Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Narrative)(Details)

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Income Taxes (Narrative)(Details) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]        
Document Period End Date   Dec. 28, 2014    
Operating Loss Carryforwards   $ 1,900,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards    
Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation   1,700,000chuy_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensation 11,000,000chuy_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensation  
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation   609,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation 3,990,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation  
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards, General Business   10,121,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsGeneralBusiness 7,582,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsGeneralBusiness  
Income tax reconciliation, other reconciling items $ 556,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems $ 83,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems $ (261,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems $ 54,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems
Minimum [Member]        
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Date   Jan. 01, 2028    
Maximum [Member]        
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]        
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Date   Dec. 31, 2031    
Tax Credit Carryforward, Expiration Date   Dec. 31, 2033