Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	May 14, 2019
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	FLANIGANS ENTERPRISES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000012040
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 30, 2019
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-28
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,858,647
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019