Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information By Segment

	Fiscal Year Ended December 27, 2016
	Del Frisco's		Sullivan's		Grille		Corporate		Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues	$	166,885	$	77,797	$	106,999	$	—	$	351,681
Restaurant-level EBITDA	$	46,877	$	12,182	$	15,881	$	—	$	74,940
Capital expenditures	$	17,284	$	2,489	$	17,080	$	97	$	36,950
Property and equipment	$	115,889	$	49,416	$	116,451	$	2,426	$	284,182
	Fiscal Year Ended December 29, 2015
	Del Frisco's		Sullivan's		Grille		Corporate		Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues	$	161,809	$	78,983	$	90,820	$	—	$	331,612
Restaurant-level EBITDA	$	45,837	$	13,070	$	12,660	$	—	$	71,567
Capital expenditures	$	11,646	$	3,644	$	32,717	$	102	$	48,109
Property and equipment	$	104,508	$	47,578	$	99,371	$	2,493	$	253,950
	Fiscal Year Ended December 30, 2014
	Del Frisco's		Sullivan's		Grille		Corporate		Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues	$	151,142	$	80,911	$	69,752	$	—	$	301,805
Restaurant-level EBITDA	$	42,946	$	13,449	$	10,556	$	—	$	66,951
Capital expenditures	$	19,839	$	3,452	$	24,219	$	492	$	48,002
Property and equipment	$	93,267	$	45,848	$	72,066	$	2,261	$	213,442

Reconciliation Of Restaurant-Level EBITDA To Operating Income (Loss)

	Fiscal Year Ended
	December 27, 2016		December 29, 2015		December 30, 2014
	(in thousands)
Net income	$	17,766	$	15,998	$	16,597
Income tax expense		6,808		5,507		7,723
Net income before income taxes		24,574		21,505		24,320
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest		70		77		113
Other		432		236		107
Operating income		25,076		21,818		24,540
Pre-opening costs		3,446		5,228		4,735
General and administrative costs		25,924		23,111		20,537
Lease termination and closing costs		1,031		1,386		—
Secondary public offering costs		—		—		5
Impairment charges		598		3,248		3,536
Depreciation and amortization		18,865		16,776		13,598
Restaurant-level EBITDA	$	74,940	$	71,567	$	66,951