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Inventories	12 Months Ended
Inventories	Jun. 05, 2012
Inventories [Abstract]
Inventories	5. Inventories Our merchandise inventory was $19.9 million and $25.6 million as of June 5, 2012 and May 31, 2011, respectively. In order to ensure adequate supply and competitive pricing, in fiscal 2010 we began purchasing lobster in advance of our needs and storing 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 Consolidated Balance Sheets. The decrease in our merchandise inventory in fiscal 2012 is due primarily to reductions in the level of lobster inventory on hand at June 5, 2012 as a result of managing our levels down based on better forecasting of our lobster needs since the prior year.

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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