Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)				3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2012 Restaurant	Dec. 25, 2011 Restaurant	Dec. 26, 2010 Restaurant	Dec. 30, 2012 Secondary Public Offering	Dec. 30, 2012 Subsequent Event Restaurant	Jan. 30, 2013 Subsequent Event Secondary Public Offering	Jan. 30, 2013 Subsequent Event Secondary Public Offering Secondary Offering Underwriter Allotment
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of new restaurants					2
Number of restaurants	39	31	23		41
Number of shares sold in secondary public offering						5,175,000	675,000
Costs and registration expenses				$ 228,000		$ 550,000

Number of new stock issued during the period.