Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Amendment flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-29
Entity central index key	0001101020
Entity current reporting status	Yes
Entity filer category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity registrant name	OVERHILL FARMS INC,
Entity voluntary filers	No
Entity well known seasoned issuer	No
Entity common stock shares outstanding	16,046,544