Property and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jun. 29, 2022

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

2. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

The costs and related accumulated depreciation and amortization of major classes of property and equipment are as follows (in thousands):

	June 29, 2022		December 29, 2021
Land	$	12,323	$	12,323
Buildings and improvements		147,169		144,631
Other property and equipment		79,719		78,383
Construction in progress		7,156		5,333
		246,367		240,670
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(170,294)		(165,002)
	$	76,073	$	75,668

Depreciation expense was $3.6 million and $3.9 million for the thirteen weeks ended June 29, 2022 and June 30, 2021, respectively, and $7.2 million and $7.9 million for the twenty-six weeks ended June 29, 2022 and June 30, 2021, respectively.

Based on the Company’s review of its long-lived assets for impairment, the Company recorded non-cash impairment charges of $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 29, 2022, respectively, primarily related to the carrying value of the long-lived assets of one restaurant in California.

During the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded non-cash impairment charges of less than $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, primarily related to the carrying value of the assets of three restaurants in California. See Note 1, “Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and ROU Assets” for additional information.