DIVERSIFIED RESTAURANT HOLDINGS, INC., 10-Q filed on 11/13/2019
Quarterly Report
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Document And Entity Information - shares
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Nov. 12, 2019
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]    
Entity Registrant Name Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Inc.  
Document Type 10-Q  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-29  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   33,324,160
Amendment Flag false  
Entity Central Index Key 0001394156  
Entity Filer Category Non-accelerated Filer  
Document Period End Date Sep. 29, 2019  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2019  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q3  
Entity Small Business true  
Entity Emerging Growth Company false  
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes  
Entity Shell Company false  
v3.19.3
Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
Sep. 29, 2019
Dec. 30, 2018
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,066,379 $ 5,364,014
Accounts receivable 309,822 654,322
Inventory 1,448,163 1,526,779
Prepaid and other assets 377,881 556,480
Total current assets 6,202,245 8,101,595
Property and equipment, net 28,803,555 34,423,345
Operating lease right-of-use assets 48,356,670  
Operating lease right-of-use assets   52,303,764
Intangible assets, net 2,044,176 2,106,489
Goodwill 50,097,081 50,097,081
Other long-term assets 237,079 408,761
Total assets 135,740,806 147,441,035
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable 4,688,909 4,273,133
Accrued compensation 3,240,444 1,830,415
Other accrued liabilities 4,169,969 2,821,235
Current portion of long-term debt 93,787,074 11,515,093
Current portion of operating lease liabilities 6,500,407  
Current portion of operating lease liabilities   6,670,227
Total current liabilities 112,386,803 27,110,103
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion 45,160,160  
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion   48,956,491
Deferred income taxes 1,519,726 1,220,087
Other long-term liabilities 289,047 343,075
Long-term debt, less current portion 0 90,907,537
Total liabilities 159,355,736 168,537,293
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 2, 9 and 10)
Stockholders’ deficit:    
Common stock - $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 33,327,453 and 33,200,708, respectively, issued and outstanding 3,237 3,182
Preferred stock - $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; zero shares issued and outstanding 0 0
Additional paid-in capital 27,589,181 27,021,517
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (312,093) 355,293
Accumulated deficit (50,895,255) (48,476,250)
Total stockholders’ deficit (23,614,930) (21,096,258)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit $ 135,740,806 $ 147,441,035
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - $ / shares
Sep. 29, 2019
Dec. 30, 2018
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]    
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Common stock, shares authorized 100,000,000 100,000,000
Common stock, shares issued 33,327,453 33,200,708
Common stock, shares outstanding 33,327,453 33,200,708
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares authorized 10,000,000 10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued 0 0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding 0 0
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]        
Net loss $ (2,060,973) $ (1,793,331) $ (2,474,789) $ (2,805,631)
Other comprehensive income (loss):        
Unrealized changes in fair value of interest rate swaps, net of tax of $0, ($166,380), $79,617 and ($252,619), respectively. (38,663) 4,241 (611,602) 950,425
Comprehensive loss $ (2,099,636) $ (1,789,090) $ (3,086,391) $ (1,855,206)
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Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Revenue $ 38,229,244 $ 37,491,751 $ 117,717,573 $ 114,063,781
Restaurant operating costs (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below):        
Compensation costs 10,544,001 10,279,281 32,197,030 30,611,334
Occupancy costs 2,918,060 2,912,508 8,858,598 8,662,718
Other operating costs 8,428,577 8,461,334 25,254,856 24,817,359
General and administrative expenses 3,546,962 2,033,302 7,709,931 6,456,962
Depreciation and amortization 2,427,067 2,908,608 7,636,396 9,175,853
Impairment and loss on asset disposal (5,387) (918,399) (28,963) (931,196)
Total operating expenses 39,070,849 38,206,228 115,981,682 113,043,634
Operating (loss) profit (841,605) (714,477) 1,735,891 1,020,147
Interest expense (1,453,803) (1,609,277) (4,436,535) (4,865,308)
Other income, net 448,450 24,779 505,689 77,995
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes (1,846,958) (2,298,975) (2,194,955) (3,767,166)
Income tax benefit (expense) (214,015) 505,644 (279,834) 961,535
Net loss (2,060,973) (1,793,331) $ (2,474,789) $ (2,805,631)
Net income $ (2,060,973) $ (1,793,331)    
Basic and diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share) $ (0.06) $ (0.06) $ (0.08) $ (0.10)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:        
Basic and diluted (in shares) 32,677,823 30,643,240 32,228,351 27,990,420
Food and Beverage [Member]        
Food, beverage, and packaging costs $ 11,200,795 $ 10,692,796 $ 34,295,908 $ 32,388,212
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Parentheticals) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]        
Unrealized changes in fair value of interest rate swaps, tax $ 0 $ (166,380) $ 79,617 $ (252,619)
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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Deficit - USD ($)
Total
Common Stock
Additional Paid-in Capital
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Retained Earnings
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017   26,859,125      
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017 $ (23,228,635) $ 2,625 $ 21,776,402 $ (283,208) $ (44,724,454)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Issuance of restricted shares (in shares)   216,500      
Forfeitures of restricted shares (in shares)   (4,585)      
Shares effectively repurchased for required withholding taxes (in shares)   (29,924)      
Shares effectively repurchased for required withholding taxes (43,617) $ (3) (43,614)    
Employee stock purchase plan (in shares)   14,374      
Employee stock purchase plan 18,974 $ 1 18,973    
Share-based compensation (in shares)   81,024      
Share-based compensation 234,758 $ 20 234,738    
Other comprehensive income 708,342     708,342  
Net loss 159,870        
Net income 159,870        
Balance (in shares) at Apr. 01, 2018   27,136,514      
Balance at Apr. 01, 2018 (20,754,816) $ 2,643 21,986,499 425,134 (43,169,092)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017   26,859,125      
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017 (23,228,635) $ 2,625 21,776,402 (283,208) (44,724,454)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Employee stock purchase plan (in shares)   47,078      
Share-based compensation 500,000        
Other comprehensive loss 950,425        
Net loss (2,805,631)        
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2018   32,577,262      
Balance at Sep. 30, 2018 (18,614,566) $ 3,179 26,849,631 667,217 (46,134,593)
Balance (in shares) at Apr. 01, 2018   27,136,514      
Balance at Apr. 01, 2018 (20,754,816) $ 2,643 21,986,499 425,134 (43,169,092)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Issuance of restricted shares (in shares)   137,930      
Forfeitures of restricted shares (in shares)   (1,000)      
Shares effectively repurchased for required withholding taxes (in shares)   (9,688)      
Shares effectively repurchased for required withholding taxes (6,389) $ (1) (6,388)    
Employee stock purchase plan (in shares)   18,629      
Employee stock purchase plan 22,976 $ 2 22,974    
Share-based compensation 153,027 $ 4 153,023    
Other comprehensive income 237,842     237,842  
Net loss (1,172,170)        
Net income (1,172,170)        
Balance (in shares) at Jul. 01, 2018   27,282,385      
Balance at Jul. 01, 2018 (21,519,530) $ 2,648 22,156,108 662,976 (44,341,262)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Issuance of restricted shares (in shares)   20,689      
Forfeitures of restricted shares (in shares)   (29,336)      
Shares effectively repurchased for required withholding taxes (in shares)   (10,551)      
Shares effectively repurchased for required withholding taxes (20,345) $ (1) (20,344)    
Issuance of common shares from offering, net of fees and expenses (in shares)   5,300,000      
Issuance of common shares from offering, net of fees and expenses of $.7 million 4,579,781 $ 530 4,579,251    
Employee stock purchase plan (in shares)   14,075      
Employee stock purchase plan 16,970 $ 2 16,968    
Share-based compensation 117,648   117,648    
Other comprehensive income 4,241     4,241  
Other comprehensive loss 4,241        
Net loss (1,793,331)        
Net income (1,793,331)        
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2018   32,577,262      
Balance at Sep. 30, 2018 $ (18,614,566) $ 3,179 26,849,631 667,217 (46,134,593)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 30, 2018 33,200,708 33,200,708      
Balance at Dec. 30, 2018 $ (21,096,258) $ 3,182 27,021,517 355,293 (48,476,250)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Forfeitures of restricted shares (in shares)   (500)      
Shares effectively repurchased for required withholding taxes (in shares)   (17,458)      
Shares effectively repurchased for required withholding taxes (25,909) $ (2) (25,907)    
Employee stock purchase plan (in shares)   32,834      
Employee stock purchase plan 28,137 $ 3 28,134    
Share-based compensation 168,338 $ 5 168,333    
Other comprehensive loss (185,171)     (185,171)  
Net loss 55,441        
Net income 55,441        
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019   33,215,584      
Balance at Mar. 31, 2019 $ (21,055,422) $ 3,188 27,192,077 114,338 (48,365,025)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 30, 2018 33,200,708 33,200,708      
Balance at Dec. 30, 2018 $ (21,096,258) $ 3,182 27,021,517 355,293 (48,476,250)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Employee stock purchase plan (in shares)   68,763      
Share-based compensation 700,000        
Other comprehensive loss (611,602)        
Net loss $ (2,474,789)        
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 29, 2019 33,327,453 33,327,453      
Balance at Sep. 29, 2019 $ (23,614,930) $ 3,237 27,589,181 (312,093) (50,895,255)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019   33,215,584      
Balance at Mar. 31, 2019 (21,055,422) $ 3,188 27,192,077 114,338 (48,365,025)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Issuance of restricted shares (in shares)   87,500      
Forfeitures of restricted shares (in shares)   (6,500)      
Shares effectively repurchased for required withholding taxes (in shares)   (43,295)      
Shares effectively repurchased for required withholding taxes (29,937) $ (4) (29,933)    
Employee stock purchase plan (in shares)   20,891      
Employee stock purchase plan 15,664 $ 2 15,662    
Share-based compensation 152,570 $ 18 152,552    
Other comprehensive loss (387,768)     (387,768)  
Net loss (469,257)        
Net income (469,257)        
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019   33,274,180      
Balance at Jun. 30, 2019 (21,774,150) $ 3,204 27,330,358 (273,430) (48,834,282)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Issuance of restricted shares (in shares)   213,330      
Forfeitures of restricted shares (in shares)   (18,570)      
Shares effectively repurchased for required withholding taxes (in shares)   (156,525)      
Shares effectively repurchased for required withholding taxes (129,171) $ (16) (129,155)    
Employee stock purchase plan (in shares)   15,038      
Employee stock purchase plan 8,866 $ 2 8,864    
Share-based compensation 379,161 $ 47 379,114    
Other comprehensive loss (38,663)     (38,663)  
Net loss (2,060,973)        
Net income $ (2,060,973)        
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 29, 2019 33,327,453 33,327,453      
Balance at Sep. 29, 2019 $ (23,614,930) $ 3,237 $ 27,589,181 $ (312,093) $ (50,895,255)
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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Deficit (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2018
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]    
Fees and expenses $ 0.7 $ 0.7
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities    
Net loss $ (2,474,789) $ (2,805,631)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 7,636,396 9,175,853
Amortization of operating lease assets 4,588,220 4,621,128
Amortization of debt discount and loan fees 192,597 231,392
Impairment and loss on asset disposals 28,963 931,196
Share-based compensation 700,069 505,433
Deferred income taxes 543,365 (985,393)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities that provided (used) cash:    
Accounts receivable 344,500 348,763
Inventory 78,616 184,244
Prepaid and other assets 24,899 (104,671)
Intangible assets 0 (20,000)
Other long-term assets (53,744) (8,312)
Accounts payable 480,721 (753,767)
Operating lease liabilities (4,607,277) (4,454,507)
Accrued liabilities 2,228,533 1,274,270
Net cash provided by operating activities 9,711,069 8,139,998
Cash flows from investing activities    
Purchases of property and equipment (2,048,201) (1,289,884)
Net cash used in investing activities (2,048,201) (1,289,884)
Cash flows from financing activities    
Repayments of long-term debt (8,828,153) (8,679,842)
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan 52,667 58,920
Tax withholdings for restricted stock (185,017) (70,351)
Issuance of common stock, net of fees and expenses of $.7 million 0 4,579,781
Net cash used in financing activities (8,960,503) (4,111,492)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (1,297,635) 2,738,622
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 5,364,014 4,371,159
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 4,066,379 $ 7,109,781
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2018
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]    
Fees and expenses $ 0.7 $ 0.7
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Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Nature of Business

Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Inc. (“DRH,” the "Company," "us," "our" or "we") is a restaurant company operating a single concept, Buffalo Wild Wings® (“BWW”). As one of the largest franchisees of BWW, we provide a unique guest experience in a casual and inviting environment.

DRH currently operates 64 BWW restaurants (20 in Michigan, 17 in Florida, 15 in Missouri, 7 in Illinois and 5 in Indiana).

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements as of September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, and for the three and nine-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The financial information as of September 29, 2019 and for the nine-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018 is unaudited, but, in the opinion of management, reflects all adjustments and accruals necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

The consolidated financial information as of December 30, 2018 is derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2018, which is included in Part II Item 8 in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2018, and should be read in conjunction with such consolidated financial statements.

The results of operations for the nine-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be achieved for the entire fiscal year ending December 29, 2019.

Our significant accounting policies are disclosed in Part II, Item 8, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2018.

Since December 30, 2018, there has been one significant change in our accounting policies related to the implementation of ASU No. 2016-02, Leases, which is presented below and in Note 9.

Going Concern

As further discussed in Note 6, the Company has approximately $94.0 million of debt outstanding under its $155.0 million senior secured credit facility with a syndicate of lenders led by Citizens (the “Credit Facility”) with a maturity date of June 29, 2020. The debt agreement contains various customary financial covenants generally based on the earnings of the Company relative to its debt. The financial covenants consist of a quarterly minimum required debt service coverage ratio and a maximum permitted lease adjusted leverage ratio which were reset pursuant an amendment dated February 28, 2018. This amendment also changed the definition of "consolidated EBITDA" used in the calculation of these financial covenants to permit the inclusion of a maximum of $5 million of equity proceeds over the remaining term of the agreement.

On July 24, 2018 the Company completed an underwritten registered public offering of 6 million shares of common stock at a public offering price of $1.00 per share, which included 700,000 shares offered by a certain selling stockholder, for total Company gross proceeds of $5.3 million. The net proceeds from the offering were approximately $4.6 million after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by us, and were included in "consolidated EBITDA" for purposes of computing financial covenants beginning in the third quarter of 2018 and through the second quarter of 2019.

Beginning in the third quarter of 2019, the net proceeds from the registered public offering were no longer included in "consolidated EBITDA" and, as a result, the Company is currently not in compliance with these financial covenants which constitutes a default under the Credit Facility. Accordingly, at the election of lenders representing more than 50% of total credit exposure, the lenders could, among other things, charge default interest or accelerate the outstanding indebtedness, neither of which has occurred.

As further discussed in Note 15, on November 6, 2019, the Company has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) among Patton Wings Intermediate Holdings, LLC (“Parent”), and Golden Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and the Company, providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. If the Merger Agreement is consummated, the Credit Facility will be repaid and discharged.

The Company is in discussions with Citizens concerning a waiver and an amendment to the Credit Facility. While the Company has successfully negotiated financial covenant amendments in the past, there can be no assurance that it will be successful in obtaining a satisfactory amendment.

Until such time as the Company has successfully negotiated financial covenant amendments or executed an agreement to amend, refinance or replace the Credit Facility, the Company cannot conclude that it is probable that it will do so and, accordingly, this raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. However, the accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue to operate as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The accompanying financial statements do not include adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty, including any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects of the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts and classifications of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

Revenue Recognition Policy
Revenue is measured based on consideration specified in implied contracts with our customers and excludes amounts collected on behalf of third parties. The Company recognizes revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation (at the time of sale) by transferring control over a product to a customer. Payment is due at the time the food or merchandise is transferred to the customer. The portion of any sale that results in loyalty rewards being issued is deferred, net of estimated breakage, until redemption.
Nature of Goods Sold
DRH earns revenue through sales of food, beverages and merchandise, and redemptions of gift cards by our customers. These sales occur through multiple channels, such as in-restaurant, call-in, online (web-based) and via third party delivery services.
BWW offers a system-wide loyalty program (Blazin’ Rewards®) whereby enrolled customers earn points for each qualifying purchase. As a franchisee, DRH is required to participate in the program. DRH estimates the value of loyalty points earned (the value per point) by dividing the menu price of redeemable items by the loyalty reward points required to redeem that menu item. Points issued as part of the loyalty program expire after 6 months of member inactivity. DRH commissioned a study to determine a reasonable estimate of the breakage rate, which was approximately 32%.

DRH has two types of sales transactions, transactions without loyalty attachment and transactions with loyalty attachment. Transactions without loyalty attachment require no allocation of the transaction price, because the price is observable and fixed based on the menu. Transactions with loyalty attachment have two performance obligations: 1) providing the purchased food, beverages and/or merchandise to the customer and, 2) redeeming awarded loyalty points for food, beverages or merchandise in the future. In loyalty related transactions the price is allocated to the products sold and the points issued. Revenue related to loyalty points that may be redeemed in the future is deferred, net of estimated breakage, until such loyalty points are redeemed. The accrued loyalty liability balance is reflected in Note 5.

The Company offers gift cards for purchase through a BWW system-wide program. Gift cards sold are recorded as a liability to BWW. When redeemed, the gift card liability is offset by recording the transaction as revenue. Net gift card activity is settled with BWW weekly. At times, gift card redemptions may exceed amounts due to BWW for gift card purchases, resulting in an asset balance. Because this is a system-wide program operated by BWW, the Company is not impacted by and does not record breakage.

Disaggregation of Revenue
In the following table, revenue is disaggregated by product mix.
Disaggregated Revenue
 
 
 
 
Product
Three Months Ended September 29, 2019
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
Food
$
32,135,892

 
$
31,394,837

Alcohol
6,093,352

 
6,096,914

Total
$
38,229,244

 
$
37,491,751

 
 
 
 
Product
Nine Months Ended September 29, 2019
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
Food
$
98,885,684

 
$
95,404,774

Alcohol
18,831,889

 
18,659,007

Total
$
117,717,573

 
$
114,063,781




Recent Accounting Pronouncements

We reviewed all significant newly-issued accounting pronouncements and concluded that they either are not applicable to our operations or that no material effect is expected on our consolidated financial statements as a result of future adoption.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases ("ASU 2016-02"). ASU 2016-02 requires the lessee to recognize a lease asset and liability for lease arrangements longer than 12 months. Leases are classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company adopted the new standard as of December 31, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach. The Company has adjusted comparative periods and has elected the package of practical expedients which allows it to not reassess whether a contract is or contains a lease, lease classification, and initial direct costs. The adoption of ASU 2016-02 materially impacted our consolidated financial statements by significantly increasing our non-current assets and liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets in order to record the right-of-use ("ROU") assets and related lease liabilities for our operating leases. We lease all of our restaurant properties under operating leases. The adoption of the standard does not have a material impact on our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) or Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

In conjunction with our adoption of the new lease accounting standard, certain line items have been adjusted on our opening balance sheets as of January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018 to conform to the current period presentation. As of January 1, 2018, the line items impacted and adjustments consist of: the addition of $50.0 million in ROU assets, $6.3 million in current operating lease liabilities, $46.9 million in non-current operating lease liabilities, and $1.4 million in retained earnings; and the removal of $0.1 million of intangible assets, $2.6 million in deferred rent, $0.5 million of unfavorable operating lease liabilities, and $1.5 million in deferred gains associated with prior sale leaseback transactions. As of December 31, 2018, the line items impacted and adjustments consist of: the addition of $52.3 million in ROU assets, $6.7 million in current operating lease liabilities, $49.0 million in non-current operating lease liabilities, and $1.3 million in retained earnings; and the removal of $0.1 million of intangible assets, $2.8 million in deferred rent, $0.4 million of unfavorable operating lease liabilities, and $1.4 million in deferred gains associated with prior sale leaseback transactions. Additionally, the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, reflects an increase in general and administrative expense of approximately $32,000 and $96,000, respectively. Refer to Note 9 for further details.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income ("ASU 2018-02"). ASU 2018-02 provided financial statement preparers with an option to reclassify stranded tax effects within accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings in each period in which the effect of the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (or portion thereof) was recorded. ASU 2018-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company adopted ASU 2018-02 effective December 31, 2018, and elected to reclassify the income tax effects of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to retained earnings. Adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue with Contracts from Customers (Topic 606) ("ASU 2014-09"). ASU 2014-09 supersedes the current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. This ASU and subsequently issued amendments, introduce a five-step model to achieve its core principal of the entity recognizing revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date, which delayed the effective date of ASU 2014-09 for public companies to January 1, 2018. The FASB also agreed to allow entities to choose to adopt the standard as of the original effective date.

The requirements for these standards relating to Topic 606 were effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted ASU 2014-09 effective as of January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective transition method to all existing contracts that were not substantially completed at the adoption date. We finalized our analysis and the adoption of ASU 2014-09 which did not have a material impact on the timing or amount of revenue recognized as compared to the Company's previous revenue recognition practices.
v3.19.3
Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Guarantees [Abstract]  
UNCONSOLIDATED VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

On December 25, 2016, the Company completed a spin-off (the "Spin-Off") of 19 Bagger Dave's entities and certain real estate entities which house the respective Bagger Dave's entities previously owned by DRH into a new independent publicly traded company, Bagger Dave's Burger Tavern, Inc. ("Bagger Dave's"). After the Spin-Off, the Company remains involved with certain activities that result in Bagger Dave’s being considered a Variable Interest Entity ("VIE"). This conclusion results primarily from the existence of guarantees by the Company of certain Bagger Dave’s leases as described below under "Lease Guarantees". While the Company holds a variable interest in Bagger Dave’s, it is not considered to be its primary beneficiary because it does not have the power to direct the activities of Bagger Dave’s. Specifically, we considered the fact that, although our Executive Chairman and acting President and Chief Executive Officer is currently also on Bagger Dave’s board, there are no agreements in place that require him to vote in the interests of the Company, as he does not represent the Company in his capacity as a Bagger Dave’s director. As a result, the Company does not consolidate the VIE.

Lease Guarantees

At September 29, 2019, the Company is a guarantor for 9 leases, three of which have been re-leased to unaffiliated parties. In the event the respective lessees cannot make their lease payments, the Company may become responsible for the payments under its guarantee.

Upon the Spin-Off of Bagger Dave's, in accordance with ASC 460, Guarantees, the Company evaluated its liability from the lease guarantees first by estimating the non-contingent component representing the estimated fair market value of the guarantees at inception, and recorded a liability. As of September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, the liability is $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively, and it is included in other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Prior to the Spin-Off, no liability had been recorded as a result of the affiliate relationship between the Company and Bagger Dave’s.

Secondly, the Company considered the contingent component of the guarantees and concluded that, as of September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, no loss under the guarantees was probable because all of the Bagger Dave's restaurants subject to the guaranteed leases are either currently operating or the site has been leased to another tenant who is responsible for, and making, the lease payments.

The Company has determined that its maximum exposure resulting from the lease guarantees includes approximately $6.6 million of future minimum lease payments plus potential additional payments to satisfy maintenance, property tax and insurance requirements under the leases as of September 29, 2019. The terms and conditions of the guarantees vary, and each guarantee has an expiration date which may or may not correspond with the end of the underlying lease term. The guarantee expiration dates range from less than 5 months to 11 years as of September 29, 2019. In the event that the Company is required to perform under any of its lease guarantees, we do not believe the liability would be material because we would first seek to minimize the exposure by finding a suitable tenant to lease the space. In many cases, we expect that a replacement tenant would be found and the lessor would agree to release the Company from its future guarantee obligation. In reaching our conclusion, we also considered the following:

the financial condition of Bagger Dave’s, including its ability to service the lease payments on the locations it continues to operate;
its history of incurring operating losses;
its liquidity position and the actions available to it should its liquidity deteriorate to such a degree that its ability to service required lease payments is threatened; and
the actions available to the Company to avoid or mitigate potential losses should Bagger Dave's become unable to service one or more of the leases that the Company guarantees.

The following table discloses the guarantee expiration of all Bagger Dave's leases that include a guarantee by the Company as of September 29, 2019:
Guarantee Expiration
Future guaranteed lease payments
Less than six years
$
737,766

Six to eleven years
5,894,265

Total
$
6,632,031

v3.19.3
Property and Equipment
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property and equipment are comprised of the following assets:
 
 
September 29, 2019
 
December 30, 2018
Equipment
 
$
28,470,089

 
$
27,541,376

Furniture and fixtures
 
6,848,436

 
6,742,523

Leasehold improvements
 
57,702,781

 
57,344,678

Restaurant construction in progress
 
346,013

 
439,321

Total
 
93,367,319

 
92,067,898

Less accumulated depreciation
 
(64,563,764
)
 
(57,644,553
)
Property and equipment, net
 
$
28,803,555

 
$
34,423,345



We are monitoring several restaurants with regard to the valuation of the property and equipment. As we periodically refine our estimated future operating results, changes in our estimates and assumptions may cause us to realize impairment charges in the future that could be material.

Based on impairment indicators that existed at September 30, 2018, the Company performed an impairment analysis on certain long-lived assets subject to depreciation and recorded a fixed asset impairment of $0.9 million related to one underperforming restaurant located in Missouri. The impairment charge was recorded to the extent that the carrying amount of the assets were not considered recoverable based on the estimated discounted cash flows and the underlying fair value of the assets, which was recorded in impairment and loss on asset disposals on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
v3.19.3
Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]  
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets are comprised of the following:
 
 
September 29, 2019
 
December 30, 2018
Amortized intangible assets
 
 
 
 
Franchise fees
 
$
1,305,642

 
$
1,305,642

Trademark
 
2,500

 
2,500

Non-compete
 
76,560

 
76,560

Total
 
1,384,702

 
1,384,702

Less accumulated amortization
 
(596,853
)
 
(534,540
)
Total amortized intangible assets, net
 
787,849

 
850,162

 
 
 
 
 
Unamortized intangible assets
 
 
 
 
Liquor licenses
 
1,256,327

 
1,256,327

Total intangible assets, net
 
$
2,044,176

 
$
2,106,489



Amortization expense was $21,029 and $22,212, $63,087 and $63,822 for the three-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, and nine-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively.

The aggregate weighted-average amortization period for intangible assets is 7.2 years at September 29, 2019.
v3.19.3
Other Accrued Liabilities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES
OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES
 
September 29, 2019
 
December 30, 2018
Sales tax payable
$
870,398

 
$
940,165

Accrued interest
420,686

 
484,535

Accrued royalty fees
732,111

 
173,189

Accrued property taxes
702,151

 
224,865

Accrued loyalty rewards
1,073,031

 
847,434

Interest rate swap liability
312,093

 

Other
59,499

 
151,047

Total other accrued liabilities
$
4,169,969

 
$
2,821,235

v3.19.3
Debt
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
DEBT
DEBT

Debt consists of the following obligations:
 
 
September 29, 2019
 
December 30, 2018
$120.0 million term loan - the rate at September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018 was 5.60% and 5.85%, respectively.
 
$
72,198,615

 
$
79,698,616

$30.0 million development line of credit, converted to the DF Term Loan in December 2016 and June 2018. The rate at September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018 was 5.60% and 5.85%, respectively.
 
16,783,107

 
18,111,259

$5.0 million revolving line of credit - the rate at September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018 was 5.53% and 6.01%, respectively.
 
5,000,000

 
5,000,000

Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs
 
(194,648
)
 
(387,245
)
Total debt
 
93,787,074

 
102,422,630

 
 
 
 
 
Less current portion
 
(93,787,074
)
 
(11,515,093
)
Long-term debt, net of current portion
 
$

 
$
90,907,537



On June 29, 2015, the Company entered into the Credit Facility with a senior lien on all the Company’s personal property and fixtures. The Credit Facility initially consisted of a $120.0 million term loan (the “Term Loan”), a $30.0 million development line of credit (the “DLOC”) and a $5.0 million revolving line of credit (the “RLOC”).

On December 23, 2016, the Company amended the Credit Facility (the "December 2016 Amendment") for purposes of, among other things, releasing the Bagger Dave’s entities as borrowers and releasing all related liens on the Bagger Dave’s assets. In addition, the amendment (a) converted the amounts then outstanding under the DLOC to a development facility term loan (the “DF Term Loan” and, together with the Term Loan, the "Term Loans"), (b) canceled $6.8 million previously available under the DLOC, and (c) extended the maturity date on the remaining $5.0 million under the DLOC to June 29, 2018. Upon the maturity of the DLOC on June 29, 2018, the amount outstanding under the DLOC was added to the existing DF Term Loan.

Payments of principal are based upon a 12-year straight-line amortization schedule, with monthly principal payments of $980,906 on the Term Loans, plus accrued interest. As of September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, $5.0 million was outstanding under the RLOC. The entire remaining outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Credit Facility is due and payable on the maturity date of June 29, 2020.

The interest rate for each of the loans, as selected by the borrower, is based upon either a LIBOR or base rate (generally Prime or Fed Funds) plus an applicable margin, which ranges from 2.25% to 3.5% for LIBOR loans and from 1.25% to 2.5% for base rate loans, depending on the lease adjusted leverage ratio as defined in the agreement.

Fees related to the term debt are recorded as debt discount. Debt issuance costs represent legal, consulting and financial costs associated with debt financing. As a result of the December 2016 Amendment, the Company incurred $197,889 of debt issuance costs recorded as a part of debt discount. Debt discount related to term debt, net of accumulated amortization totaled $194,648 and $387,245 at September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively. Debt discount and debt issuance cost are amortized over the life of the debt and are recorded in interest expense using the effective interest method.

For the three-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018 and nine-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018 interest expense was $1.5 million and $1.6 million, $4.4 million and $4.9 million, respectively.

The Credit Facility agreement contains various customary financial covenants generally based on the earnings of the Company relative to its debt. The financial covenants consist of a quarterly minimum required debt service coverage ratio ("DSCR") and a maximum permitted lease adjusted leverage ratio ("LALR") which were reset pursuant to an amendment dated February 28, 2018. This amendment also changed the definition of "consolidated EBITDA" used in the calculation of these financial covenants to permit the inclusion of a maximum of $5 million of equity proceeds over the remaining term of the Credit Facility agreement.

On July 24, 2018, the Company completed an underwritten registered public offering of 6 million shares of common stock at a public offering price of $1.00 per share, which included 700,000 shares offered by a certain selling stockholder, for total Company gross proceeds of $5.3 million. The net proceeds from the offering were approximately $4.6 million after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by us, and were included in "consolidated EBITDA" for purposes of computing financial covenants beginning in the third quarter of 2018 and through the second quarter of 2019.

Beginning in the third quarter of 2019, the net proceeds from the registered public offering were no longer included in "consolidated EBITDA" and, as a result, the Company is currently not in compliance with these financial covenants which constitutes a default under the Credit Facility. Accordingly, at the election of lenders representing more than 50% of total credit exposure, the lenders could, among other things, charge default interest or accelerate the outstanding indebtedness, neither of which has occurred.

As further discussed in Note 15, on November 6, 2019, the Company entered into the Merger Agreement providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. If the Merger is consummated, the Credit Facility will be repaid and discharged.

The Company is in discussions with Citizens concerning a waiver and an amendment to the Credit Facility. While the Company has successfully negotiated financial covenant amendments in the past, there can be no assurance that it will be successful in obtaining a satisfactory amendment.

At September 29, 2019, the Company has two interest rate swap agreements to fix a portion of the interest rates on its variable rate debt. The swap agreements all qualify for hedge accounting. Under the swap agreements, the Company receives interest at the one-month LIBOR and pays a fixed rate. Since these swap agreements qualify for hedge accounting, the changes in fair value are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax. The fair value of the derivative assets and liabilities are included in prepaid and other assets and other accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively. See Note 13 for additional information pertaining to interest rate swaps.

The following tables summarize the fair value of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges which were outstanding:

 
 
 
September 29, 2019
 
 
 
Notional amounts
 
Derivative assets
 
Derivative liabilities
Interest rate swaps
Rate
Expires
 
 
 
 
 
January 2015
1.8%
December 2019
$
20,464,285

 
$
8,370

 
$

August 2015
2.3%
June 2020
57,819,048

 

 
320,463

Total
 
 
$
78,283,333

 
$
8,370


$
320,463


 
 
 
December 30, 2018
 
 
 
Notional amounts
 
Derivative assets
 
Derivative liabilities
Interest rate swaps
Rate
Expires
 
 
 
 
 
April 2012
1.4%
April 2019
$
761,905

 
$
1,689

 
$

January 2015
1.8%
December 2019
25,809,524

 
152,011

 

August 2015
2.3%
June 2020
58,930,655

 
225,426

 

Total
 
 
$
85,502,084

 
$
379,126

 
$

v3.19.3
Share-Based Compensation
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Restricted share awards

The Company's Stock Incentive Plan of 2017 authorizes a total of 2,500,000 shares of common stock for issuance as incentive awards.

For the nine-months ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018 restricted shares were issued to certain team members under the Stock Incentive Plan of 2017 at a weighted-average grant date fair value of $0.78 and $1.29, respectively. Based on the standard form of Stock Award Agreement, shares typically vest ratably over either a one or three year period, or on the third anniversary of the grant date, as determined by the Company's Compensation Committee. Upon vesting, the Company withholds shares to cover the minimum withholding requirement, unless the recipient opts out. Unrecognized share-based compensation expense of $0.4 million at September 29, 2019 will be recognized over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 1.9 years. The total grant date fair value of shares vested during the nine-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, was $1.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively. The increase in 2019 is due to accelerated vesting of restricted stock, as a result of executive resignations during the third quarter of 2019. Under the Stock Incentive Plan of 2017, there were 1.0 million shares available for future awards at September 29, 2019.

The following table presents the restricted stock transactions during the nine-month period ended September 29, 2019:
 
Number of
Restricted
Stock Shares
Unvested, December 30, 2018
1,274,839

Granted
300,830

Vested
(700,102
)
Vested shares tax portion
(217,278
)
Expired/Forfeited
(25,570
)
Unvested, September 29, 2019
632,719


The following table presents the restricted stock transactions during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018:
 
Number of
Restricted
Stock Shares
Unvested, December 31, 2017
531,000

Granted
375,119

Vested
(165,705
)
Vested shares tax portion
(29,904
)
Expired/Forfeited
(34,921
)
Unvested, September 30, 2018
675,589



On July 30, 2010, prior to the adoption of the Stock Incentive Plan of 2011, DRH granted options for the purchase of 210,000 shares of common stock to the directors of the Company. These options are fully vested and had an original expiration date six years from the date of issuance. On July 28, 2016, the Stock Option Agreement of 2010 was amended to extend the expiration date of these options to July 31, 2019. The options could have been exercised at a price of $2.50 per share. The 150,000 options outstanding expired unexercised on July 31, 2019.

Employee stock purchase plan

The Company reserved 250,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). The ESPP is available to team members subject to employment eligibility requirements. Participants may purchase common stock at 85.0% of the lesser of the start or end price for the offering period. The plan has four offering periods, each start/end date coincides with the fiscal quarter and are awarded on the last day of the offering period. During the nine-months ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, the Company issued 68,763 and 47,078 shares, respectively. Under the ESPP, there were 7,151 shares available for future purchase at September 29, 2019. Based on the rate of past purchases under the ESPP, we expect that there will be no shares available for issuance under the ESPP after December 29, 2019.

Share-based compensation

Share-based compensation of $0.4 million and $0.1 million was recognized during both three-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018 and $0.7 million and $0.5 million for the nine-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively as compensation costs in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and as additional paid-in capital on the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Deficit to reflect the grant date fair value of shares vested.

The Company has authorized 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock at a par value of $0.0001No preferred shares are issued or outstanding as of September 29, 2019. Any preferences, rights, voting powers, restrictions, dividend limitations, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption shall be set forth and adopted by a Board of Directors' resolution prior to issuance of any series of preferred stock.
v3.19.3
Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES

The effective income tax provision (benefit) rate was 11.6% and (22.0)%, 12.7% and (25.5)% for the three-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, and nine-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively. The change in the effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 29, 2019 compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2018 is primarily attributable to the tax effects of indefinite-lived intangible amortization against the differences in income before taxes and the full year earnings expectation.

In accordance with the provisions of ASC 740, a valuation allowance was established as of December 31, 2017, for the deferred tax assets of the Company, and remains in place as of September 29, 2019. On a quarterly basis, the Company evaluates the recoverability of the deferred tax asset by reviewing current and projected company and restaurant industry trends, and the macro economic environment.
v3.19.3
Leases
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Leases, Operating [Abstract]  
LEASES
LEASES

General Lease Information

As of September 29, 2019, we operated 64 Company-owned restaurants, all of which are leased properties. Our restaurants range in size from approximately 5,300 square feet to 13,500 square feet with the majority of our restaurants located in stand-alone buildings and/or end-cap positions in strip malls, with a few being in strip mall in-line positions. The Company's initial restaurant lease terms range from 10-20 years and frequently require us to pay variable lease costs, which include a proportionate share of real estate taxes, insurance, common area maintenance, and other operating costs. Typically, our restaurant operating lease renewal options allow us to extend the lease terms for periods of five to 10 years, though the options are not recognized in the ROU assets or lease liabilities. Some restaurant leases provide for contingent rental payments payable only when sales exceed certain thresholds. The sales thresholds were not met and no contingent rental payments were incurred during the three-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018 and nine-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018. Most of our real estate leases incorporate incremental rent increases based on the passage of time.

An election was made by the Company to not account for short-term leases of 12 months or less on the balance sheet.

Significant Assumptions and Judgments

Allocation of consideration - The Company has non-real estate leases that contain both a service component and equipment. In most cases, the Company has obtained stand-alone pricing from our vendors for the restaurant equipment that is leased in order to allocate the contract consideration between the lease and non-lease components.

Discount rate - The Company does not know the rate implicit in its leases and, as a result, we use our estimated incremental borrowing rate. The estimated rate is based on a risk free rate plus a risk-adjusted margin. We believe that this rate is indicative of a fully-collateralized borrowing rate that would have been used in the particular circumstances of our leases.

Amounts Recognized in the Financial Statements
 
Three months ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 29, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
 
September 29, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
Lease cost:

 

 

 

Operating lease cost
$
2,343,301

 
$
2,349,266

 
$
7,055,109

 
$
7,067,040

Variable lease cost
705,245

 
664,598

 
2,186,229

 
1,915,359

Sublease income
(61,100
)
 
(61,100
)
 
(183,300
)
 
(146,763
)
Total lease cost
$
2,987,446

 
$
2,952,764

 
$
9,058,038

 
$
8,835,636

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental information:

 

 

 

Cash paid for operating lease liabilities
$
2,360,867

 
$
2,340,516

 
$
7,038,304

 
$
7,058,289

ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities (1)
$

 
$
4,540,573

 
$
641,126

 
$
56,736,037

Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases
9.0 Years

 
9.8 Years

 
9.0 Years

 
9.8 Years

Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases
6.0
%
 
6.0
%
 
6.0
%
 
6.0
%
(1)Amounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 include the transition adjustment for the adoption of ASU 2016-02 discussed in Note 1

Scheduled future undiscounted minimum lease payments for each of the next five years and thereafter for non-cancelable operating leases with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year at September 29, 2019 are summarized as follows:
Year
Amount
Remainder of 2019
$
2,336,949

2020
9,397,937

2021
8,796,614

2022
8,013,556

2023
7,096,801

Thereafter
33,059,110

Total lease payments
68,700,967

Less: imputed interest
(17,040,400
)
Present value of lease liabilities
$
51,660,567

v3.19.3
Commitments and Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Refer to Note 2 for a discussion of lease guarantees provided by the Company.

Franchise Related
The Company is required to pay BWW royalties (5.0% of net sales) and advertising fund contributions (2.90% of net sales). In addition, the Company is required to spend an additional 0.25% of regional net sales on advertising in non-cooperative markets and 0.35% of regional net sales in markets with advertising cooperatives, for the term of the individual franchise agreements. The Company incurred $1.9 million for both three-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018 and $5.8 million and $5.7 million in royalty expense for the nine-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively. Advertising fund contribution expenses were $1.1 million and $1.2 million, and $3.5 million and $3.7 million for the three-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018 and nine-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively. Amounts are recorded in Other operating costs on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The Company is required by its various BWW franchise agreements to modernize the restaurants during the term of the agreements. The individual agreements generally require improvements between the fifth and tenth year to meet the most current design model that BWW has approved. In the past, the modernization costs for a restaurant ranged from $50,000 to $1.3 million depending on an individual restaurant's needs.

Legal Proceedings
The Company is subject to ordinary and routine legal proceedings, as well as demands, claims and threatened litigation, which arise in the ordinary course of our business. These claims arise from personal injuries, contract claims, dram shop claims, employment-related claims, and claims from guests or team members alleging injury, illness, or other food quality, health, or operational concerns. The ultimate outcome of any litigation is uncertain. We have insured and continue to insure against most of these types of claims. A judgment on any claim not covered by or in excess of our insurance coverage could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
v3.19.3
Earnings Per Share
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
EARNINGS PER SHARE
EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following is a reconciliation of basic and fully diluted earnings per common share for the three and nine month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018:

 
Three Months Ended
 
 
September 29, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
Net loss
 
$
(2,060,973
)
 
$
(1,793,331
)
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average shares outstanding
 
32,677,823

 
30,643,240

Effect of dilutive securities
 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding - assuming dilution
 
32,677,823

 
30,643,240

 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share
 
$
(0.06
)
 
$
(0.06
)
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share - assuming dilution
 
$
(0.06
)
 
$
(0.06
)

 
 
 
 

 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 29, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
Net loss
 
$
(2,474,789
)
 
$
(2,805,631
)
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average shares outstanding
 
32,228,351

 
27,990,420

Effect of dilutive securities
 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding - assuming dilution
 
32,228,351

 
27,990,420

 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share
 
$
(0.08
)
 
$
(0.10
)
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share - assuming dilution
 
$
(0.08
)
 
$
(0.10
)


During the three and nine month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, 632,719 and 675,589 shares, respectively, of unvested restricted stock were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because such shares were anti-dilutive.

During the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2018, 150,000 options were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because such options were anti-dilutive. The options expired on July 31, 2019.
v3.19.3
Supplemental Cash Flows Information
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]  
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOWS INFORMATION

Other Cash Flows Information

Cash paid for interest was $1.4 million and $1.6 million, $4.3 million and $4.7 million, during the three-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018 and nine-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively.

Cash paid for income taxes was $0 and $23,662, $10,582 and $23,857 during the three-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, and nine-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively.

Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Operating, Investing, and Financing Activities

Non-cash investing activities for property and equipment not yet paid as of both September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, was $0.1 million.
v3.19.3
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The guidance for fair value measurements, FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, establishes the authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and outlines the required disclosures regarding fair value measurements. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. We use a three-tier fair value hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs as follows:

 
Level 1
Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities;
 
 
 
 
Level 2
Inputs, other than level 1 inputs, either directly or indirectly observable; and
 
 
 
 
Level 3
Unobservable inputs developed using internal estimates and assumptions (there is little or no market data) which reflect those that market participants would use.

As of September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively, our financial instruments consisted of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, interest rate swaps, lease guarantee liability, and debt. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximate carrying value, due to their short-term nature.

The fair value of our interest rate swaps is determined based on valuation models, which utilize quoted interest rate curves to calculate the forward value and then discount the forward values to the present period. The Company measures the fair value using broker quotes, which are generally based on observable market inputs including yield curves and the value associated with counterparty credit risk. Our interest rate swaps are classified as a Level 2 measurement as these securities are not actively traded in the market, but are observable based on transactions associated with bank loans with similar terms and maturities. See Note 6 for additional information pertaining to interest rates swaps.

The fair value of our lease guarantee liability was determined by calculating the present value of the difference between the estimated rate at which the Company and Bagger Dave’s could borrow money in a duration similar to the underlying lease guarantees. Our lease guarantees are classified as a Level 2 measurement as there is no actively traded market for such instruments.

As of September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, our total debt was approximately $93.8 million and $102.4 million, respectively, which approximated fair value because the applicable interest rates are adjusted frequently based on short-term market rates (Level 2).

There were no transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy during the three and nine month period ended September 29, 2019 and the fiscal year ended December 30, 2018.

The following table presents the fair values for those assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis as of September 29, 2019:

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Description
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Asset/(Liability)
Total
Interest rate swaps
 
$

 
$
(312,093
)
 
$

 
$
(312,093
)
Lease guarantee liability
 

 
(243,298
)
 

 
(243,298
)
Total
 
$

 
$
(555,391
)
 
$

 
$
(555,391
)

 
The following table presents the fair values for those assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis as of December 30, 2018:

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Description
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Asset/(Liability)
Total
Interest rate swaps
 
$

 
$
379,126

 
$

 
$
379,126

Lease guarantee liability
 

 
(282,084
)
 

 
(282,084
)
Total
 
$

 
$
97,042

 
$

 
$
97,042

v3.19.3
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The following table summarizes each component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) ("AOCI"):
 
 
Three Months Ended September 29, 2019
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
 
Interest Rate Swaps
 
Interest Rate Swaps
Beginning balance
 
$
(273,430
)
 
$
662,976

 
 
 
 
 
Gain (loss) recorded
 
(38,663
)
 
170,621

Tax benefit (expense)
 

 
(166,380
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
(38,663
)
 
4,241


 
 
 
 
Ending balance AOCI
 
$
(312,093
)
 
$
667,217

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 29, 2019
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
 
Interest Rate Swaps
 
Interest Rate Swaps
Beginning balance
 
$
355,293

 
$
(283,208
)
 
 
 
 
 
Gain (loss) recorded
 
(691,219
)
 
1,203,044

Tax benefit (expense)
 
79,617

 
(252,619
)
Adoption of ASU 2018-02 (Note 1)
 
(55,784
)
 

Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
(667,386
)
 
950,425

 
 
 
 
 
Ending balance AOCI
 
$
(312,093
)
 
$
667,217

v3.19.3
Subsequent Event
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Event
SUBSEQUENT EVENT

Merger Agreement
On November 6, 2019, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) among Patton Wings Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”), and Golden Merger Sub, Inc., a Nevada corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and the Company, providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Parent and Merger Sub are affiliates of ICV Partners IV, L.P. In the Merger, our shareholders will receive $1.05 in cash for each share of common stock of the Company.

The closing of the Merger is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2019 or the first quarter of 2020. The closing is subject to certain conditions, including, but not limited to, the approval of our stockholders, the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions, and receipt of consent to the Merger from Buffalo Wild Wings International, Inc. (the “Franchisor”). Many of these conditions are outside our control, and we cannot provide any assurance as to whether or when the Merger will be consummated or whether our shareholders will realize the anticipated benefits of completing the Merger. Also, if we do not receive the consent of the Franchisor or the closing conditions are not satisfied or if an event occurs that delays or prevents the Merger, such delay or failure to complete the Merger may cause uncertainty and other negative consequences that may materially and adversely affect our business, financial position and results of operations.

The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for each of the Company and Parent. In addition to their respective termination rights, and subject to certain limitations, the Company or Parent may terminate the Merger Agreement if the Merger is not consummated by February 28, 2020.

Upon termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, under specified circumstances, including to accept a superior proposal (subject to compliance with certain notice and other requirements), the Company will be required to pay Parent a termination fee of $4,000,000. The Merger Agreement also provides that Parent will be required to pay the Company a reverse termination fee of $4,000,000 upon termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, under specified circumstances, including if the Company terminates the Merger Agreement because Parent’s or Merger Sub’s uncured breach of its respective representations and warranties or the failure to perform its respective covenants and other agreements under the Merger Agreement causes the Company’s obligation to consummate the Merger to not be satisfied, or (ii) Parent, after satisfaction of the closing conditions (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing), has not consummated the Merger within five business days of when it is otherwise required.

In 2019, through the date of this filing, we have incurred an estimated amount of external legal, advisory and financial services fees and certain internal labor and associated costs related to the Merger of approximately $0.8 million.
v3.19.3
Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation (Policies)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements as of September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, and for the three and nine-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The financial information as of September 29, 2019 and for the nine-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018 is unaudited, but, in the opinion of management, reflects all adjustments and accruals necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

The consolidated financial information as of December 30, 2018 is derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2018, which is included in Part II Item 8 in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2018, and should be read in conjunction with such consolidated financial statements.

The results of operations for the nine-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be achieved for the entire fiscal year ending December 29, 2019.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
Recent Accounting Pronouncements

We reviewed all significant newly-issued accounting pronouncements and concluded that they either are not applicable to our operations or that no material effect is expected on our consolidated financial statements as a result of future adoption.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases ("ASU 2016-02"). ASU 2016-02 requires the lessee to recognize a lease asset and liability for lease arrangements longer than 12 months. Leases are classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The updated guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company adopted the new standard as of December 31, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach. The Company has adjusted comparative periods and has elected the package of practical expedients which allows it to not reassess whether a contract is or contains a lease, lease classification, and initial direct costs. The adoption of ASU 2016-02 materially impacted our consolidated financial statements by significantly increasing our non-current assets and liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets in order to record the right-of-use ("ROU") assets and related lease liabilities for our operating leases. We lease all of our restaurant properties under operating leases. The adoption of the standard does not have a material impact on our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) or Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

In conjunction with our adoption of the new lease accounting standard, certain line items have been adjusted on our opening balance sheets as of January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018 to conform to the current period presentation. As of January 1, 2018, the line items impacted and adjustments consist of: the addition of $50.0 million in ROU assets, $6.3 million in current operating lease liabilities, $46.9 million in non-current operating lease liabilities, and $1.4 million in retained earnings; and the removal of $0.1 million of intangible assets, $2.6 million in deferred rent, $0.5 million of unfavorable operating lease liabilities, and $1.5 million in deferred gains associated with prior sale leaseback transactions. As of December 31, 2018, the line items impacted and adjustments consist of: the addition of $52.3 million in ROU assets, $6.7 million in current operating lease liabilities, $49.0 million in non-current operating lease liabilities, and $1.3 million in retained earnings; and the removal of $0.1 million of intangible assets, $2.8 million in deferred rent, $0.4 million of unfavorable operating lease liabilities, and $1.4 million in deferred gains associated with prior sale leaseback transactions. Additionally, the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, reflects an increase in general and administrative expense of approximately $32,000 and $96,000, respectively. Refer to Note 9 for further details.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income ("ASU 2018-02"). ASU 2018-02 provided financial statement preparers with an option to reclassify stranded tax effects within accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings in each period in which the effect of the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (or portion thereof) was recorded. ASU 2018-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company adopted ASU 2018-02 effective December 31, 2018, and elected to reclassify the income tax effects of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to retained earnings. Adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue with Contracts from Customers (Topic 606) ("ASU 2014-09"). ASU 2014-09 supersedes the current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. This ASU and subsequently issued amendments, introduce a five-step model to achieve its core principal of the entity recognizing revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date, which delayed the effective date of ASU 2014-09 for public companies to January 1, 2018. The FASB also agreed to allow entities to choose to adopt the standard as of the original effective date.

The requirements for these standards relating to Topic 606 were effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted ASU 2014-09 effective as of January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective transition method to all existing contracts that were not substantially completed at the adoption date. We finalized our analysis and the adoption of ASU 2014-09 which did not have a material impact on the timing or amount of revenue recognized as compared to the Company's previous revenue recognition practices.
v3.19.3
Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Disaggregation of Revenue
In the following table, revenue is disaggregated by product mix.
Disaggregated Revenue
 
 
 
 
Product
Three Months Ended September 29, 2019
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
Food
$
32,135,892

 
$
31,394,837

Alcohol
6,093,352

 
6,096,914

Total
$
38,229,244

 
$
37,491,751

 
 
 
 
Product
Nine Months Ended September 29, 2019
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
Food
$
98,885,684

 
$
95,404,774

Alcohol
18,831,889

 
18,659,007

Total
$
117,717,573

 
$
114,063,781

v3.19.3
(Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Guarantees [Abstract]  
Schedule of Guarantor Obligations
The following table discloses the guarantee expiration of all Bagger Dave's leases that include a guarantee by the Company as of September 29, 2019:
Guarantee Expiration
Future guaranteed lease payments
Less than six years
$
737,766

Six to eleven years
5,894,265

Total
$
6,632,031

v3.19.3
Property and Equipment (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property and equipment are comprised of the following assets:
 
 
September 29, 2019
 
December 30, 2018
Equipment
 
$
28,470,089

 
$
27,541,376

Furniture and fixtures
 
6,848,436

 
6,742,523

Leasehold improvements
 
57,702,781

 
57,344,678

Restaurant construction in progress
 
346,013

 
439,321

Total
 
93,367,319

 
92,067,898

Less accumulated depreciation
 
(64,563,764
)
 
(57,644,553
)
Property and equipment, net
 
$
28,803,555

 
$
34,423,345

v3.19.3
Intangible Assets (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]  
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Intangible assets are comprised of the following:
 
 
September 29, 2019
 
December 30, 2018
Amortized intangible assets
 
 
 
 
Franchise fees
 
$
1,305,642

 
$
1,305,642

Trademark
 
2,500

 
2,500

Non-compete
 
76,560

 
76,560

Total
 
1,384,702

 
1,384,702

Less accumulated amortization
 
(596,853
)
 
(534,540
)
Total amortized intangible assets, net
 
787,849

 
850,162

 
 
 
 
 
Unamortized intangible assets
 
 
 
 
Liquor licenses
 
1,256,327

 
1,256,327

Total intangible assets, net
 
$
2,044,176

 
$
2,106,489

v3.19.3
Other Accrued Liabilities (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Other Accrued Liabilities
 
September 29, 2019
 
December 30, 2018
Sales tax payable
$
870,398

 
$
940,165

Accrued interest
420,686

 
484,535

Accrued royalty fees
732,111

 
173,189

Accrued property taxes
702,151

 
224,865

Accrued loyalty rewards
1,073,031

 
847,434

Interest rate swap liability
312,093

 

Other
59,499

 
151,047

Total other accrued liabilities
$
4,169,969

 
$
2,821,235

v3.19.3
Debt (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Long-term Debt
Debt consists of the following obligations:
 
 
September 29, 2019
 
December 30, 2018
$120.0 million term loan - the rate at September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018 was 5.60% and 5.85%, respectively.
 
$
72,198,615

 
$
79,698,616

$30.0 million development line of credit, converted to the DF Term Loan in December 2016 and June 2018. The rate at September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018 was 5.60% and 5.85%, respectively.
 
16,783,107

 
18,111,259

$5.0 million revolving line of credit - the rate at September 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018 was 5.53% and 6.01%, respectively.
 
5,000,000

 
5,000,000

Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs
 
(194,648
)
 
(387,245
)
Total debt
 
93,787,074

 
102,422,630

 
 
 
 
 
Less current portion
 
(93,787,074
)
 
(11,515,093
)
Long-term debt, net of current portion
 
$

 
$
90,907,537

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
The following tables summarize the fair value of derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges which were outstanding:

 
 
 
September 29, 2019
 
 
 
Notional amounts
 
Derivative assets
 
Derivative liabilities
Interest rate swaps
Rate
Expires
 
 
 
 
 
January 2015
1.8%
December 2019
$
20,464,285

 
$
8,370

 
$

August 2015
2.3%
June 2020
57,819,048

 

 
320,463

Total
 
 
$
78,283,333

 
$
8,370


$
320,463


 
 
 
December 30, 2018
 
 
 
Notional amounts
 
Derivative assets
 
Derivative liabilities
Interest rate swaps
Rate
Expires
 
 
 
 
 
April 2012
1.4%
April 2019
$
761,905

 
$
1,689

 
$

January 2015
1.8%
December 2019
25,809,524

 
152,011

 

August 2015
2.3%
June 2020
58,930,655

 
225,426

 

Total
 
 
$
85,502,084

 
$
379,126

 
$

v3.19.3
Share-Based Compensation (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Nonvested Restricted Stock Shares Activity
The following table presents the restricted stock transactions during the nine-month period ended September 29, 2019:
 
Number of
Restricted
Stock Shares
Unvested, December 30, 2018
1,274,839

Granted
300,830

Vested
(700,102
)
Vested shares tax portion
(217,278
)
Expired/Forfeited
(25,570
)
Unvested, September 29, 2019
632,719


The following table presents the restricted stock transactions during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2018:
 
Number of
Restricted
Stock Shares
Unvested, December 31, 2017
531,000

Granted
375,119

Vested
(165,705
)
Vested shares tax portion
(29,904
)
Expired/Forfeited
(34,921
)
Unvested, September 30, 2018
675,589

v3.19.3
Leases (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Leases, Operating [Abstract]  
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases
s located in stand-alone buildings and/or end-cap positions in strip malls, with a few being in strip mall in-line positions. The Company's initial restaurant lease terms range from 10-20 years and frequently require us to pay variable lease costs, which include a proportionate share of real estate taxes, insurance, common area maintenance, and other operating costs. Typically, our restaurant operating lease renewal options allow us to extend the lease terms for periods of five to 10 years, though the options are not recognized in the ROU assets or lease liabilities. Some restaurant leases provide for contingent rental payments payable only when sales exceed certain thresholds. The sales thresholds were not met and no contingent rental payments were incurred during the three-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018 and nine-month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018. Most of our real estate leases incorporate incremental rent increases based on the passage of time.

An election was made by the Company to not account for short-term leases of 12 months or less on the balance sheet.

Significant Assumptions and Judgments

Allocation of consideration - The Company has non-real estate leases that contain both a service component and equipment. In most cases, the Company has obtained stand-alone pricing from our vendors for the restaurant equipment that is leased in order to allocate the contract consideration between the lease and non-lease components.

Discount rate - The Company does not know the rate implicit in its leases and, as a result, we use our estimated incremental borrowing rate. The estimated rate is based on a risk free rate plus a risk-adjusted margin. We believe that this rate is indicative of a fully-collateralized borrowing rate that would have been used in the particular circumstances of our leases.

Amounts Recognized in the Financial Statements
 
Three months ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 29, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
 
September 29, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
Lease cost:

 

 

 

Operating lease cost
$
2,343,301

 
$
2,349,266

 
$
7,055,109

 
$
7,067,040

Variable lease cost
705,245

 
664,598

 
2,186,229

 
1,915,359

Sublease income
(61,100
)
 
(61,100
)
 
(183,300
)
 
(146,763
)
Total lease cost
$
2,987,446

 
$
2,952,764

 
$
9,058,038

 
$
8,835,636

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental information:

 

 

 

Cash paid for operating lease liabilities
$
2,360,867

 
$
2,340,516

 
$
7,038,304

 
$
7,058,289

ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities (1)
$

 
$
4,540,573

 
$
641,126

 
$
56,736,037

Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases
9.0 Years

 
9.8 Years

 
9.0 Years

 
9.8 Years

Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases
6.0
%
 
6.0
%
 
6.0
%
 
6.0
%
(1)Amounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 include the transition adjustment for the adoption of ASU 2016-02 discussed in Note 1

Scheduled future undiscounted minimum lease payments for each of the next five years and thereafter for non-cancelable operating leases with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year at September 29, 2019 are summarized as follows:
Year
Amount
Remainder of 2019
$
2,336,949

2020
9,397,937

2021
8,796,614

2022
8,013,556

2023
7,096,801

Thereafter
33,059,110

Total lease payments
68,700,967

Less: imputed interest
(17,040,400
)
Present value of lease liabilities
$
51,660,567

Lease, Cost [Table Text Block]
Amounts Recognized in the Financial Statements
 
Three months ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 29, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
 
September 29, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
Lease cost:

 

 

 

Operating lease cost
$
2,343,301

 
$
2,349,266

 
$
7,055,109

 
$
7,067,040

Variable lease cost
705,245

 
664,598

 
2,186,229

 
1,915,359

Sublease income
(61,100
)
 
(61,100
)
 
(183,300
)
 
(146,763
)
Total lease cost
$
2,987,446

 
$
2,952,764

 
$
9,058,038

 
$
8,835,636

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental information:

 

 

 

Cash paid for operating lease liabilities
$
2,360,867

 
$
2,340,516

 
$
7,038,304

 
$
7,058,289

ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities (1)
$

 
$
4,540,573

 
$
641,126

 
$
56,736,037

Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases
9.0 Years

 
9.8 Years

 
9.0 Years

 
9.8 Years

Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases
6.0
%
 
6.0
%
 
6.0
%
 
6.0
%
(1)Amounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 include the transition adjustment for the adoption of ASU 2016-02 discussed in Note 1
v3.19.3
Earnings Per Share (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted
The following is a reconciliation of basic and fully diluted earnings per common share for the three and nine month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018:

 
Three Months Ended
 
 
September 29, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
Net loss
 
$
(2,060,973
)
 
$
(1,793,331
)
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average shares outstanding
 
32,677,823

 
30,643,240

Effect of dilutive securities
 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding - assuming dilution
 
32,677,823

 
30,643,240

 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share
 
$
(0.06
)
 
$
(0.06
)
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share - assuming dilution
 
$
(0.06
)
 
$
(0.06
)

 
 
 
 

 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
September 29, 2019
 
September 30, 2018
Net loss
 
$
(2,474,789
)
 
$
(2,805,631
)
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average shares outstanding
 
32,228,351

 
27,990,420

Effect of dilutive securities
 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding - assuming dilution
 
32,228,351

 
27,990,420

 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share
 
$
(0.08
)
 
$
(0.10
)
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share - assuming dilution
 
$
(0.08
)
 
$
(0.10
)
v3.19.3
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis
The following table presents the fair values for those assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis as of September 29, 2019:

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Description
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Asset/(Liability)
Total
Interest rate swaps
 
$

 
$
(312,093
)
 
$

 
$
(312,093
)
Lease guarantee liability
 

 
(243,298
)
 

 
(243,298
)
Total
 
$

 
$
(555,391
)
 
$

 
$
(555,391
)

 
The following table presents the fair values for those assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis as of December 30, 2018:

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Description
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Asset/(Liability)
Total
Interest rate swaps
 
$

 
$
379,126

 
$

 
$
379,126

Lease guarantee liability
 

 
(282,084
)
 

 
(282,084
)
Total
 
$

 
$
97,042

 
$

 
$
97,042

v3.19.3
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The following table summarizes each component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) ("AOCI"):
 
 
Three Months Ended September 29, 2019
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
 
Interest Rate Swaps
 
Interest Rate Swaps
Beginning balance
 
$
(273,430
)
 
$
662,976

 
 
 
 
 
Gain (loss) recorded
 
(38,663
)
 
170,621

Tax benefit (expense)
 

 
(166,380
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
(38,663
)
 
4,241


 
 
 
 
Ending balance AOCI
 
$
(312,093
)
 
$
667,217

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 29, 2019
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
 
Interest Rate Swaps
 
Interest Rate Swaps
Beginning balance
 
$
355,293

 
$
(283,208
)
 
 
 
 
 
Gain (loss) recorded
 
(691,219
)
 
1,203,044

Tax benefit (expense)
 
79,617

 
(252,619
)
Adoption of ASU 2018-02 (Note 1)
 
(55,784
)
 

Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
(667,386
)
 
950,425

 
 
 
 
 
Ending balance AOCI
 
$
(312,093
)
 
$
667,217

v3.19.3
Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation (Details)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jul. 24, 2018
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Sep. 29, 2019
USD ($)
restaurant
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Sep. 29, 2019
USD ($)
restaurant
segment
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Jan. 01, 2018
USD ($)
Jun. 29, 2015
USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                  
Operating lease right-of-use assets   $ 48,356,670   $ 48,356,670          
Long-term debt outstanding   94,000,000   $ 94,000,000          
Breakage rate of loyalty program       32.00%          
Number of reportable segments | segment       1          
Senior secured credit facility                 $ 155,000,000.0
Issuance of common stock, net of fees and expenses of $.7 million       $ 0 $ 4,579,781 $ 4,600,000      
Current portion of operating lease liabilities   6,500,407   6,500,407          
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion   45,160,160   45,160,160          
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption               $ 1,395,492  
Intangible assets, net   2,044,176   2,044,176   2,106,489      
General and administrative expenses   $ 3,546,962 $ 2,033,302 $ 7,709,931 6,456,962        
Retained Earnings                  
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                  
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption             $ 55,784 1,395,492  
BWW                  
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                  
Number of restaurants | restaurant   64   64          
BWW | Michigan                  
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                  
Number of restaurants | restaurant   20   20          
BWW | Indiana                  
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                  
Number of restaurants | restaurant   5   5          
BWW | Missouri                  
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                  
Number of restaurants | restaurant   15   15          
BWW | Florida                  
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                  
Number of restaurants | restaurant   17   17          
BWW | Illinois                  
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                  
Number of restaurants | restaurant   7   7          
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility                  
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                  
Senior secured credit facility   $ 5,000,000   $ 5,000,000   5,000,000     $ 5,000,000
IPO [Member]                  
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                  
Number of shares issued (in shares) | shares 6,000,000                
Price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 1.00                
Consideration received $ 5,300,000                
Stockholder [Member] | IPO [Member]                  
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                  
Number of shares issued (in shares) | shares 700,000                
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member]                  
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                  
Deferred Rent Credit             (2,800,000) (2,600,000)  
Off-market Lease, Unfavorable           (400,000)   (500,000)  
Operating lease right-of-use assets             52,300,000 50,000,000  
Current portion of operating lease liabilities             6,700,000 6,300,000  
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion             49,000,000 46,900,000  
Intangible assets, net           $ (100,000)   (100,000)  
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Deferred Gain, Net             (1,400,000) (1,500,000)  
General and administrative expenses     $ 32,000   $ 96,000        
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member] | Retained Earnings                  
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                  
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption             $ 1,300,000 $ 1,400,000  
v3.19.3
Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue $ 38,229,244 $ 37,491,751 $ 117,717,573 $ 114,063,781
Food        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 32,135,892 31,394,837 98,885,684 95,404,774
Alcohol        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue $ 6,093,352 $ 6,096,914 $ 18,831,889 $ 18,659,007
v3.19.3
(Details)
$ in Millions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
USD ($)
restaurant
Dec. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Number of restaurants re-leased to unaffiliated parties | restaurant 3  
Property Lease Guarantee    
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Number of restaurants | restaurant 9  
Guarantee liability | $ $ 0.2 $ 0.3
Future minimum lease payments due | $ $ 6.6  
Minimum    
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Guarantee term 5 months  
Maximum    
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]    
Guarantee term 11 years  
v3.19.3
Lease Schedule (Details)
Sep. 29, 2019
USD ($)
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]  
Total $ 68,700,967
Property Lease Guarantee  
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]  
Less than six years 737,766
Six to eleven years 5,894,265
Total $ 6,632,031
v3.19.3
Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 29, 2019
Dec. 30, 2018
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property and equipment, gross   $ 93,367,319 $ 92,067,898
Less accumulated depreciation   (64,563,764) (57,644,553)
Property and equipment, net   28,803,555 34,423,345
Fixed asset impairment $ 900,000    
Equipment      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property and equipment, gross   28,470,089 27,541,376
Furniture and fixtures      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property and equipment, gross   6,848,436 6,742,523
Leasehold improvements      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property and equipment, gross   57,702,781 57,344,678
Restaurant construction in progress      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property and equipment, gross   $ 346,013 $ 439,321
v3.19.3
Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Dec. 30, 2018
Amortized intangible assets          
Franchise fees $ 1,305,642   $ 1,305,642   $ 1,305,642
Trademark 2,500   2,500   2,500
Non-compete 76,560   76,560   76,560
Total 1,384,702   1,384,702   1,384,702
Less accumulated amortization (596,853)   (596,853)   (534,540)
Total amortized intangible assets, net 787,849   787,849   850,162
Unamortized intangible assets          
Liquor licenses 1,256,327   1,256,327   1,256,327
Total intangible assets, net 2,044,176   2,044,176   $ 2,106,489
Amortization expense $ 21,029 $ 22,212 $ 63,087 $ 63,822  
Aggregate weighted-average amortization period     7 years 2 months    
v3.19.3
Other Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)
Sep. 29, 2019
Dec. 30, 2018
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]    
Sales tax payable $ 870,398 $ 940,165
Accrued interest 420,686 484,535
Accrued royalty fees 732,111 173,189
Accrued property taxes 702,151 224,865
Accrued loyalty rewards 1,073,031 847,434
Interest rate swap liability 312,093 0
Other 59,499 151,047
Total other accrued liabilities $ 4,169,969 $ 2,821,235
v3.19.3
Debt (Details) - USD ($)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Dec. 30, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs $ (194,648) $ (387,245)
Total 93,787,074 102,422,630
Less current portion (93,787,074) (11,515,093)
Long-term debt, net of current portion 0 90,907,537
Term Loan | June 2020 Term Loan    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Notes payable 72,198,615 79,698,616
Line of Credit | June 2020 DLOC    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Notes payable 16,783,107 18,111,259
Revolving Credit Facility | Senior Secured Credit Facility    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Notes payable $ 5,000,000 $ 5,000,000
Minimum | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Basis spread 2.25%  
Minimum | Base Rate    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Basis spread 1.25%  
Maximum | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Basis spread 3.50%  
Maximum | Base Rate    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Basis spread 2.50%  
v3.19.3
Debt (Narrative) (Details)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jul. 24, 2018
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 23, 2016
USD ($)
Jun. 29, 2015
USD ($)
Sep. 29, 2019
USD ($)
agreement
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Sep. 29, 2019
USD ($)
agreement
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Senior secured credit facility     $ 155,000,000.0          
Debt issuance costs               $ 197,889
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs       $ 194,648   $ 194,648   387,245
Interest expense       $ 1,453,803 $ 1,609,277 4,436,535 $ 4,865,308  
Issuance of common stock, net of fees and expenses of $.7 million           $ 0 $ 4,579,781 4,600,000
Interest Rate Swap                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Number of interest rate swap agreements | agreement       2   2    
Term Loan                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Senior secured credit facility     $ 120,000,000          
Debt payment term     12 years          
Scheduled monthly principal and interest paymеnts     $ 980,906          
Line of Credit | Development Line of Credit                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Senior secured credit facility     30,000,000          
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Senior secured credit facility     $ 5,000,000 $ 5,000,000   $ 5,000,000   5,000,000
Notes payable       $ 5,000,000   $ 5,000,000   $ 5,000,000
Interest rate       5.53%   5.53%   6.01%
June 2020 DLOC | Term Loan Facility                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Senior secured credit facility       $ 3,100,000   $ 3,100,000   $ 18,200,000
June 2020 DLOC | Line of Credit                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Senior secured credit facility       30,000,000   30,000,000   30,000,000
Notes payable       $ 16,783,107   $ 16,783,107   $ 18,111,259
Interest rate       5.60%   5.60%   5.85%
June 2020 Term Loan | Term Loan                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Senior secured credit facility       $ 120,000,000   $ 120,000,000   $ 120,000,000
Notes payable       $ 72,198,615   $ 72,198,615   $ 79,698,616
Interest rate       5.60%   5.60%   5.85%
DF Term Loan | Line of Credit | Development Line of Credit                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Canceled amount of debt previously available   $ 6,800,000            
Remaining borrowing capacity   $ 5,000,000            
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Maximum                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Basis spread           3.50%    
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Maximum | June 2020 DLOC | Line of Credit                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Interest rate       3.50%   3.50%   3.50%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Maximum | Revolving Credit Facility | Senior Secured Credit Facility                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Interest rate       3.50%   3.50%   3.50%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Maximum | June 2020 Term Loan | Term Loan                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Interest rate       3.50%   3.50%   3.50%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Minimum                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Basis spread           2.25%    
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Minimum | June 2020 DLOC | Line of Credit                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Interest rate       2.25%   2.25%   2.25%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Minimum | Revolving Credit Facility | Senior Secured Credit Facility                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Interest rate       2.25%   2.25%   2.25%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Minimum | June 2020 Term Loan | Term Loan                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Interest rate       2.25%   2.25%   2.25%
Base Rate | Maximum                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Basis spread           2.50%    
Base Rate | Maximum | June 2020 DLOC | Line of Credit                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Interest rate       2.50%   2.50%   2.50%
Base Rate | Maximum | Revolving Credit Facility | Senior Secured Credit Facility                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Interest rate       2.50%   2.50%   2.50%
Base Rate | Maximum | June 2020 Term Loan | Term Loan                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Interest rate       2.50%   2.50%   2.50%
Base Rate | Minimum                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Basis spread           1.25%    
Base Rate | Minimum | June 2020 DLOC | Line of Credit                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Interest rate       1.25%   1.25%   1.25%
Base Rate | Minimum | Revolving Credit Facility | Senior Secured Credit Facility                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Interest rate       1.25%   1.25%   1.25%
Base Rate | Minimum | June 2020 Term Loan | Term Loan                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Interest rate       1.25%   1.25%   1.25%
IPO [Member]                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Number of shares issued (in shares) | shares 6,000,000              
Price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 1.00              
Consideration received $ 5,300,000              
Stockholder [Member] | IPO [Member]                
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                
Number of shares issued (in shares) | shares 700,000              
v3.19.3
Debt (Fair Value of derivative Instruments) (Details) - Cash Flow Hedging - USD ($)
Sep. 29, 2019
Dec. 30, 2018
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]    
Notional amounts $ 78,283,333 $ 85,502,084
Derivative assets 8,370 379,126
Derivative liabilities $ 320,463 $ 0
April 2019    
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]    
Rate   1.40%
Notional amounts   $ 761,905
Derivative assets   1,689
Derivative liabilities   $ 0
December 2019    
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]    
Rate 1.80% 1.82%
Notional amounts $ 20,464,285 $ 25,809,524
Derivative assets 8,370 152,011
Derivative liabilities $ 0 $ 0
June 2020    
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]    
Rate 2.30% 2.30%
Notional amounts $ 57,819,048 $ 58,930,655
Derivative assets 0 225,426
Derivative liabilities $ 320,463 $ 0
v3.19.3
Share-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2019
shares
Jul. 30, 2010
$ / shares
shares
Sep. 29, 2019
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Jun. 30, 2019
USD ($)
shares
Mar. 31, 2019
USD ($)
shares
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
shares
Jul. 01, 2018
USD ($)
shares
Apr. 01, 2018
USD ($)
shares
Sep. 29, 2019
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 25, 2016
offering_period
Dec. 30, 2019
shares
Dec. 30, 2018
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2017
shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Share-based compensation | $     $ 379,161 $ 152,570 $ 168,338 $ 117,648 $ 153,027 $ 234,758 $ 700,000 $ 500,000        
Preferred stock, shares authorized     10,000,000           10,000,000       10,000,000  
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares     $ 0.0001           $ 0.0001       $ 0.0001  
Preferred stock, shares issued     0           0       0  
Preferred stock, shares outstanding     0           0       0  
Common Stock                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Number of shares issued under the ESPP     15,038 20,891 32,834 14,075 18,629 14,374 68,763 47,078        
Share-based compensation | $     $ 47 $ 18 $ 5   $ 4 $ 20            
Director                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Number of options granted (in shares)   210,000                        
Expiration period   6 years                        
Options, exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares   $ 2.50                        
Number of options outstanding that expired unexercised (in shares) 150,000                          
Stock Incentive Plan                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Shares authorized for issuance (in shares)     2,500,000           2,500,000          
ESPP                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Number of shares available for future awards     7,151           7,151          
Number of shares reserved for future issuance                         250,000  
Number of offering periods | offering_period                     4      
ESPP | Maximum                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Purchase price, percentage                     85.00%      
Restricted Stock                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Unvested restricted stock (in shares)     632,719           632,719       1,274,839 531,000
Granted (in shares)                 300,830 375,119        
Weighted average grant date fair value (dollars per share) | $ / shares                 $ 0.78 $ 1.29        
Restricted Stock | Stock Incentive Plan                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense | $     $ 400,000           $ 400,000          
Weighted-average vesting period                 1 year 11 months          
Total fair value of shares vested | $                 $ 1,300,000 $ 600,000        
Number of shares available for future awards     1,000,000           1,000,000          
Restricted Stock | Stock Incentive Plan | Ratably over 3 years                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Vesting period                     3 years      
Restricted Stock | Stock Incentive Plan | One year period                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Vesting period                 1 year          
Restricted Stock | Stock Incentive Plan | 3 Year anniversary                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Vesting period                 3 years          
Forecast | ESPP                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Number of shares reserved for future issuance                       0    
v3.19.3
Share-Based Compensation (Restricted Shares Transactions) (Details) - Restricted Stock - shares
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]    
Unvested, beginning of period (in shares) 1,274,839 531,000
Granted (in shares) 300,830 375,119
Vested (in shares) (700,102) (165,705)
Vested shares tax portion (in shares) (217,278) (29,904)
Expired/Forfeited (in shares) (25,570) (34,921)
Unvested, end of period (in shares) 632,719  
v3.19.3
Income Taxes (Details)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]        
Effective income tax rate 11.60% (22.00%) 12.70% (25.50%)
v3.19.3
Leases (Narrative) (Details)
Sep. 29, 2019
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Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]  
Lessee, Operating Lease, Lease Not yet Commenced, Term of Contract 7 years 9 months
Minimum  
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]  
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract 10 years
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term 5 years
Size Of Restaurant 5,300
Maximum  
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]  
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract 20 years
Lessee, Operating Lease, Renewal Term 10 years
Size Of Restaurant 13,500
v3.19.3
Leases (Amounts Recognized in the Financial Statements (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Lease, Cost [Abstract]        
Operating lease cost $ 2,343,301 $ 2,349,266 $ 7,055,109 $ 7,067,040
Variable lease cost 705,245 664,598 2,186,229 1,915,359
Sublease income (61,100) (61,100) (183,300) (146,763)
Total lease cost 2,987,446 2,952,764 9,058,038 8,835,636
Cash paid for operating lease liabilities 2,360,867 2,340,516 7,038,304 7,058,289
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities $ 0 $ 4,540,573 $ 641,126 $ 56,736,037
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases 9 years 9 years 10 months 9 years 9 years 10 months
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases 6.00% 6.00% 6.00% 6.00%
v3.19.3
Leases (Future Minimum Lease Payments) (Details)
Sep. 29, 2019
USD ($)
Future Minimum Lease Payments [Abstract]  
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Remainder of Fiscal Year $ 2,336,949
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Year Two 9,397,937
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Year Three 8,796,614
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Year Four 8,013,556
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due Year Five 7,096,801
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payments, Due 33,059,110
Total 68,700,967
Less: imputed interest (17,040,400)
Present value of lease liabilities $ 51,660,567
v3.19.3
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Royalty fees, percentage 5.00%   5.00%  
Royalty fees $ 1,900 $ 1,900 $ 5,800 $ 5,700
Advertising Fund Contribution Expenses        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Advertising fund contribution expenses $ 1,100 $ 1,200 $ 3,500 $ 3,700
Global        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Advertising fund contributions 2.90%   2.90%  
Minimum | Certain Cities        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Advertising fund contributions 0.25%   0.25%  
Maximum | Certain Cities        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Advertising fund contributions 0.35%   0.35%  
Potential Penalty Per Undeveloped Restaurant        
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]        
Modernization costs for a restaurant, minimum     $ 50  
Modernization costs for a restaurant, maximum     $ 1,300  
v3.19.3
Earnings Per Share (Details) - shares
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Restricted Stock        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount 632,719 675,589 632,719 675,589
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount   150,000   150,000
v3.19.3
Earnings Per Share EPS (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Jun. 30, 2019
Mar. 31, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Jul. 01, 2018
Apr. 01, 2018
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]                
Net loss $ (2,060,973) $ (469,257) $ 55,441 $ (1,793,331) $ (1,172,170) $ 159,870 $ (2,474,789) $ (2,805,631)
Weighted-average shares outstanding (in shares) 32,677,823     30,643,240     32,228,351 27,990,420
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares) 0     0     0 0
Weighted-average shares outstanding - assuming dilution (in shares) 32,677,823     30,643,240     32,228,351 27,990,420
Basic and diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share) $ (0.06)     $ (0.06)     $ (0.08) $ (0.10)
Earnings per common share - assuming dilution (in dollars per share) $ (0.06)     $ (0.06)     $ (0.08) $ (0.10)
v3.19.3
Supplemental Cash Flows Information (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]        
Cash paid for interest $ 1,400,000 $ 1,600,000 $ 4,300,000 $ 4,700,000
Cash paid for income taxes $ 0 $ 23,662 10,582 23,857
Property and Equipment        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Property and equipment not yet paid     $ 100,000 $ 100,000
v3.19.3
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 29, 2019
Dec. 30, 2018
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]      
Level 2 to level 1 transfers, assets $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
Level 2 to level 1 transfers, liabilities 0 0 0
Asset transfers into level 3 0 0 0
Liability transfers into level 3 0 0 0
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Long-term Debt 93,787,074 93,787,074 102,422,630
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Interest rate swaps (312,093) (312,093)  
Interest rate swaps     379,126
Guarantees, Fair Value Disclosure (243,298) (243,298) (282,084)
Total (555,391) (555,391) 97,042
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Interest rate swaps 0 0  
Interest rate swaps     0
Guarantees, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Interest rate swaps (312,093) (312,093)  
Interest rate swaps     379,126
Guarantees, Fair Value Disclosure (243,298) (243,298) (282,084)
Total (555,391) (555,391) 97,042
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Interest rate swaps 0 0  
Interest rate swaps     0
Guarantees, Fair Value Disclosure 0 0 0
Total $ 0 $ 0 $ 0
v3.19.3
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Jul. 01, 2018
Apr. 01, 2018
Sep. 29, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]            
Beginning balance         $ 355,293  
Total other comprehensive income (loss)   $ 4,241 $ 237,842 $ 708,342    
Ending balance AOCI $ (312,093)       (312,093)  
Interest Rate Swaps            
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]            
Beginning balance (273,430) 662,976   $ (283,208) 355,293 $ (283,208)
Gain (loss) recorded (38,663) 170,621     (691,219) 1,203,044
Tax benefit (expense) 0 (166,380)     79,617 (252,619)
Adoption of ASU 2018-02 (Note 1)         (55,784) 0
Total other comprehensive income (loss) (38,663) 4,241     (667,386) 950,425
Ending balance AOCI $ (312,093) $ 667,217 $ 662,976   $ (312,093) $ 667,217
v3.19.3
Subsequent Event (Details) - Merger Agreement - Subsequent Event - USD ($)
10 Months Ended
Nov. 13, 2019
Nov. 06, 2019
Subsequent Event [Line Items]    
Common stock value (in dollars per share)   $ 1.05
Merger termination fee   $ 4,000,000
Merger related costs $ 800,000  
Patton Wings Intermediate Holdings, LLC    
Subsequent Event [Line Items]    
Merger termination fee   $ 4,000,000
v3.19.3
Label Element Value
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]  
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption $ (55,784)