BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Operating Revenues:
Operating revenues	$ 21,739,000	$ 22,817,000	$ 23,771,000	$ 21,475,000	$ 19,918,000	$ 21,012,000	$ 22,255,000	$ 19,613,000	$ 89,802,000	$ 82,798,000
Income before corporate expenses									8,473,000	7,047,000
Corporate expenses, net of other revenues									(1,959,000)	(2,410,000)
Income from Operations	1,250,000	1,972,000	2,076,000	1,216,000	967,000	1,629,000	1,405,000	636,000	6,514,000	4,637,000
Interest expense									(736,000)	(818,000)
Interest and Other income									144,000	28,000
Income before Income Taxes and Net Income									5,922,000	3,847,000
Provision for Income Taxes									(1,326,000)	(915,000)
Net Income									4,596,000	2,932,000
Net income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests									(1,831,000)	(955,000)
Net Income Attributable to Flanigan's Enterprises, Inc. Stockholders	463,000	857,000	907,000	538,000	222,000	660,000	750,000	345,000	2,765,000	1,977,000
Identifiable Assets:
Assets	53,103,000				49,624,000				53,103,000	49,624,000
Capital Expenditures:
Capital expenditures									3,769,000	5,702,000
Depreciation and Amortization:
Depreciation and amortization									2,593,000	2,587,000
Restaurants
Operating Revenues:
Operating revenues									73,845,000	67,441,000
Income before corporate expenses									7,523,000	6,124,000
Identifiable Assets:
Assets	28,465,000				27,460,000				28,465,000	27,460,000
Capital Expenditures:
Capital expenditures									1,548,000	5,093,000
Depreciation and Amortization:
Depreciation and amortization									1,971,000	1,916,000
Package stores
Operating Revenues:
Operating revenues									13,806,000	13,192,000
Income before corporate expenses									950,000	923,000
Identifiable Assets:
Assets	4,958,000				4,490,000				4,958,000	4,490,000
Capital Expenditures:
Capital expenditures									378,000	206,000
Depreciation and Amortization:
Depreciation and amortization									203,000	218,000
Other
Operating Revenues:
Operating revenues									2,151,000	2,165,000
Total segments
Identifiable Assets:
Assets	33,423,000				31,950,000				33,423,000	31,950,000
Capital Expenditures:
Capital expenditures									1,926,000	5,299,000
Depreciation and Amortization:
Depreciation and amortization									2,174,000	2,134,000
Corporate
Identifiable Assets:
Assets	19,680,000				17,674,000				19,680,000	17,674,000
Capital Expenditures:
Capital expenditures									1,843,000	403,000
Depreciation and Amortization:
Depreciation and amortization									$ 419,000	$ 453,000