Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2018	Mar. 28, 2017
Revenue	$ 91,948,000	$ 78,591,000
Restaurant operating costs (excluding depreciation and amortization)
Food and paper cost	27,935,000	22,837,000
Labor and related expenses	31,953,000	25,983,000
Occupancy and other operating expenses	15,937,000	13,075,000
General and administrative expenses	8,912,000	7,763,000
Exchange related expenses	130,000	116,000
Depreciation and amortization expense	5,582,000	4,249,000
Pre-opening costs	1,080,000	395,000
Loss on disposal of assets	12,000	12,000
Total operating expenses	91,541,000	74,430,000
Income from operations	407,000	4,161,000
Other expenses
Tax Receivable Agreement liability adjustment	1,473,000	0
Interest expense, net	226,000	159,000
Income (loss) before income taxes	(1,292,000)	4,002,000
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(1,981,000)	1,300,000
Net income	689,000	2,702,000
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(35,000)	(904,000)
Net income attributable to The Habit Restaurants, Inc.	$ 654,000	$ 1,798,000
Class A Common Stock [Member]
Net income attributable to The Habit Restaurants, Inc. per share Class A common stock:
Basic	$ 0.03	$ 0.09
Diluted	$ 0.03	$ 0.09
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding:
Basic	20,439,253	20,188,687
Diluted	20,492,198	20,215,371