LEASES (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2022 USD ($) restaurant property lease item	Dec. 29, 2021 USD ($) restaurant item	Dec. 30, 2020 USD ($) restaurant	Dec. 29, 2021 restaurant
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Initial lease term	20 years
Number of renewable options | item	4
Renewal term	5 years
Lessee, Operating Lease, Existence of Option to Extend [true false]	true
Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Operating Lease Liability	$ 13,070	$ 17,763	$ 5,863
Original impact of original lease classification		0
Number of restaurants primarily responsible for impairment | restaurant	1
Impairment of Right-of-Use Assets		$ 400
Texas
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of restaurants primarily responsible for impairment | restaurant	1	2	1
Impairment of Right-of-Use Assets			$ 500
Restaurants sold | restaurant			1
Number of restaurants closed | restaurant				1
Texas | Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating Lease, Impairment Loss	$ 100
California
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of restaurants closed		1		1
Lease Not Yet Commenced
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number Of Leases | lease	0
Property Lease
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number Of Finance Leases	1
Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Operating Lease Liability	$ 12,978	$ 17,763	$ 5,850
Equipment Lease
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number Of Finance Leases | lease	10
Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Operating Lease Liability	$ 92		$ 13
Property lease modification
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of Restaurants with lease modification | restaurant	22	22
Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Operating Lease Liability	$ 13,000	$ 17,800
Number of properties impacted on original lease classification | property	1
Original impact of original lease classification	$ 700