Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative)(Details)

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Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative)(Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
Mar. 30, 2014
Mar. 27, 2015
Stock-based compensation $ 356,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation $ 202,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation  
ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEstimatedFairValueOfCommonStockPerShare     $ 21.99us-gaap_SharePrice
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value 105,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value 427,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedInPeriodFairValue1    
Employee Stock Option [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period 5 years    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period 10 years    
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized 1,300,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant 882,755us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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= chuy_A2012OmnibusEquityIncentivePlanMember
   
2012 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]      
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized $ 4,865,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= chuy_A2012OmnibusEquityIncentivePlanMember
   
Minimum [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period 4 years    
Maximum [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period 5 years