DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories at January 1, 2017 and January 3, 2016 are comprised of the following (in thousands):

	2016		2015
Food	$	36,644	$	30,167
Equipment and supplies		3,537		6,694
Inventories	$	40,181	$	36,861

Estimated Useful Lives of Property, Plant And Equipment Excluding Capital Lease Asset

 estimated useful life of the capital lease assets as described below, are generally as follows (in years):

Buildings	20
Leasehold and other improvements	7 – 15
Equipment	3 – 15