Note 18 - Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 27, 2014

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]

	Quarter Ended (a)
	August 27, 2014			May 7, 2014			February 12, 2014			November 20, 2013 (As Revised)
	(112 days)			(84 days)			(84 days)			(84 days)
	(In thousands except per share data)
Restaurant sales (c)	$	115,549		$	90,141		$	83,045		$	80,064
Franchise revenue		2,284			1,684			1,545			1,514
Culinary contract services		5,772			4,534			3,979			4,270
Total sales		123,605			96,359			88,569			85,848
Income from continuing operations (b) (c)		(1,081	)		1,742			(1,581	)		(693	)
Discontinued operations (c)		(366	)		(12	)		(603	)		(853	)
Net income (loss)		(1,447	)		1,730			(2,184	)		(1,546	)
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic		(0.06	)		0.06			(0.08	)		(0.05	)
Assuming dilution		(0.06	)		0.06			(0.08	)		(0.05	)
Costs and Expenses
(As a percentage of restaurant sales)
Cost of food		29.1	%		28.6	%		29.0	%		28.6	%
Payroll and related costs		35.0	%		33.3	%		35.3	%		35.2	%
Other operating expenses		19.3	%		17.7	%		18.6	%		18.9	%
Occupancy costs		5.8	%		5.4	%		5.8	%		5.9	%

	Quarter Ended (a)
	August 28, 2013 (As Revised)			May 8, 2013 (As Revised)			February 13, 2013 (As Revised)			November 21, 2012 (As Revised)
	(112 days)			(84 days)			(84 days)			(84 days)
	(In thousands except per share data)
Restaurant sales(c)	$	115,947		$	89,671		$	80,858		$	74,091
Franchise revenue		2,235			1,640			1,539			1,522
Culinary contract services		5,086			4,099			3,667			3,841
Total sales		123,268			95,410			86,064			79,454
Income from continuing operations (b) (c)		1,086			2,624			663			174
Discontinued operations(c)		(657	)		(163	)		(482	)		(84	)
Net income		429			2,461			181			90
Net income per share:
Basic		0.01			0.09			0.01			0.01
Assuming dilution		0.01			0.09			0.01			0.01
Costs and Expenses
(As a percentage of restaurant sales)
Cost of food		28.8	%		28.6	%		28.9	%		28.2	%
Payroll and related costs		33.8	%		33.5	%		35.6	%		35.2	%
Other operating expenses		19.2	%		17.3	%		17.1	%		18.0	%
Occupancy costs		6.3	%		5.5	%		6.0	%		5.5	%