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Disclosure - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Schedule of Goodwill and Trademark Balances (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955532 - Disclosure - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Schedule of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Common Share (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955533 - Disclosure - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Schedule of Restricted Stock And Options To Purchase Shares Of Common Stock Excluded From Calculation Of Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955534 - Disclosure - ACQUISITION OF CHUY’S - Narrative (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955535 - Disclosure - ACQUISITION OF CHUY’S - Schedule of Preliminary Allocation of the Purchase Price (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955536 - Disclosure - REVENUE RECOGNITION - Schedule of Deferred Revenue from Contract with Customer (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955537 - Disclosure - REVENUE RECOGNITION - Schedule of Deferred Gift Card Revenue (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955538 - Disclosure - IMPAIRMENTS AND DISPOSAL OF ASSETS, NET - Schedule of Impairments and Disposal of Assets (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955539 - Disclosure - IMPAIRMENTS AND DISPOSAL OF ASSETS, NET - Narrative (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955540 - Disclosure - LAND, BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT, NET (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955541 - Disclosure - SEGMENT INFORMATION - Narrative (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955542 - Disclosure - SEGMENT INFORMATION - Schedule of Segment Reporting (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955543 - Disclosure - SEGMENT INFORMATION - Schedule of Reconciliation of Segment Profit to Earnings (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 9955544 - 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