Ignite Restaurant (IRG) Inactive 10-Q5 Nov 132013 Q3 Quarterly reportFinancial data

Company Profile

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information	Sep. 30, 2013	Nov. 04, 2013
Document and Entity Information	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'Ignite Restaurant Group, Inc.	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001526796	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Document Period End Date	30-Sep-13	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Current Reporting Status	'Yes	'
Entity Filer Category	'Non-accelerated Filer	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	25,650,699
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2013	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q3	'

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$1,119	$6,929
Accounts receivable, net	15,476	6,285
Inventories	9,770	4,841
Other current assets	16,157	6,240
Total current assets	42,522	24,295
Property and equipment, net	247,393	165,746
Intangible assets	30,524	4,264
Goodwill	6,536	'
Other assets	12,119	7,133
Total assets	339,094	201,438
Current liabilities	'	'
Accounts payable	33,407	14,083
Accrued liabilities	47,806	23,068
Current portion of debt obligations	2,812	'
Total current liabilities	84,025	37,151
Long-term debt obligations	123,963	45,000
Deferred rent	15,612	11,744
Other long-term liabilities	10,191	1,326
Total liabilities	233,791	95,221
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)	'	'
Stockholders' equity	'	'
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, 100,000 shares authorized; zero shares issued and outstanding	'	'
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 500,000 shares authorized; 25,651 and 25,633 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	256	256
Additional paid-in capital	87,028	85,728
Accumulated earnings	18,019	20,233
Total stockholders' equity	105,303	106,217
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$339,094	$201,438

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS	'	'
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	100,000	100,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000	500,000
Common stock, shares issued	25,651	25,633
Common stock, shares outstanding	25,651	25,633

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 10, 2012	Sep. 10, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS	'	'	'	'
Revenues	$227,626	$129,137	$352,453	$573,998
Restaurant operating costs and expenses	'	'	'	'
Cost of sales	69,191	40,363	110,450	172,277
Labor expenses	69,925	33,411	93,428	173,297
Occupancy expenses	19,995	8,196	23,445	47,445
Other operating expenses	47,992	21,996	60,219	117,835
General and administrative	13,825	7,374	21,641	40,727
Depreciation and amortization	7,506	4,404	12,553	19,675
Pre-opening costs	1,480	551	3,509	4,048
Restaurant impairments and closures	220	27	133	251
Loss on disposal of property and equipment	1,165	180	440	1,557
Total costs and expenses	231,299	116,502	325,818	577,112
Income (loss) from operations	-3,673	12,635	26,635	-3,114
Interest expense, net	-1,335	-1,229	-5,994	-3,471
Gain on insurance settlements	300	'	217	600
Income (loss) before income taxes	-4,708	11,406	20,858	-5,985
Income tax expense (benefit)	-2,771	2,481	4,562	-3,771
Net income (loss)	($1,937)	$8,925	$16,296	($2,214)
Net income (loss) per share	'	'	'	'
Basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	($0.08)	$0.35	$0.73	($0.09)
Weighted average shares outstanding	'	'	'	'
Basic (in shares)	25,632	25,624	22,312	25,627
Diluted (in shares)	25,632	25,627	22,313	25,627

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 10, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities	'	'
Net income (loss)	$16,296	($2,214)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	12,553	19,675
Amortization of debt issuance costs	1,668	884
Stock-based compensation	431	1,278
Deferred income tax	376	-4,032
Gain on insurance related to property and equipment	'	-600
Non-cash loss on disposal of property and equipment	414	1,360
Decrease (increase) in operating assets, net of acquisition:	'	'
Accounts receivable	619	-418
Inventory	-1,465	-1,139
Other operating assets	2,791	-3,319
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities, net of acquisition:	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	6,246	-1,593
Other operating liabilities	2,182	3,931
Net cash provided by operating activities	42,111	13,813
Cash flows from investing activities	'	'
Acquisition of Romano's Macaroni Grill	'	-60,415
Purchases of property and equipment	-34,817	-38,252
Proceeds from property insurance claims	1,124	300
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	9	57
Purchases of liquor licenses	-424	-944
Net cash used in investing activities	-34,108	-99,254
Cash flows from financing activities	'	'
Initial public offering	81,124	'
Borrowings on revolving credit facility	5,500	61,200
Payments on revolving credit facility	-5,500	-28,800
Proceeds from long-term debt	'	50,000
Payments on long-term debt	-43,250	-625
Payments on capital leases	-7	'
Debt issuance costs paid	-302	-2,166
Capital contribution	'	23
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	-48	-1
Net cash provided by financing activities	37,517	79,631
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	45,520	-5,810
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	3,725	6,929
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$49,245	$1,119

Basis_of_Presentation

Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation	Sep. 30, 2013
Basis of Presentation	'
Basis of Presentation	'
	Note 1 — Basis of Presentation

	As of September 30, 2013, Ignite Restaurant Group, Inc. (referred to herein as the “Company,” “Ignite,” “we,” “us” or “our”) owned and operated three full service, casual dining restaurant brands under the names Joe’s Crab Shack, Brick House Tavern + Tap and Romano’s Macaroni Grill. As of September 30, 2013, we owned and operated 136 Joe’s Crab Shack restaurants, 16 Brick House Tavern + Tap restaurants and 182 Romano’s Macaroni Grill restaurants in 36 states within the United States, and franchised 24 Romano’s Macaroni Grill restaurants within the United States and foreign countries.

	On April 9, 2013, we completed our acquisition of Romano’s Macaroni Grill (“Mac Grill”), which owns, operates and franchises Romano’s Macaroni Grill restaurants (the “Acquisition”). The restaurant operations are included in Mac Parent LLC (“Mac Parent”), a Delaware limited liability company, and its wholly owned subsidiaries. The transaction was organized such that we purchased approximately 83% of Mac Parent by acquiring the stock of two holding entities formerly owned by Golden Gate Capital and management. The remaining approximately 17% of the partnership interest of Mac Parent was purchased directly from other investors. See Note 3.

	J.H. Whitney VI, L.P., an affiliate of J.H. Whitney Capital Partners, LLC, currently owns approximately 68% of our total outstanding common stock.

	We prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X, and hence, the financial statements do not contain certain information included in our annual financial statements and notes thereto. We have made adjustments consisting of normal recurring adjustments that are, in our opinion, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for a full year. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 20, 2013. The December 31, 2012 condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

	Principles of Consolidation

	The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Ignite and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as of September 30, 2013, including the unaudited results of operations of Mac Grill for the period from April 9, 2013 (the date of acquisition) to September 30, 2013. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

	Fiscal Year

	Our fiscal year ends on the Monday nearest to December 31 of each year. Prior to fiscal year 2013, the first three quarters of our fiscal year consisted of 12 weeks and our fourth quarter consisted of 16 weeks for 52-week fiscal years and 17 weeks for 53-week fiscal years. Commencing in fiscal year 2013, we changed our quarterly accounting periods to be comprised of four equal 13-week periods, except for 53-week fiscal years for which the fourth quarter will be comprised of 14 weeks. See Note 2.

	Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

	We recognize acquired intangible assets apart from goodwill whenever the intangible asset arises from contractual or other legal rights, or whenever it can be separated or divided from the acquired entity and sold, transferred, licensed, rented, or exchanged, either individually or in combination with a related contract, asset or liability. Intangible assets subject to amortization are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. We evaluate the recoverability of the carrying amount of intangible assets with definite useful lives whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be fully recoverable. Impairment losses are recognized if the carrying value of an intangible asset is not recoverable from expected future cash flows and its carrying amount exceeds its estimated fair value.

	We recognize goodwill as the excess of the acquisition price over the fair values of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but are tested for impairment on an annual basis and between annual tests whenever impairment is indicated. This annual test takes place in December of each year. Impairment losses are recognized whenever the implied fair value of goodwill is less than its carrying value.

	Reclassifications

	We reclassified certain items in the prior period financial statements to conform to the current period financial statement presentation. The reclassifications had no effect on our previously reported financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

	Recent Accounting Pronouncements

	In July 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2012-02, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment, which allows an entity the option to first assess qualitatively whether it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, thus necessitating a quantitative impairment test. An entity is not required to calculate the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset and perform the quantitative test unless it determines that it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired. This update is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. Our adoption of this update effective January 1, 2013 did not have a significant impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

	In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists, which prescribes that an unrecognized tax benefit or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar loss, or a tax credit carryforward, except in certain cases where the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented as a liability and should not be combined with deferred tax assets. This update is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013, with early adoption permitted. This update should be applied prospectively to all unrecognized tax benefits that exist at the effective date, with retrospective application permitted. We do not believe that adoption of this update will have a significant impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Change_in_Quarterly_Accounting

Change in Quarterly Accounting Periods	9 Months Ended
Change in Quarterly Accounting Periods	Sep. 30, 2013
Change in Quarterly Accounting Periods	'
Change in Quarterly Accounting Periods	'
	Note 2 — Change in Quarterly Accounting Periods

	In the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, we changed our quarterly accounting periods from 12 weeks for the first three quarters and 16 weeks for the fourth quarter to all 13-week quarters, except for 53-week fiscal years where the fourth quarter changes from 17 weeks to 14 weeks. We believe that a reporting basis comprised of four equal 13-week quarters is a more typical reporting format comparable to most companies in the casual and family dining segment of the restaurant industry, and is easier to understand for our investors.

	In addition, Mac Grill historically used four equal 13-week quarterly reporting periods. We believe that the Mac Grill quarterly reporting periods are more appropriate for the post-acquisition consolidated entity. The financial results for the three and nine months ended September 10, 2012 are reflected on a 12-week quarter basis because it was impracticable to recast on a 13-week quarter basis. The only financial information that we were able to recast on a 13-week basis was revenues. If we used our revised quarterly reporting period in the prior year, revenues would have been $130.2 million and $376.2 million during the thirteen weeks and thirty-nine weeks ended October 1, 2012, respectively.

Acquisition

Acquisition	9 Months Ended
Acquisition	Sep. 30, 2013
Acquisition	'
Acquisition	'
	Note 3 — Acquisition

	On April 9, 2013, we completed our acquisition of Mac Grill from Golden Gate Capital, management and other investors (collectively, the “Sellers”). The acquisition includes 186 company-owned and twelve franchised restaurants across 36 states and Puerto Rico as well as twelve additional franchised units throughout nine foreign countries. This acquisition expands our presence in the polished casual restaurant space. We believe Mac Grill is an exceptional brand, with a high quality real estate portfolio which provides us with growth and asset optimization opportunities. The aggregate acquisition price paid at closing, net of cash acquired, was approximately $60.4 million, consisting of $53.7 million paid directly to the Sellers and $6.7 million paid to other third parties related to outstanding indebtedness and transaction-related expenses of the Sellers. In October 2013, we agreed with the Sellers on the final working capital adjustment as outlined in the purchase agreement. The Sellers paid us $4.1 million in cash and agreed to pay us up to an additional $1.1 million from income tax refunds being claimed related to pre-acquisition tax periods. The $5.2 million was recorded as an increase to Accounts receivable, net and a reduction to Goodwill in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2013.

	We recognized the assets and liabilities of Mac Grill based on our estimates of their acquisition date fair values. Based on the final allocation of the acquisition price, the amount of goodwill is estimated to be $6.5 million. Goodwill represents the excess of the acquisition price over the fair values of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Goodwill will not be amortized, but will be tested at least annually for impairment. Approximately $1.1 million of the recognized goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes. The following is our allocation of the acquisition price (in thousands):

		April 9, 2013

	Purchase price allocation:
	Current assets, excluding deferred tax assets and cash acquired	$	12,036
	Current deferred tax assets	879
	Property and equipment	60,613
	Identifiable intangible assets	25,917
	Favorable lease interests	6,513
	Other assets	295
	Total assets acquired	106,253

	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(41,544		)
	Unfavorable lease liability	(9,112		)
	Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities	(6,515		)
	Other liabilities	(428		)
	Total liabilities assumed	(57,599		)
	Total net asset acquired	48,654
	Goodwill	6,536
	Total acquisition price	$	55,190

	The allocation to acquired identifiable intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):

	Definite lived:
	Franchise agreements	$	8,600
	Indefinite lived:
	Trademarks	10,400
	Liquor licenses	6,917
		$	25,917

	The trademarks and liquor licenses will not be amortized, but will be tested at least annually for impairment. The franchise agreements will be amortized on a straight-line basis over a weighted average amortization period of 16 years.

	In connection with the Acquisition, we incurred acquisition-related expenses of $8.2 million, of which $2.2 million was capitalized as debt issuance costs (see Note 5). We expensed $6.0 million of acquisition-related costs during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2013, of which $832 thousand was expensed in the thirteen weeks ended September 30, 2013. The expensed portion is included in general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

	Since the acquisition date, Mac Grill generated revenues of $87.4 million and $173.4 million and a loss from operations of $10.3 million and $16.0 million that are included in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2013, respectively. The loss from operations does not include acquisition-related expenses of $832 thousand and $6.0 million for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2013, the incremental interest expense from the borrowings used to finance the Acquisition, or any incremental general and administrative expenses incurred for corporate shared services that support the business.

	The following table presents the unaudited pro forma combined results of operations of Ignite and Mac Grill as though the Acquisition occurred at the beginning of fiscal year 2012 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

		Thirteen			Twelve		Thirty-Nine			Thirty-Six
		Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended		Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended
		September 30,			September 10,		September 30,			September 10,
		2013			2012		2013			2012
	Pro forma revenues	$	227,626		$	216,248	$	687,052		$	643,697
	Pro forma net income (loss)	$	(1,430	)	$	26	$	(1,665	)	$	267
	Pro forma net income (loss) per share - basic and diluted	$	(0.06	)	$	0	$	(0.06	)	$	0.01

	Weighted average shares outstanding
	Basic	25,632			25,624		25,627			22,312
	Diluted	25,632			25,627		25,627			22,313

	The unaudited pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the Acquisition had taken place at the beginning of fiscal year 2012. The unaudited pro forma financial information reflects all material, nonrecurring adjustments directly attributable to the Acquisition, including acquisition-related expenses, interest expense, and any related tax effects. The pro forma adjustments reflect acquisition-related expenses incurred by us and Mac Grill of $832 thousand and $0, respectively, for the thirteen weeks ended September 30, 2013, and $6.0 million and $2.4 million, respectively, for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2013 as if they were incurred as of the first day of fiscal year 2012. The unaudited pro forma financial information also includes material, nonrecurring adjustments related to changes in recognized expenses caused by the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, such as changes in depreciation and amortization, rent expense, and any related tax effects. Pro forma net income (loss) and pro forma net income (loss) per share include nonrecurring management fees paid by Ignite and advisory fees paid by Mac Grill amounting to $0 and $358 thousand during the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2013, respectively, and $0.3 million and $1.5 million during the twelve and thirty-six weeks ended September 10, 2012, respectively. The management fees terminated in connection with our initial public offering (“IPO”) in May 2012, and the advisory fees terminated in connection with the Acquisition. Pro forma net income and pro forma net income per share for the thirty-six weeks ended September 10, 2012 also includes other nonrecurring expenses of $1.9 million for IPO-related expenses, $1.1 million debt issuance cost write-off and $1.0 million of professional fees and associated expenses in conjunction with the restatement of our financial statements.

	The weighted average shares outstanding for the respective periods reflect the impact of the 6.4 million shares of our common stock issued during our IPO in May 2012.

Selected_Balance_Sheet_Account

Selected Balance Sheet Accounts	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
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Selected Balance Sheet Accounts	'
	Note 4 — Selected Balance Sheet Accounts

	The components of other current assets are as follows (in thousands):

		September 30,		December
		2013		31, 2012
	Prepaid rent	$	4,767	$	1,630
	Prepaid taxes	3,567		1,036
	Prepaid insurance	2,248		424
	Current deferred tax assets	2,606		1,615
	Other	2,969		1,535
		$	16,157	$	6,240

	The components of intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):

		September 30,		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Trademarks, net	$	11,823	$	1,755
	Liquor licenses	10,370		2,509
	Franchise agreements, net	8,331		—
		$	30,524	$	4,264

	The components of accrued liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

		September 30,		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Payroll and related costs	$	14,115	$	7,910
	Insurance	6,775		2,732
	Deferred gift card revenue	6,052		2,691
	Sales and alcohol taxes	4,342		1,901
	Property taxes	5,403		2,444
	Professional fees	3,073		2,079
	Utilities	3,166		1,068
	Other	4,880		2,243
		$	47,806	$	23,068

Debt_Obligations

Debt Obligations	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
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	Note 5 — Debt Obligations

	Debt obligations consisted of the following (in thousands):

		September 30,		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Revolving credit facility, expiring October 2017	$	—	$	45,000
	New revolving credit facility, expiring April 2018	77,400		—
	$50.0 million term loan, due April 2018	49,375		—
	Total debt	126,775		45,000
	Less current portion	2,812		—
	Long-term debt obligations	$	123,963	$	45,000

	On October 29, 2012, we entered into a $100.0 million five-year senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), which included a letter of credit sub-facility of up to $10.0 million and a swing line sub-facility of up to $15.0 million, with a syndicate of commercial banks and other financial institutions.

	The interest rate for borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility was equal to, at our option, either (a) LIBOR plus a margin of 2.00%, or (b) the Base Rate (as defined in the agreement) plus a margin of 1.00%. Thereafter, the applicable margins were subject to adjustment based on our leverage ratio as determined on a quarterly basis. In addition, we were required to pay a commitment fee on the unused portion of the Revolving Credit Facility. The commitment fee rate was 0.30% per annum, and was subject to adjustment thereafter on a quarterly basis based on our leverage ratio.

	To finance the Acquisition, on April 9, 2013, we amended our Revolving Credit Facility (“New Revolving Credit Facility”), of which $10.0 million was drawn at closing, and added a $50.0 million term loan facility (the “Term Loan” and together with the New Revolving Credit Facility, the “New Credit Facility”). The initial interest rate for borrowings under the New Credit Facility was at LIBOR plus a margin of 3.5%, or the base rate (as defined in the agreement) plus a margin of 2.5%, as we elected. Thereafter, the applicable margins were subject to adjustment based on our maximum leverage ratio (as defined in the agreement), as determined on a quarterly basis, with the margins ranging from 1.25% to 4.25% on LIBOR-based loans, and from 0.25% to 3.25% on base rate-based loans. In addition, we are required to pay commitment fees on the unused portion of the New Revolving Credit Facility. The commitment fee rate is 0.50% per annum, and is subject to adjustment thereafter on a quarterly basis based on our leverage ratio.

	On October 25, 2013 (the “Closing Date”), we entered into a First Amendment (the “Amendment”) to our New Credit Facility. The initial interest rate for borrowings under the amendment will be at LIBOR plus a margin of 4.5% or the base rate (as defined in the agreement) plus a margin of 3.5%, as we may elect. Thereafter, the applicable margins are subject to adjustment based on our maximum leverage ratio (as defined in the agreement), as determined on a quarterly basis, with the margins ranging from 1.75% to 4.5% on LIBOR-based loans, and from 0.75% to 3.5% on base rated-based loans.

	The principal amount of the Term Loan is payable in consecutive quarterly installments, commencing on September 30, 2013, with the balance thereof payable in full on the fifth anniversary of the closing date. Total payments of $1.3 million, $3.1 million, $3.8 million, $4.4 million and $5.0 million are due during fiscal 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively, with the balance of $32.4 million due in 2018. The New Revolving Credit Facility will mature and all amounts outstanding thereunder will be due and payable on the fifth anniversary of the closing date. We wrote off $0.5 million of debt issuance costs in connection with our amendment to our Revolving Credit Facility in April 2013. Additionally, the remaining $1.5 million of unamortized debt issuance costs relating to our Revolving Credit Facility were included as a component of other assets and are being amortized over the term of the amended facility.

	The New Credit Facility, as amended, is guaranteed by each of our subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of our present and future assets and a lien on the capital stock or other equity interests of our direct and indirect subsidiaries. The New Credit Facility, as amended, contains financial covenants including a leverage ratio and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, as described in the agreement. The facility also contains other covenants which, among other things limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens on our assets, make certain investments or loans, merge or otherwise dispose of assets other than in the ordinary course of business, make acquisitions, and pay dividends or make other restricted payments. Prior to the Amendment, the New Credit Facility allowed for (a) a maximum leverage ratio of (i) 5.50x through December 29, 2013, (ii) 5.25x from December 30, 2013 through June 29, 2014, (iii) 5.0x from June 30, 2014 through December 28, 2014 and (iv) 4.75x thereafter, and (b) a minimum fixed charge ratio of 1.35x through December 29, 2013 and 1.50x thereafter.

	The Amendment modified the financial covenants such that (a) the our leverage ratio may not exceed (i) 6.25x through June 29,2014, (ii) 6.00x on June 30, 2014 through March 29, 2015, (iii) 5.75x on March 30, 2015 through September 27, 2015, (iv) 5.50x on September 28, 2015 through March 27, 2016, (v) 5.25x on March 28, 2016 through June 26, 2016, (vi) 5.00x on June 27, 2016 through September 25, 2016, and (vii) 4.75x on September 26, 2016 and thereafter, and (b) the our fixed charge coverage ratio may not be less than (i) 1.25x through September 28, 2014, (ii) 1.30x on September 29, 2014 through March 29, 2015, (iii) 1.35x on March 30, 2015 through September 27, 2015, (iv) 1.40x on September 28, 2015 through March 27, 2016, (v) 1.45x on March 28, 2016 through September 25, 2016, and (vi) 1.50x on September 26, 2016 and thereafter. We were in compliance with these financial covenants as of September 30, 2013. The Amendment also modified certain definitions, mandatory payment provisions and financial covenants, including the maximum leverage ratios applicable to our real property lease obligation covenant and certain definitions and covenants with respect to the treatment of acquisitions.

	The weighted average interest rate on the New Credit Facility at September 30, 2013 was 3.99%. As of September 30, 2013, we had outstanding letters of credit of approximately $5.0 million and available borrowing capacity of approximately $17.6 million under the New Revolving Credit Facility.

	The carrying value of our long-term debt approximates fair value. The estimate of the fair value of our debt is based on observable market information from a third party pricing source, which is classified as a level 2 input within the fair value hierarchy.

	In connection with the Amendment, we prepaid $2.0 million of the Term Loan with a borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility. This prepayment will reduce all remaining term loan principal payments on a pro-rata basis.

StockBased_Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Stock-Based Compensation	'
Stock-Based Compensation	'
	Note 6 — Stock-Based Compensation

	During the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2013, the board of directors granted 791 thousand stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) and 18 thousand shares of restricted stock, with a weighted average grant date fair value of $8.24 and $16.87 per share, respectively. As of September 30, 2013, we had unrecognized stock-based compensation expense of approximately $6.7 million related to stock-based compensation awards granted. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.4 years.

	The following table provides the significant weighted average assumptions used to determine the fair value of SARs on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for awards granted during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2013 and the thirty-six weeks ended September 10, 2012:

		Thirty-Nine	Thirty-Six
		Weeks Ended	Weeks Ended
		September 30, 2013	September 10, 2012
	Expected term	6.25 years	6.32 years
	Expected volatility	46.00%	48.20%
	Dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%
	Risk-free interest rate	1.2% - 2.2%	0.8% - 1.1%

	Since we do not have historical exercise experience on SARs, we used the simplified method of estimating expected term. As a newly public company, we estimated expected volatility using the volatility of a peer group over a recent historical period equal to the same expected term of the award. The expected dividend yield is based on our history of not paying regular dividends in the past and our current intention to not pay regular dividends in the foreseeable future. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant using the term equal to our expected term. Restricted stock is valued using the closing stock price on the business day prior to the grant date.

	On July 23, 2013, our stockholders approved an amendment to our 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”) to increase the aggregate number of shares of common stock which may be issued under the 2012 Plan by 1,200,000 shares to 3,180,074 shares.

Net_Income_Loss_per_Share

Net Income (Loss) per Share	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Net Income (Loss) per Share	'
Net Income (Loss) per Share	'
	Note 7 — Net Income (Loss) per Share

	Basic net income (loss) per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, while diluted net income (loss) per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus all potentially dilutive common share equivalents outstanding during the period. The following table summarizes the components to determine the numerator and denominators of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share (in thousands):

		Thirteen			Twelve		Thirty-Nine			Thirty-Six
		Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended		Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended
		September 30,			September 10,		September 30,			September 10,
		2013			2012		2013			2012

	Numerator:
	Net income (loss)	$	(1,937	)	$	8,925	$	(2,214	)	$	16,296

	Denominator:
	Basic weighted average shares outstanding	25,632			25,624		25,627			22,312
	Effect of dilutive securities	—			3		—			1
	Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	25,632			25,627		25,627			22,313


	For the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2013, we excluded 15 thousand shares of restricted stock and 1.2 million SARs from the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share because the effect was anti-dilutive due to the net loss for the respective periods. For the twelve and thirty-six weeks ended September 10, 2012, we excluded 501,500 SARs from the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share because their effect was anti-dilutive.

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Sep. 30, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies	'
Commitments and Contingencies	'
	Note 8 — Commitments and Contingencies

	In the ordinary course of our business affairs and operations, we are subject to possible loss contingencies arising from third-party litigation and federal, state and local environmental, health and safety laws and regulations.

	Litigation

	We are a defendant or otherwise involved in a number of lawsuits in the ordinary course of business, including personal injury claims, contract claims, claims alleging violation of federal and state law regarding workplace and employment matters, discrimination and similar matters. When the potential liability can be estimated and the loss is considered probable, we record the estimated loss. Due to uncertainties related to the resolution of lawsuits and claims, the ultimate outcome may differ from our estimates. We believe that the ultimate exposure with respect to these pending lawsuits and claims is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

	On July 18, 2012, we announced our intention to restate our financial statements for the years ended December 28, 2009, January 3, 2011 and January 2, 2012 and the related interim periods. On July 20, 2012, a putative class action complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas against us, certain of our current directors and officers and the underwriters in the initial public offering (“IPO”). The plaintiffs allege that all the defendants violated Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and certain of our directors and officers have control person liability under Section 15 of the Securities Act, based on allegations that in light of the July 18, 2012 restatement announcement, our IPO registration statement and prospectus contained untrue statements of material facts, omitted to state other facts necessary to make the statements made therein not misleading, and omitted to state material facts required to be stated therein. The plaintiffs seek unspecified compensatory damages and attorneys’ fees.

	We believe this lawsuit is without merit. We have filed a motion to dismiss the case and will continue to vigorously defend the lawsuit. However, we are unable to predict the outcome of this case and any future related cases.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Taxes	'
Income Taxes	'
	Note 9 — Income Taxes

	Our effective tax rate is generally the combined federal and state statutory rate reduced by the effect of tax credits primarily due to the tax benefit of FICA tax credits for employee reported tip income. The effective tax rate for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2013 was 58.9% and 63.0%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the twelve and thirty-six weeks ended September 10, 2012 was 21.8% and 21.9%, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate is primarily due to the change in FICA tax credits added to the tax benefit on pre-tax losses for the current periods.

Segment_Information

Segment Information	9 Months Ended
Segment Information	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Information	'
Segment Information	'
	Note 10 — Segment Information

	All of our restaurants compete in the full-service casual dining industry, providing in-restaurant, full service, casual dining food to our guests. Our brands also possess similar production methods, distribution methods, and economic characteristics, resulting in similar long-term expected financial performance characteristics. In connection with the acquisition of Mac Grill and considering the future growth plans of Brick House, we believe reporting information about each of our brands would be useful to readers of our financial statements. While Mac Grill is similar in size to Joe’s, it currently has significantly different operating performance than our other two brands. We believe that providing this additional financial information for each of our brands will provide a better understanding of our overall operating results. Income (loss) from operations represents revenues less restaurant operating costs and expenses, directly allocable general and administrative expenses, and other restaurant-level expenses directly associated with each brand including depreciation and amortization, pre-opening costs, restaurant impairments and closures, and loss on disposal of property and equipment. Unallocated corporate expenses, capital expenditures, property and equipment, and goodwill and other intangibles assets are presented below as reconciling items to the amounts presented in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

	The following tables present information about our reportable segments for the respective periods (in thousands):

		Thirteen			Twelve			Thirty-Nine			Thirty-Six
		Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended
		September 30,			September 10,			September 30,			September 10,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Revenues
	Joe’s Crab Shack	$	128,037		$	118,748		$	364,195		$	320,508
	Brick House Tavern + Tap	12,194			10,389			36,378			31,945
	Romano’s Macaroni Grill	87,395			—			173,425			—
		$	227,626		$	129,137		$	573,998		$	352,453

	Income (loss) from operations
	Joe’s Crab Shack	$	17,051		$	18,394		$	45,022		$	43,055
	Brick House Tavern + Tap	(234		)	278			1,054			1,288
	Romano’s Macaroni Grill	(10,150		)	—			(15,975		)	—
	Corporate	(10,340		)	(6,037		)	(33,215		)	(17,708		)
		$	(3,673	)	$	12,635		$	(3,114	)	$	26,635

	Capital expenditures
	Joe’s Crab Shack	$	14,679		$	11,734		$	31,770		$	33,932
	Brick House Tavern + Tap	2,889			65			4,602			408
	Romano’s Macaroni Grill	776			—			900			—
	Corporate	349			130			980			477
		$	18,693		$	11,929		$	38,252		$	34,817

		September 30,			December 31,
		2013			2012
	Property and equipment, net
	Joe’s Crab Shack	$	153,066		$	134,159
	Brick House Tavern + Tap	35,016			30,178
	Romano’s Macaroni Grill	56,145			—
	Corporate	3,166			1,409
		$	247,393		$	165,746

	Goodwill and other intangible assets
	Joe’s Crab Shack	$	4,229		$	3,776
	Brick House Tavern + Tap	631			470
	Romano’s Macaroni Grill	32,184			—
	Corporate	16			18
		$	37,060		$	4,264

Basis_of_Presentation_Policies

Basis of Presentation (Policies)	9 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation (Policies)	Sep. 30, 2013
Basis of Presentation	'
Principles of Consolidation	'
	Principles of Consolidation

	The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Ignite and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as of September 30, 2013, including the unaudited results of operations of Mac Grill for the period from April 9, 2013 (the date of acquisition) to September 30, 2013. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Fiscal Year	'
	Fiscal Year

	Our fiscal year ends on the Monday nearest to December 31 of each year. Prior to fiscal year 2013, the first three quarters of our fiscal year consisted of 12 weeks and our fourth quarter consisted of 16 weeks for 52-week fiscal years and 17 weeks for 53-week fiscal years. Commencing in fiscal year 2013, we changed our quarterly accounting periods to be comprised of four equal 13-week periods, except for 53-week fiscal years for which the fourth quarter will be comprised of 14 weeks. See Note 2.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	'
	Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

	We recognize acquired intangible assets apart from goodwill whenever the intangible asset arises from contractual or other legal rights, or whenever it can be separated or divided from the acquired entity and sold, transferred, licensed, rented, or exchanged, either individually or in combination with a related contract, asset or liability. Intangible assets subject to amortization are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. We evaluate the recoverability of the carrying amount of intangible assets with definite useful lives whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be fully recoverable. Impairment losses are recognized if the carrying value of an intangible asset is not recoverable from expected future cash flows and its carrying amount exceeds its estimated fair value.

	We recognize goodwill as the excess of the acquisition price over the fair values of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but are tested for impairment on an annual basis and between annual tests whenever impairment is indicated. This annual test takes place in December of each year. Impairment losses are recognized whenever the implied fair value of goodwill is less than its carrying value.
Reclassifications	'
	Reclassifications

	We reclassified certain items in the prior period financial statements to conform to the current period financial statement presentation. The reclassifications had no effect on our previously reported financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	'
	Recent Accounting Pronouncements

	In July 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2012-02, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment, which allows an entity the option to first assess qualitatively whether it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, thus necessitating a quantitative impairment test. An entity is not required to calculate the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset and perform the quantitative test unless it determines that it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired. This update is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. Our adoption of this update effective January 1, 2013 did not have a significant impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

	In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists, which prescribes that an unrecognized tax benefit or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar loss, or a tax credit carryforward, except in certain cases where the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented as a liability and should not be combined with deferred tax assets. This update is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013, with early adoption permitted. This update should be applied prospectively to all unrecognized tax benefits that exist at the effective date, with retrospective application permitted. We do not believe that adoption of this update will have a significant impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Acquisition_Tables

Acquisition (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Acquisition (Tables)	Sep. 30, 2013
Acquisition	'
Schedule of allocation of the acquisition price	'
	The following is our allocation of the acquisition price (in thousands):

		April 9, 2013

	Purchase price allocation:
	Current assets, excluding deferred tax assets and cash acquired	$	12,036
	Current deferred tax assets	879
	Property and equipment	60,613
	Identifiable intangible assets	25,917
	Favorable lease interests	6,513
	Other assets	295
	Total assets acquired	106,253

	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(41,544		)
	Unfavorable lease liability	(9,112		)
	Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities	(6,515		)
	Other liabilities	(428		)
	Total liabilities assumed	(57,599		)
	Total net asset acquired	48,654
	Goodwill	6,536
	Total acquisition price	$	55,190
Schedule of allocation to acquired identifiable intangible assets	'
	The allocation to acquired identifiable intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):

	Definite lived:
	Franchise agreements	$	8,600
	Indefinite lived:
	Trademarks	10,400
	Liquor licenses	6,917
		$	25,917
Schedule of unaudited pro forma combined results of operations	'
	The following table presents the unaudited pro forma combined results of operations of Ignite and Mac Grill as though the Acquisition occurred at the beginning of fiscal year 2012 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

		Thirteen			Twelve		Thirty-Nine			Thirty-Six
		Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended		Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended
		September 30,			September 10,		September 30,			September 10,
		2013			2012		2013			2012
	Pro forma revenues	$	227,626		$	216,248	$	687,052		$	643,697
	Pro forma net income (loss)	$	(1,430	)	$	26	$	(1,665	)	$	267
	Pro forma net income (loss) per share - basic and diluted	$	(0.06	)	$	0	$	(0.06	)	$	0.01

	Weighted average shares outstanding
	Basic	25,632			25,624		25,627			22,312
	Diluted	25,632			25,627		25,627			22,313

Selected_Balance_Sheet_Account1

Selected Balance Sheet Accounts (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Selected Balance Sheet Accounts	'
Schedule of components of other current assets	'
	The components of other current assets are as follows (in thousands):

		September 30,		December
		2013		31, 2012
	Prepaid rent	$	4,767	$	1,630
	Prepaid taxes	3,567		1,036
	Prepaid insurance	2,248		424
	Current deferred tax assets	2,606		1,615
	Other	2,969		1,535
		$	16,157	$	6,240
Schedule of components of intangible assets	'
	The components of intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):

		September 30,		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Trademarks, net	$	11,823	$	1,755
	Liquor licenses	10,370		2,509
	Franchise agreements, net	8,331		—
		$	30,524	$	4,264
Schedule of components of accrued liabilities	'
	The components of accrued liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

		September 30,		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Payroll and related costs	$	14,115	$	7,910
	Insurance	6,775		2,732
	Deferred gift card revenue	6,052		2,691
	Sales and alcohol taxes	4,342		1,901
	Property taxes	5,403		2,444
	Professional fees	3,073		2,079
	Utilities	3,166		1,068
	Other	4,880		2,243
		$	47,806	$	23,068

Debt_Obligations_Tables

Debt Obligations (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Debt Obligations	'
Schedule of debt obligations	'
	Debt obligations consisted of the following (in thousands):

		September 30,		December 31,
		2013		2012
	Revolving credit facility, expiring October 2017	$	—	$	45,000
	New revolving credit facility, expiring April 2018	77,400		—
	$50.0 million term loan, due April 2018	49,375		—
	Total debt	126,775		45,000
	Less current portion	2,812		—
	Long-term debt obligations	$	123,963	$	45,000

StockBased_Compensation_Tables

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)	Sep. 30, 2013
Stock-Based Compensation	'
Schedule of significant weighted average assumptions used to determine the fair value of stock appreciation rights on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for awards granted	'


		Thirty-Nine	Thirty-Six
		Weeks Ended	Weeks Ended
		September 30, 2013	September 10, 2012
	Expected term	6.25 years	6.32 years
	Expected volatility	46.00%	48.20%
	Dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%
	Risk-free interest rate	1.2% - 2.2%	0.8% - 1.1%

Net_Income_Loss_per_Share_Tabl

Net Income (Loss) per Share (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
Net Income (Loss) per Share	'
Summary of components to determine the numerator and denominators of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share	'
	The following table summarizes the components to determine the numerator and denominators of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share (in thousands):

		Thirteen			Twelve		Thirty-Nine			Thirty-Six
		Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended		Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended
		September 30,			September 10,		September 30,			September 10,
		2013			2012		2013			2012

	Numerator:
	Net income (loss)	$	(1,937	)	$	8,925	$	(2,214	)	$	16,296

	Denominator:
	Basic weighted average shares outstanding	25,632			25,624		25,627			22,312
	Effect of dilutive securities	—			3		—			1
	Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	25,632			25,627		25,627			22,313

Segment_Information_Tables

Segment Information (Tables)	9 Months Ended
Segment Information (Tables)	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Information	'
Schedule of information about reportable segments for the respective periods	'
	The following tables present information about our reportable segments for the respective periods (in thousands):

		Thirteen			Twelve			Thirty-Nine			Thirty-Six
		Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended			Weeks Ended
		September 30,			September 10,			September 30,			September 10,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Revenues
	Joe’s Crab Shack	$	128,037		$	118,748		$	364,195		$	320,508
	Brick House Tavern + Tap	12,194			10,389			36,378			31,945
	Romano’s Macaroni Grill	87,395			—			173,425			—
		$	227,626		$	129,137		$	573,998		$	352,453

	Income (loss) from operations
	Joe’s Crab Shack	$	17,051		$	18,394		$	45,022		$	43,055
	Brick House Tavern + Tap	(234		)	278			1,054			1,288
	Romano’s Macaroni Grill	(10,150		)	—			(15,975		)	—
	Corporate	(10,340		)	(6,037		)	(33,215		)	(17,708		)
		$	(3,673	)	$	12,635		$	(3,114	)	$	26,635

	Capital expenditures
	Joe’s Crab Shack	$	14,679		$	11,734		$	31,770		$	33,932
	Brick House Tavern + Tap	2,889			65			4,602			408
	Romano’s Macaroni Grill	776			—			900			—
	Corporate	349			130			980			477
		$	18,693		$	11,929		$	38,252		$	34,817

		September 30,			December 31,
		2013			2012
	Property and equipment, net
	Joe’s Crab Shack	$	153,066		$	134,159
	Brick House Tavern + Tap	35,016			30,178
	Romano’s Macaroni Grill	56,145			—
	Corporate	3,166			1,409
		$	247,393		$	165,746

	Goodwill and other intangible assets
	Joe’s Crab Shack	$	4,229		$	3,776
	Brick House Tavern + Tap	631			470
	Romano’s Macaroni Grill	32,184			—
	Corporate	16			18
		$	37,060		$	4,264

Basis_of_Presentation_Details

Basis of Presentation (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Apr. 09, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
	WK	J.H. Whitney VI	Mac Parent LLC	Joe's Crab Shack	Brick House Tavern + Tap	Romano's Macaroni Grill restaurants
	restaurantbrands		item	restaurant	restaurant	restaurant
	state		state
			restaurant
Basis of presentation	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of full service, casual dining restaurant brands owned and operated	3	'	'	'	'	'
Number of restaurants owned and operated	'	'	186	136	16	182
Number of states in which the entity owns and operates restaurants	36	'	36	'	'	'
Number of restaurants franchised	'	'	'	'	'	24
Ownership percentage acquired from two holding entities	'	'	83.00%	'	'	'
Number of holding entities that own 83 % ownership	'	'	2	'	'	'
Ownership percentage acquired from other investors	'	'	17.00%	'	'	'
Percentage of total outstanding common stock owned by the entity	'	68.00%	'	'	'	'
Fiscal Year	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of weeks in first three quarters of fiscal year before the change in accounting periods	12	'	'	'	'	'
Number of weeks in the fourth quarter for the 52-week fiscal years before changes in quarterly accounting period	16	'	'	'	'	'
Number of weeks in the fourth quarter for the 53-week fiscal years before changes in quarterly accounting period	17	'	'	'	'	'
Number of weeks in a quarter	13	'	'	'	'	'
Number of weeks in fourth quarter for 53-week fiscal years	14	'	'	'	'	'

Change_in_Quarterly_Accounting1

Change in Quarterly Accounting Periods (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 01, 2012	Sep. 10, 2012	Sep. 10, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 01, 2012
	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 01, 2012	WK	Sep. 10, 2012	WK	Oct. 01, 2012
Change in Quarterly Accounting Periods	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of weeks in first three quarters of fiscal year before the change in accounting periods	'	'	'	'	12	'
Number of weeks in the fourth quarter for the 52-week fiscal years before changes in quarterly accounting period	'	'	'	'	16	'
Number of weeks in a quarter	'	'	'	'	13	'
Number of weeks in the fourth quarter for the 53-week fiscal years before changes in quarterly accounting period	'	'	'	'	17	'
Number of weeks in fourth quarter for 53-week fiscal years	'	'	'	'	14	'
Number of equal week quarters for the 52-week fiscal years, which is used by the Mac Grill acquired entity	'	'	'	'	13	'
Number of weeks reported for in the quarterly accounting period	'	'	12	'	'	'
Number of weeks in the first three quarters of the fiscal year after changes in quarterly accounting period	'	'	'	'	13	'
Revenues	$227,626	$130,200	$129,137	$352,453	$573,998	$376,200

Acquisition_Details

Acquisition (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Share data in Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified

Sep. 30, 2013

Oct. 01, 2012

Sep. 10, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Oct. 01, 2012

Apr. 09, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Oct. 31, 2013

Apr. 09, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Apr. 09, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 10, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

state

Mac Grill

Ignite and Mac Grill

restaurant

Subsequent event

Trademarks

Liquor licenses

Franchise agreements

state

item

Acquisition

Number of restaurants owned and operated

186

Number of franchised restaurants in the United States and U.S. territories

Number of states in which the entity owns and operates restaurants

Number of non U.S. franchised restaurants

Number of foreign countries in which additional franchised units were acquired

Aggregate acquisition price

$60,400,000

Cash paid to sellers

53,700,000

Cash paid for outstanding indebtedness and transaction-related expenses

6,700,000

Cash received from seller

4,100,000

Amount agreed to be paid by seller from income tax refunds being claimed related to pre-acquisition tax periods

1,100,000

Amount recorded as an increase to accounts receivable, net

5,200,000

Amount recorded as a reduction to goodwill

-5,200,000

Expected tax deductible amount of goodwill

1,100,000

Purchase price allocation:

Current assets, excluding deferred tax assets and cash acquired

12,036,000

Current deferred tax assets

879,000

Property and equipment

60,613,000

Identifiable intangible assets

25,917,000

Favorable lease interests

6,513,000

Other assets

295,000

Total assets acquired

106,253,000

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

-41,544,000

Unfavorable lease liability

-9,112,000

Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities

-6,515,000

Other liabilities

-428,000

Total liabilities assumed

-57,599,000

Total net asset acquired

48,654,000

Goodwill

6,536,000

Total acquisition price

55,190,000

Definite lived intangible assets

8,600,000

Indefinite lived intangible assets

10,400,000

6,917,000

Identifiable intangible assets

25,917,000

Weighted average amortization period

'16 years

Acquisition-related expenses

8,200,000

Acquisition-related expenses capitalized as debt issuance costs

2,200,000

Acquisition-related costs

832,000

6,000,000

Revenues

227,626,000

130,200,000

129,137,000

352,453,000

573,998,000

376,200,000

87,400,000

173,400,000

Loss from operations

3,673,000

-12,635,000

-26,635,000

3,114,000

10,300,000

16,000,000

Unaudited pro forma combined results of operations

Pro forma revenues

227,626,000

216,248,000

643,697,000

687,052,000

Pro forma net income (loss)

$2,400,000

($1,430,000)

$26,000

$267,000

($1,665,000)

Pro forma net income (loss) per share - basic and diluted (in dollars per share)

($0.06)

$0.01

($0.06)

Weighted average shares outstanding

Basic (in shares)

25,632

25,624

22,312

25,627

Diluted (in shares)

25,632

25,627

22,313

25,627

Acquisition_Details_2

Acquisition (Details 2) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 10, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

31-May-12

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 10, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Ignite and Mac Grill

Ignite

Mac Grill

Nonrecurring management fees and advisory fees

Ignite and Mac Grill

Nonrecurring adjustments

Pro forma net income (loss)

($1,430,000)

$26,000

$267,000

($1,665,000)

$832,000

$6,000,000

$2,400,000

$300,000

$1,500,000

$358,000

IPO-related expenses

1,900,000

Debt issuance cost write-off

1,100,000

Professional fees and associated expenses in conjunction with the restatement of financial statements

$1,000,000

Number of shares of common stock issued under the IPO

6.4

Selected_Balance_Sheet_Account2

Selected Balance Sheet Accounts (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Components of other current assets	'	'
Prepaid rent	$4,767	$1,630
Prepaid taxes	3,567	1,036
Prepaid insurance	2,248	424
Current deferred tax assets	2,606	1,615
Other	2,969	1,535
Other current assets	16,157	6,240
Components of intangible assets	'	'
Trademarks, net	11,823	1,755
Liquor licenses	10,370	2,509
Franchise agreements, net	8,331	'
Intangible assets	30,524	4,264
Components of accrued liabilities	'	'
Payroll and related costs	14,115	7,910
Insurance	6,775	2,732
Deferred gift card revenue	6,052	2,691
Sales and alcohol taxes	4,342	1,901
Property taxes	5,403	2,444
Professional fees	3,073	2,079
Utilities	3,166	1,068
Other	4,880	2,243
Accrued liabilities	$47,806	$23,068

Debt_Obligations_Details

Debt Obligations (Details) (USD $)

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Apr. 09, 2013

Oct. 29, 2012

Apr. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Apr. 09, 2013

Oct. 29, 2012

Apr. 09, 2013

Oct. 29, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Oct. 29, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Oct. 25, 2013

Revolving credit facility, expiring October 2017

New revolving credit facility, expiring April 2018

Letter of credit subfacility

Swing line subfacility

$50.0 million term loan, due April 2018

Amendment

Period until December 29, 2013

December 30, 2013 to June 29, 2014

June 30, 2014 to December 28, 2014

After December 28, 2014

After December 29, 2013

LIBOR

Base rate

Period until June 29,2014

June 30, 2014 to March 29, 2015

March 30, 2015 to September 27, 2015

September 28, 2015 to March 27, 2016

March 28, 2016 to June 26, 2016

June 27, 2016 to September 25, 2016

September 26, 2016 and thereafter

Period until September 28, 2014

September 29, 2014 to March 29, 2015

March 28, 2016 to September 25, 2016

LIBOR

Base rate

Minimum

Maximum

Minimum

Maximum

Minimum

Maximum

Minimum

Maximum

Minimum

Maximum

Minimum

Maximum

Minimum

Subsequent event

Minimum

Maximum

Subsequent event

Minimum

Maximum

Subsequent event

Debt obligations

Total debt

$126,775,000

$45,000,000

$77,400,000

$50,000,000

Less current portion

2,812,000

Long-term debt obligations

123,963,000

45,000,000

Amount drawn at closing

10,000,000

Maximum borrowing capacity

100,000,000

10,000,000

15,000,000

Debt instrument, period

'5 years

Variable rate basis

'LIBOR

'base rate

'Base Rate

'LIBOR

'base rate

Applicable margin (as a percent)

3.50%

2.00%

1.25%

4.25%

2.50%

0.25%

3.25%

1.00%

4.50%

1.75%

4.50%

3.50%

0.75%

3.50%

Commitment fee on the unused portion (as a percent)

0.30%

Upsizing of existing credit facility

50,000,000

Commitment fee (as a percent)

0.50%

2013

1,300,000

2014

3,100,000

2015

3,800,000

2016

4,400,000

2017

5,000,000

2018

32,400,000

Write-off of debt issuance costs

500,000

Unamortized debt issuance costs

1,500,000

Leverage ratio

5.5

5.25

4.75

6.25

5.75

5.5

5.25

4.75

Fixed charge ratio

1.35

1.5

1.35

1.4

1.5

1.25

1.3

1.45

Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)

3.99%

Amount outstanding

5,000,000

Available borrowing capacity

17,600,000

Amount of facility used to repay the term loan

$2,000,000

StockBased_Compensation_Detail

Stock-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013
Share-based compensation	'
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense	$6.70
Weighted average period over which cost is expected to be recognized	'3 years 4 months 24 days
SARs	'
Share-based compensation	'
Granted (in shares)	791
Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$8.24
Restricted stock	'
Share-based compensation	'
Granted (in shares)	18
Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$16.87

StockBased_Compensation_Detail1

Stock-Based Compensation (Details 2)	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 23, 2013	Sep. 10, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 10, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 10, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013
		Stock appreciation rights	Stock appreciation rights	Stock appreciation rights	Stock appreciation rights	Stock appreciation rights	Stock appreciation rights
				Minimum	Minimum	Maximum	Maximum
Weighted-average assumptions used to calculate fair value	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Expected term	'	'6 years 3 months 25 days	'6 years 3 months	'	'	'	'
Expected volatility (as a percent)	'	48.20%	46.00%	'	'	'	'
Dividend yield (as a percent)	'	0.00%	0.00%	'	'	'	'
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)	'	'	'	0.80%	1.20%	1.10%	2.20%
Increase in the aggregate number of shares of common stock which may be issued	1,200,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Maximum number of common shares reserved for the grant of awards under the 2012 Plan	3,180,074	'	'	'	'	'	'

Net_Income_Loss_per_Share_Deta

Net Income (Loss) per Share (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 10, 2012	Sep. 10, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013
Numerator:	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	($1,937)	$8,925	$16,296	($2,214)
Denominator:	'	'	'	'
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	25,632,000	25,624,000	22,312,000	25,627,000
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	'	3,000	1,000	'
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	25,632,000	25,627,000	22,313,000	25,627,000
Net Income per Share	'	'	'	'
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	'	3,000	1,000	'
Restricted stock	'	'	'	'
Denominator:	'	'	'	'
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	15,000	'	'	15,000
Net Income per Share	'	'	'	'
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	15,000	'	'	15,000
SARs	'	'	'	'
Net Income per Share	'	'	'	'
Number of restricted stock shares outstanding related to the dilutive securities in the computation of diluted net income per share	1,200,000	501,500	501,500	1,200,000

Income_Taxes_Details

Income Taxes (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details)	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 10, 2012	Sep. 10, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Taxes	'	'	'	'
Effective tax rate (as a percent)	58.90%	21.80%	21.90%	63.00%

Segment_Information_Details

Segment Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 01, 2012	Sep. 10, 2012	Sep. 10, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 01, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment information	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	$227,626	$130,200	$129,137	$352,453	$573,998	$376,200	'
Income (loss) from operations	-3,673	'	12,635	26,635	-3,114	'	'
Capital expenditures	18,693	'	11,929	34,817	38,252	'	'
Property and equipment, net	247,393	'	'	'	247,393	'	165,746
Goodwill and other intangible assets	37,060	'	'	'	37,060	'	4,264
Joe's Crab Shack	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment information	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	128,037	'	118,748	320,508	364,195	'	'
Income (loss) from operations	17,051	'	18,394	43,055	45,022	'	'
Capital expenditures	14,679	'	11,734	33,932	31,770	'	'
Property and equipment, net	153,066	'	'	'	153,066	'	134,159
Goodwill and other intangible assets	4,229	'	'	'	4,229	'	3,776
Brick House Tavern + Tap	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment information	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	12,194	'	10,389	31,945	36,378	'	'
Income (loss) from operations	-234	'	278	1,288	1,054	'	'
Capital expenditures	2,889	'	65	408	4,602	'	'
Property and equipment, net	35,016	'	'	'	35,016	'	30,178
Goodwill and other intangible assets	631	'	'	'	631	'	470
Romano's Macaroni Grill	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment information	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	87,395	'	'	'	173,425	'	'
Income (loss) from operations	-10,150	'	'	'	-15,975	'	'
Capital expenditures	776	'	'	'	900	'	'
Property and equipment, net	56,145	'	'	'	56,145	'	'
Goodwill and other intangible assets	32,184	'	'	'	32,184	'	'
Corporate	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment information	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income (loss) from operations	-10,340	'	-6,037	-17,708	-33,215	'	'
Capital expenditures	349	'	130	477	980	'	'
Property and equipment, net	3,166	'	'	'	3,166	'	1,409
Goodwill and other intangible assets	$16	'	'	'	$16	'	$18