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Amount due from customers, clients, or other third-parties, or arising from transactions not separately disclosed, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), net of allowances established for the purpose of reducing such receivables to an amount that approximates their net realizable value.

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The excess or deficiency of insurance recoveries compared to the recorded loss incurred from an insured event (including a conversion of nonmonetary assets to monetary assets). An excess would occur from recovery of lost profits, and recoveries at current replacement cost less carrying amounts of assets that were damaged or destroyed. This element is (1) intended to be used whenever a relevant insurance event concept is needed and (2) moved to the portion of the income statement to correspond to the entity's classification as a component of operating results, nonoperating item, discontinued operations, or extraordinary item.

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The charge against earnings in the period for the uninsured portion of a loss from a fire, explosion, or natural disaster (hurricane, earthquake).

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Represents the number of restaurants.

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The cash inflow from the amounts received by the insured under the terms of an insurance contract settlement. This element pertains only to insurance proceeds related to investments, for example fixed assets. It excludes insurance settlements classified as operating cash flows.

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Note 14 - Superstorm Sandy (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			5 Months Ended	6 Months Ended					5 Months Ended
Note 14 - Superstorm Sandy (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 29, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Sep. 23, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 23, 2012	Oct. 29, 2012 Closed for Varying Periods of Time [Member] Branded Menu Location [Member]	Oct. 29, 2012 Closed for Varying Periods of Time [Member]	Oct. 29, 2012 Remain Closed [Member] Branded Menu Location [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Write-off of Property and Equipment [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Unsalable Inventories [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 Reimbursable On-going Busineses Expenses [Member]
Note 14 - Superstorm Sandy (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants							18	78	1
Loss from Catastrophes				$ 1,340,000						$ 449,000	$ 42,000
Proceeds from Insurance Settlement, Investing Activities					3,400,000
Insured Event, Gain (Loss)	0	2,801,000	0		2,801,000	0
Accounts and Other Receivables, Net, Current	$ 8,996,000			$ 6,917,000	$ 8,996,000							$ 745,000