Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Dec. 25, 2024

Dec. 27, 2023

Dec. 28, 2022

Dec. 29, 2021

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table

							Value of Initial Fixed $100
							Investment Based on:
	Summary		Summary		Avg. Summary	Average
	Compensation	Compensation	Compensation	Compensation	Compensation	Compensation		S&P 1500
	Table Total	Actually Paid	Table Total	Actually Paid	Table Total	Actually Paid	Company	Restaurants	Net	Adjusted
	PEO1	PEO1	PEO2	PEO2	Non-PEO NEO	Non-PEO NEO	TSR (3)	TSR (4)	Income	EBITDA
Year	($)(1)	($)(1,2)	($)(1)	($)(1,2)	($)(1)	($)(1,2)			($ thousands)	($ thousands) (5)
2025	3,667,104	3,007,413	—	—	1,165,525	699,018	66	136	26,486	66,713
2024	4,712,877	5,322,155	2,069,796	2,385,373	1,363,689	1,982,714	75	140	25,684	62,708
2023	3,161,265	389,246	983,361	983,009	1,359,787	1,331,336	57	130	25,554	57,356
2022	1,744,863	1,274,565	—	—	699,093	73,571	63	112	20,801	48,676
2021	1,499,832	1,046,794	1,738,455	(3,456,667)	1,107,640	1,205,482	77	123	29,121	63,395

(1) The executive officers included in the table above are noted below:

Year	PEO1	PEO2	NEO
2025	E. Williams		I. Fils, Ms. Hollandsworth
2024	E. Williams	M. Hollandsworth	I. Fils
2023	L. Roberts	M. Hollandsworth	I. Fils
2022	L. Roberts		I. Fils, M. Hollandsworth, M. Lozano
2021	L. Roberts	B. Acoca	M. Lozano

(2) The dollar amounts reported in the Compensation Actually Paid columns (CAP) are calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. The fair value or change in fair value, as applicable, of equity awards included in such calculations was computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The following adjustments were made to Summary Compensation Table total compensation for each year to determine Compensation Actually Paid (“CAP”):

	2025			2024			2023			2022		2021
Adjustments	PEO1	PEO2	Average NEO	PEO1	PEO2	Average NEO	PEO1	PEO2	Average NEO	PEO1	Average NEO	PEO1	PEO2	Average NEO
Summary Compensation Table Total ($)	3,667,104	—	1,165,525	4,712,877	2,069,796	1,363,689	3,161,265	983,361	1,359,787	1,744,863	699,093	1,499,832	1,738,455	1,107,640
Grant date fair value of equity awards made in the year and reported in the Summary Compensation Table ($)	(2,027,884)	—	(309,357)	(3,000,000)	(1,150,000)	(500,000)	(1,600,000)	(450,000)	(810,000)	(1,000,000)	(350,000)	(700,000)	(1,000,000)	—
Year-end fair value of awards made in the year that were unvested at the end of the year ($)	2,041,284	—	282,962	3,609,278	1,270,734	575,817	—	456,932	829,142	950,717	192,467	553,406	—	367,190
Change in fair value during the year of awards made in prior years that were unvested at the end of the year ($)	(515,219)	—	(86,051)	—	79,557	231,842	—	—	(45,722)	(230,513)	—	(292,071)	—	(249,235)
Change in fair value during the year of awards made in prior years that vested during the year ($)	(157,872)	—	(136,935)	—	115,285	311,365	(118,900)	(7,284)	(1,872)	(190,502)	(31,486)	(14,373)	(63,346)	(20,113)
Fair value at the beginning of the year of any awards granted prior years that failed to meet the applicable vesting conditions during the year	—	—	(217,126)	—	—	—	(1,053,120)	—	—	—	(436,502)	—	(4,131,776)	—
Compensation Actually Paid ("CAP") ($)	3,007,413	—	699,018	5,322,155	2,385,373	1,982,714	389,246	983,009	1,331,336	1,274,565	73,571	1,046,794	(3,456,667)	1,205,482

(3) TSR (Total Shareholder Return) is calculated in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K.

(4) Refers to the S&P 1500 Restaurant Index included in “Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities-Stock Performance Graph” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

(5) Adjusted EBITDA is defined below in (Appendix A: "Definition of Non-GAAP and other Key Financial Measures").

Company Selected Measure Name

Adjusted EBITDA

Named Executive Officers, Footnote

(1) The executive officers included in the table above are noted below:

Year	PEO1	PEO2	NEO
2025	E. Williams		I. Fils, Ms. Hollandsworth
2024	E. Williams	M. Hollandsworth	I. Fils
2023	L. Roberts	M. Hollandsworth	I. Fils
2022	L. Roberts		I. Fils, M. Hollandsworth, M. Lozano
2021	L. Roberts	B. Acoca	M. Lozano

Peer Group Issuers, Footnote

(4) Refers to the S&P 1500 Restaurant Index included in “Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities-Stock Performance Graph” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote

Year	PEO1	PEO2	NEO
2025	E. Williams		I. Fils, Ms. Hollandsworth
2024	E. Williams	M. Hollandsworth	I. Fils
2023	L. Roberts	M. Hollandsworth	I. Fils
2022	L. Roberts		I. Fils, M. Hollandsworth, M. Lozano
2021	L. Roberts	B. Acoca	M. Lozano

Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount

$ 1,165,525

$ 1,363,689

$ 1,359,787

$ 699,093

$ 1,107,640

Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount

$ 699,018

1,982,714

1,331,336

73,571

1,205,482

Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote

Year	PEO1	PEO2	NEO
2025	E. Williams		I. Fils, Ms. Hollandsworth
2024	E. Williams	M. Hollandsworth	I. Fils
2023	L. Roberts	M. Hollandsworth	I. Fils
2022	L. Roberts		I. Fils, M. Hollandsworth, M. Lozano
2021	L. Roberts	B. Acoca	M. Lozano

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income

Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure

Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group

Tabular List, Table

As described in our Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the table below lists the Company’s most important performance measures used to link compensation actually paid for our NEOs to Company performance:

Performance Measures

Adjusted EBITDA

Revenue

Restaurant Operating Profit %

Total Shareholder Return Amount

$ 66

75

57

63

77

Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount

136

140

130

112

123

Net Income (Loss)

$ 26,486,000

$ 25,684,000

$ 25,554,000

$ 20,801,000

$ 29,121,000

Company Selected Measure Amount

66,713,000

62,708,000

57,356,000

48,676,000

63,395,000

PEO Name

E. Williams

Measure:: 1

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Name

Adjusted EBITDA

Non-GAAP Measure Description

(5) Adjusted EBITDA is defined below in (Appendix A: "Definition of Non-GAAP and other Key Financial Measures").

Measure:: 2

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Name

Revenue

Measure:: 3

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Name

Restaurant Operating Profit %

E. Williams

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

PEO Total Compensation Amount

$ 3,667,104

$ 4,712,877

PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount

3,007,413

5,322,155

L. Roberts

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

PEO Total Compensation Amount

$ 3,161,265

$ 1,744,863

$ 1,499,832

PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount

389,246

1,274,565

1,046,794

M. Hollandsworth

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

PEO Total Compensation Amount

2,069,796

983,361

PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount

2,385,373

983,009

M. Hollandsworth | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(450,000)

M. Hollandsworth | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

456,932

M. Hollandsworth | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(7,284)

B. Acoca

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

PEO Total Compensation Amount

1,738,455

PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount

(3,456,667)

B. Acoca | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(1,000,000)

B. Acoca | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(63,346)

B. Acoca | Prior Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Any Prior Year that Fail to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(4,131,776)

PEO | E. Williams | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(2,027,884)

(3,000,000)

PEO | E. Williams | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

2,041,284

3,609,278

PEO | E. Williams | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(515,219)

PEO | E. Williams | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(157,872)

PEO | L. Roberts | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(1,600,000)

(1,000,000)

(700,000)

PEO | L. Roberts | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

950,717

553,406

PEO | L. Roberts | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(230,513)

(292,071)

PEO | L. Roberts | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(118,900)

(190,502)

(14,373)

PEO | L. Roberts | Prior Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Any Prior Year that Fail to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(1,053,120)

PEO | M. Hollandsworth | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(1,150,000)

PEO | M. Hollandsworth | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

1,270,734

PEO | M. Hollandsworth | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

79,557

PEO | M. Hollandsworth | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

115,285

Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(309,357)

(500,000)

(810,000)

(350,000)

Non-PEO NEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

282,962

575,817

829,142

192,467

367,190

Non-PEO NEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(86,051)

231,842

(45,722)

(249,235)

Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

(136,935)

$ 311,365

$ (1,872)

(31,486)

$ (20,113)

Non-PEO NEO | Prior Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Any Prior Year that Fail to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Covered Year

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

$ (217,126)

$ (436,502)