CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
REVENUES:
Restaurant food sales	$ 14,341bdl_RestaurantFoodSales	$ 13,301bdl_RestaurantFoodSales
Restaurant bar sales	4,437bdl_RestaurantBarSales	4,006bdl_RestaurantBarSales
Package store sales	3,991bdl_PackageStoreSales	3,661bdl_PackageStoreSales
Franchise related revenues	323us-gaap_FranchiseRevenue	293us-gaap_FranchiseRevenue
Rental income	140	130
Owner's fee	38bdl_OwnersFee	38bdl_OwnersFee
Other operating income	50us-gaap_OtherSalesRevenueNet	46us-gaap_OtherSalesRevenueNet
Total	23,320us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet	21,475us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Cost of merchandise sold:
Restaurant and lounges	6,709us-gaap_FoodAndBeverageCostOfSales	6,072us-gaap_FoodAndBeverageCostOfSales
Package goods	2,834bdl_PackageGoods	2,585bdl_PackageGoods
Payroll and related costs	7,004us-gaap_LaborAndRelatedExpense	6,505us-gaap_LaborAndRelatedExpense
Occupancy costs	1,166bdl_RetailSpaceOccupancyCosts	1,169bdl_RetailSpaceOccupancyCosts
Selling, general and administrative expenses	4,285	3,928
Total	21,998us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses	20,259us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses
Income from Operations	1,322us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	1,216us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest expense	(159)us-gaap_InterestExpense	(195)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Interest and other income	13bdl_InterestWithOtherIncome	18bdl_InterestWithOtherIncome
Total other income (expense)	(146)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense	(177)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income before Provision for Income Taxes	1,176	1,039
Provision for Income Taxes	(317)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(230)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net Income	859us-gaap_ProfitLoss	809us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(152)	(271)
Net income attributable to stockholders	$ 707us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	$ 538us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Net Income Per Common Share:
Basic and Diluted	$ 0.38us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted	$ 0.29us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted
Weighted Average Shares and Equivalent Shares Outstanding
Basic and Diluted	1,858,647	1,859,359

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