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INVENTORIES	6 Months Ended
INVENTORIES	Nov. 29, 2011
INVENTORIES [Abstract]
INVENTORIES	NOTE F – INVENTORIES Beginning in fiscal 2010, we have purchased lobster in advance of our needs and stored it in third-party facilities prior to our distributor taking possession of the inventory. Once the lobster is moved to our distributor's facilities, we transfer ownership to the distributor. We later reacquire the inventory from our distributor upon its subsequent delivery to our restaurants. Lobster purchases are included within merchandise inventory in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our merchandise inventory was $29.1 million and $25.6 million as of November 29, 2011 and May 31, 2011, respectively.

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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