CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Oct. 01, 2022
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 5,416	$ 9,049
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	3,561	2,990
Amortization of leasehold interests	23	32
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets	2,530	2,377
Gain on forgiveness of PPP Loans		(3,488)
Gain on sale of property and equipment		(21)
Loss on abandonment of property and equipment	65	40
Amortization of deferred loan costs	38	36
Deferred income taxes	62	199
Loss from unconsolidated limited partnership	(9)	(16)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other receivables	(378)	(6)
Prepaid income taxes	16	(96)
Inventories	(709)	(1,429)
Prepaid expenses	64	1,751
Other assets	(39)	(299)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(55)	898
Operating lease liabilities	(2,299)	(1,993)
Due to franchisees	197	302
Deferred revenue	6	176
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities	8,489	10,502
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	(13,177)	(4,017)
Purchase of construction in progress	(3,531)	(3,393)
Deposits on property and equipment	(1,962)	(1,698)
Purchase of liquor license		(446)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	60	55
Business acquisition		(75)
Distributions from unconsolidated limited partnership	51	32
Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities	(18,559)	(9,542)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments on long term debt	(2,299)	(3,736)
Deferred loan costs		(131)
Proceeds from long-term debt		8,708
Proceeds from noncontrolling interest offering		8,630
Dividends paid	(838)	(1,858)
Distributions to limited partnerships’ noncontrolling interests	(3,399)	(3,111)
Net cash and cash equivalents (used in) provided by financing activities	(6,536)	8,502
Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	(16,606)	9,462
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Period	42,138	32,676
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Period	25,532	42,138
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest	1,067	757
Income taxes	571	660
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Financing of insurance contracts		1,861
Change in fair value of interest rate swap	529
Purchase deposits capitalized to property and equipment	2,390	50
Purchase deposits transferred to construction in progress	545	512
Construction in progress transferred to property and equipment	7,110	3,258
Construction in progress in accounts payable and accrued expenses	931	1,426
Operating lease liabilities arising from right-of-use assets		$ 3,335