of Restaurants | location	8		8
Number of Restaurants Closed for Conversion | location			7
Number of Restaurants Closed for Disposal | location			2
Number of Locations Subleased | location			2
Number of Restaurants Not Closed to be Converted | location			4
Fuddruckers [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Goodwill, Gross							$ 200
Cheeseburger in Paradise [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Goodwill, Gross						$ 2,000
Trade Names [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life			21 years
Franchise Rights [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life			21 years
Intangible Assets Related to Cheeseburger in Paradise [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life			15 years