Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2017	Aug. 15, 2017
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	FLANIGANS ENTERPRISES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000012040
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jul. 01, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,858,647
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017