Property and Equipment, Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 15, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 29,907	$ 29,907
Accumulated Amortization	(9,609)	(8,833)
Net Carrying Amount	20,298	21,074
Fuddruckers trade name and franchise agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	29,486	29,486
Accumulated Amortization	(9,294)	(8,535)
Net Carrying Amount	20,192	20,951
Cheeseburger in Paradise trade name and license agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	421	421
Accumulated Amortization	(315)	(298)
Net Carrying Amount	$ 106	$ 123