BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Sep. 28, 2019
Operating Revenues:
Operating revenues	$ 30,941	$ 27,894
Income from Operations Reconciled to Income After Income Taxes and Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
Income before corporate expenses	2,118	1,554
Corporate expenses, net of other revenues	(887)	(899)
Income from Operations	1,231	655
Interest expense	(204)	(185)
Interest and other income	12	13
Insurance recovery, net of casualty loss		602
Income Before Provision for Income Taxes	1,039	1,085
Provision for Income Taxes	(118)	(87)
Net Income	921	998
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	(427)	(255)
Net Income Attributable to Flanigan's Enterprises, Inc. stockholders	494	743
Depreciation and Amortization:
Depreciation and amortization	817	720
Capital Expenditures:
Capital expenditures	933	1,641
Identifiable Assets:
Assets	102,904		$ 68,755
Restaurants [Member]
Operating Revenues:
Operating revenues	24,633	22,151
Income from Operations Reconciled to Income After Income Taxes and Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
Income before corporate expenses	1,735	1,387
Depreciation and Amortization:
Depreciation and amortization	635	557
Capital Expenditures:
Capital expenditures	701	1,341
Identifiable Assets:
Assets	55,848		31,077
Package stores [Member]
Operating Revenues:
Operating revenues	5,707	5,135
Income from Operations Reconciled to Income After Income Taxes and Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
Income before corporate expenses	383	167
Depreciation and Amortization:
Depreciation and amortization	84	66
Capital Expenditures:
Capital expenditures	103	78
Identifiable Assets:
Assets	14,595		10,540
Other [Member]
Operating Revenues:
Operating revenues	601	608
Corporate [Member]
Depreciation and Amortization:
Depreciation and amortization	98	97
Capital Expenditures:
Capital expenditures	129	222
Identifiable Assets:
Assets	32,461		27,138
Total segments [Member]
Depreciation and Amortization:
Depreciation and amortization	719	623
Capital Expenditures:
Capital expenditures	804	$ 1,419
Identifiable Assets:
Assets	$ 70,443		$ 41,617