CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2021	Oct. 03, 2020
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 16,765,000	$ 2,184,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	2,981,000	3,144,000
Amortization of leasehold interests	82,000	96,000
Amortization of finance lease right-of-use asset	198,000
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use asset	2,345,000	3,050,000
Gain on forgiveness of PPP loans	(10,136,000)
Non-cash interest expense	109,000
Gain on sale of property and equipment	(44,000)	53,000
Loss on abandonment of property and equipment	56,000
Amortization of deferred loan costs	75,000	33,000
Deferred income taxes	758,000	(103,000)
Deferred revenues	1,411,000
Income from unconsolidated limited partnership	(125,000)	(7,000)
(Increase) decrease in:
Prepaid income taxes	(65,000)	(19,000)
Other receivables	231,000	57,000
Inventories	(659,000)	(332,000)
Prepaid expenses	1,524,000	930,000
Other assets	32,000	305,000
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	190,000	590,000
Operating lease liabilities	(3,015,000)	(1,785,000)
Due to franchisees	1,336,000	589,000
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities	14,049,000	8,785,000
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	(6,519,000)	(2,259,000)
Purchase of construction in progress	(4,104,000)	(379,000)
Deposit on property and equipment	(509,000)	(446,000)
Purchase of liquor license	(192,000)
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	111,000	64,000
Insurance recovery		132,000
Distributions from unconsolidated limited partnership	28,000	22,000
Investment in limited partnership	(404,000)	(405,000)
Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities	(11,589,000)	(3,271,000)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments of long-term debt	(4,100,000)	(2,540,000)
Deferred loan costs	(56,000)
Proceeds from long-term debt	2,758,000	4,397,000
Proceeds from PPP loans	3,464,000	10,036,000
Principal payments on finance leases	(81,000)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(1,691,000)	(1,157,000)
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by financing activities	294,000	10,736,000
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	2,754,000	16,250,000
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning	29,922,000	13,672,000
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Ending	32,676,000	29,922,000
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Interest	938,000	836,000
Income taxes	371,000	61,000
Supplemental Disclosure for Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Financing of insurance contracts	1,429,000	1,317,000
Purchase deposits transferred to property and equipment	14,000	118,000
Purchase deposits transferred to construction in progress	48,000	10,000
Construction in progress transferred to property and equipment		700,000
Finance lease liabilities arising from right-of-use asset		4,772,000
Operating lease liabilities arising from right-of-use asset	8,754,000	25,177,000
Purchase of vehicle in exchange for debt	58,000
Purchase of property in exchange for debt	2,200,000
Construction in progress in accounts payable	$ 312,000