REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2023

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Schedule of disaggregation of Revenue

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	June 28, 2023		June 29, 2022			June 28, 2023		June 29, 2022
Core Market(1):
Company-operated restaurant revenue	$	98,697	$	101,440	$	191,568	$	191,066
Franchise revenue		4,863		4,708		9,433		9,058
Franchise advertising fee revenue		3,420		3,474		6,642		6,671
Total core market	$	106,980	$	109,622	$	207,643	$	206,795
Non-Core Market(2):
Company-operated restaurant revenue	$	5,204	$	5,015	$	10,206	$	9,345
Franchise revenue		5,256		5,357		10,358		10,262
Franchise advertising fee revenue		4,052		4,117		7,811		7,757
Total non-core market	$	14,512	$	14,489	$	28,375	$	27,364
Total revenue	$	121,492	$	124,111	$	236,018	$	234,159

(1) Core Market includes markets with existing company-operated restaurants at the time of the Company’s IPO on July 28, 2014.

(2) Non-Core Market includes markets entered into by the Company subsequent to the IPO date.

Schedule of revenues disaggregated by geographic market

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	June 28, 2023		June 29, 2022		June 28, 2023		June 29, 2022
Greater Los Angeles area market	70.9	%	70.9	%	70.8	%	70.9	%
Other markets	29.1	%	29.1	%	29.2	%	29.1	%
Total	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%

Schedule of Estimated Revenue to be Recognized Related to Performance Obligations

The following table illustrates the estimated revenue to be recognized in future periods related to performance obligations under the applicable contracts that are unsatisfied as of June 28, 2023 (in thousands):

Franchise revenues:
2023	$	294
2024		538
2025		492
2026		472
2027		449
Thereafter		4,197
Total	$	6,442

Loyalty reward program

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Schedule of Change in Franchise Contract Liability Balances

Changes in the loyalty rewards program liability included in deferred revenue within other accrued expenses and current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets were as follows (in thousands):

	June 28, 2023		December 28, 2022
Loyalty rewards liability, beginning balance	$	526	$	687
Revenue deferred		1,082		2,754
Revenue recognized		(1,096)		(2,915)
Loyalty rewards liability, ending balance	$	512	$	526

Gift card liability

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Schedule of Change in Franchise Contract Liability Balances

The gift card liability included in other accrued expenses and current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets was as follows (in thousands):

	June 28, 2023		December 28, 2022
Gift card liability	$	4,189	$	4,667

Revenue recognized from the redemption of gift cards that was included in other accrued expenses and current liabilities at the beginning of the year was as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
	June 28, 2023		June 29, 2022		June 28, 2023		June 29, 2022
Revenue recognized from gift card liability balance at the beginning of the year	$	246	$	313	$	732	$	732

Franchise revenue

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Schedule of Change in Franchise Contract Liability Balances

The following table provides information about the change in the franchise contract liability balances during the twenty-six weeks ended June 28, 2023 and June 29, 2022 (in thousands):

December 28, 2022	$	6,377
Revenue recognized - beginning balance		(383)
Additional contract liability		448
June 28, 2023	$	6,442
December 29, 2021	$	6,328
Revenue recognized - beginning balance		(383)
Additional contract liability		495
June 29, 2022	$	6,440