Restaurant Operating Expenses

9 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Restaurant Operating Expenses

12.   Restaurant Operating Expenses

Restaurant operating expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

	Three Periods Ended				Ten Periods Ended
	January 1,		January 2,		January 1,		January 2,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Labor and related costs	$	25,438	$	23,803	$	85,223	$	81,403
Restaurant supplies		1,834		2,020		6,176		6,245
Credit card discounts		1,317		1,475		4,906		4,871
Advertising and promotional costs		2,750		2,854		9,740		9,122
Utilities		2,343		2,104		8,640		8,195
Occupancy costs		5,033		4,731		16,798		16,064
Depreciation and amortization		4,476		4,399		14,803		15,227
Other restaurant operating expenses		5,554		5,317		18,644		18,004
Total restaurant operating expenses	$	48,745	$	46,703	$	164,930	$	159,131

An amount equal to the estimated food cost of certain promotional offerings, such as The Chef’s Table gift certificate award, is recorded as advertising and promotional costs with a corresponding reduction to cost of food in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.