Note 6 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 28, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	August 28, 2013		August 29, 2012
	(In thousands)
Deferred income tax assets:
Workers’ compensation, employee injury, and general liability claims	$	261	$	8
Deferred compensation		196		895
Net operating losses		650		1,100
General business and foreign tax credits		7,630		6,445
Straight-line rent, dining cards, accruals, and other		3,580		3,253
Total deferred income tax assets		12,317		11,701
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Depreciation, amortization and impairments		1,323		100
Property taxes and other		1,591		1,611
Total deferred income tax liabilities		2,914		1,711
Net deferred income tax asset	$	9,403	$	9,990

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	August 28, 2013		August 29, 2012			August 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Current federal and state income tax expense	$	611	$	1,650		$	536
Current foreign income tax expense		89		74			79
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)		1,139		(18	)		(67	)
Total income tax expense	$	1,839	$	1,706		$	548

Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations Income Tax Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
	August 28, 2013						August 29, 2012						August 31, 2011
	Amount			%			Amount			%			Amount			%
	(In thousands and as a percent of pretax income from continuing operations)
Income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations at the federal rate	$	2,060			34.0	%	$	3,150			34.0	%	$	1,063			34.0	%
Permanent and other differences:
Federal jobs tax credits (wage deductions)		355			5.8			217			2.3			332			10.6
Stock options and restricted stock		50			0.8			141			1.5			160			5.1
Other permanent differences		68			1.1			128			1.4			51			1.6
State income tax, net of federal benefit		338			5.6			1,411			15.2			349			11.2
General Business Tax Credits		(1,043	)		(17.2	)		(639	)		(6.9	)		(977	)		(31.2	)
Other		11			0.2			(63	)		(0.7	)		48			1.5
Change in valuation allowance		—			—			(2,639	)		(28.4	)		(478	)		(15.3	)
Income tax expense from continuing operations	$	1,839			30.3	%	$	1,706			18.4	%	$	548			17.5	%

Schedule Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

Balance at August 25, 2010	$	82
Interest Expense		1
Balance as of August 31, 2011	$	83
Increase (decrease) based on prior year tax positions		480
Interest Expense		407
Balance as of August 29, 2012	$	970
Increase (decrease) based on prior year tax positions		(273	)
Interest Expense		72
Balance as of August 28, 2013	$	769