BASIS OF PRESENTATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Description of Business — As of March 29, 2015, Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. (the “Company”) operated 113 restaurants under the trade names “Bravo! Cucina Italiana^®,” “Brio Tuscan Grille^™,” and “Bon Vie^®.” Of the 113 restaurants the Company operates, there are 51 Bravo! Cucina Italiana^® restaurants, 61 Brio Tuscan Grille^™ restaurants and one Bon Vie^® restaurant in operation in 33 states throughout the United States of America. The Company owns all of its restaurants with the exception of one BRIO restaurant, which it operates under a management agreement and for which operation it receives a management fee.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The operating results included herein are not necessarily indicative of results for any other interim period or for the full fiscal year.

Certain information and disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In the opinion of management, the unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation. These unaudited consolidated financial statements and related condensed notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2014 filed with the SEC on March 6, 2015 (the “2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K”).