Note 6 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 27, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

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

	August 27, 2014		August 28, 2013
	(In thousands)
Deferred income tax assets:
Workers’ compensation, employee injury, and general liability claims	$	158	$	261
Deferred compensation		354		196
Net operating losses		5		650
General business and foreign tax credits		8,911		7,630
Depreciation, amortization and impairments		1,379		—
Straight-line rent, dining cards, accruals, and other		3,719		3,786
Total deferred income tax assets		14,526		12,523
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Depreciation, amortization and impairments		—		1,323
Property taxes and other		1,576		1,591
Total deferred income tax liabilities		1,576		2,914
Net deferred income tax asset	$	12,950	$	9,609

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

	August 27, 2014			August 28, 2013		August 29, 2012
	(In thousands)
Current federal and state income tax expense	$	371		$	614	$	1,631
Current foreign income tax expense		87			89		74
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)		(2,118	)		1,072		(51	)
Total income tax expense	$	(1,660	)	$	1,775	$	1,654

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

	Year Ended
	August 27, 2014						August 28, 2013						August 29, 2012
	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	$	(1,120	)		34.0	%	$	2,149			34.0	%	$	3,078			34.0	%
Permanent and other differences:
Federal jobs tax credits (wage deductions)		404			(12.3	)		355			5.6			217			2.4
Stock options and restricted stock		54			(1.7	)		50			0.8			141			1.6
Other permanent differences		185			(5.6	)		68			1.1			128			1.4
State income tax, net of federal benefit		52			(1.6	)		338			5.3			1,407			15.6
General Business Tax Credits		(1,187	)		36.1			(1,043	)		(16.5	)		(639	)		(7.1	)
Other		(48	)		1.5			(142	)		(2.2	)		(39	)		(0.4	)
Change in valuation allowance		—			—			—			—			(2,639	)		(29.2	)
Income tax expense from continuing operations	$	(1,660	)		50.4	%	$	1,775			28.1	%	$	1,654			18.3	%

Schedule Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

Balance at 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
Increase (decrease) based on prior year tax positions		(707	)
Interest Expense		-
Balance as of August 27, 2014	$	62