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Acquisitions - Schedule of Business Combination Operating Income Loss (Details)

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Acquisitions - Schedule of Business Combination Operating Income Loss (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Revenues $ 29,843,434us-gaap_Revenues $ 8,247,487us-gaap_Revenues
Operating income (loss) (5,544,308)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (4,606,355)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
2013 Acquistions [Member]    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Revenues   1,444,447us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= hotr_TwoThousandThirteenAcquistionsMember
Cost of sales   533,587us-gaap_CostOfRevenue
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= hotr_TwoThousandThirteenAcquistionsMember
Other expenses   1,240,887us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= hotr_TwoThousandThirteenAcquistionsMember
Operating income (loss)   (330,027)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= hotr_TwoThousandThirteenAcquistionsMember
Hooters Australia [Member]    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Revenues 5,613,381us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= hotr_HootersAustraliaMember
 
Cost of sales 1,564,198us-gaap_CostOfRevenue
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= hotr_HootersAustraliaMember
 
Other expenses 4,330,224us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= hotr_HootersAustraliaMember
 
Operating income (loss) (281,041)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= hotr_HootersAustraliaMember
 
2014 Acquistions [Member]    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Revenues 11,285,100us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= hotr_TwoThousandFourteenAcquistionsMember
 
Cost of sales 3,367,203us-gaap_CostOfRevenue
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= hotr_TwoThousandFourteenAcquistionsMember
 
Other expenses 8,617,695us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= hotr_TwoThousandFourteenAcquistionsMember
 
Operating income (loss) (699,798)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= hotr_TwoThousandFourteenAcquistionsMember
 
American Roadside Burgers [Member]    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Revenues   701,742us-gaap_Revenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_AmericanRoadsideBurgersMember
Cost of sales   282,454us-gaap_CostOfRevenue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_AmericanRoadsideBurgersMember
Other expenses   787,757us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_AmericanRoadsideBurgersMember
Operating income (loss)   (368,469)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_AmericanRoadsideBurgersMember
Just Fresh [Member]    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Revenues   182,091us-gaap_Revenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_JustFreshMember
Cost of sales   53,964us-gaap_CostOfRevenue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_JustFreshMember
Other expenses   179,109us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_JustFreshMember
Operating income (loss)   (50,982)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_JustFreshMember
West End Wings [Member]    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Revenues   560,614us-gaap_Revenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_WestEndWingsMember
Cost of sales   197,169us-gaap_CostOfRevenue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_WestEndWingsMember
Other expenses   274,021us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_WestEndWingsMember
Operating income (loss)   89,424us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_WestEndWingsMember
Hooters Pacific NW [Member]    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Revenues 4,382,492us-gaap_Revenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_HootersPacificNwMember
 
Cost of sales 1,239,726us-gaap_CostOfRevenue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_HootersPacificNwMember
 
Other expenses 3,340,963us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_HootersPacificNwMember
 
Operating income (loss) (198,197)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_HootersPacificNwMember
 
Spoon [Member]    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Revenues 1,207,688us-gaap_Revenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_SpoonMember
 
Cost of sales 529,974us-gaap_CostOfRevenue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_SpoonMember
 
Other expenses 915,661us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_SpoonMember
 
Operating income (loss) (237,947)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_SpoonMember
 
Burger Company [Member]    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]    
Revenues 81,539us-gaap_Revenues
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_BurgerCompanyMember
 
Cost of sales 33,305us-gaap_CostOfRevenue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_BurgerCompanyMember
 
Other expenses 30,847us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_BurgerCompanyMember
 
Operating income (loss) $ 17,387us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hotr_BurgerCompanyMember