UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2024	Jul. 01, 2023
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 4,920	$ 5,463
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	3,119	2,596
Amortization of leasehold interests	19	17
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets	1,910	1,902
Gain on sale of property and equipment	(2)
Loss on abandonment of property and equipment	57	31
Amortization of deferred loan costs	27	28
Income from equity method investment	(43)	(9)
(Increase) decrease in:
Other receivables	(127)	(198)
Prepaid income taxes	69	(26)
Inventories	(325)	(655)
Prepaid expenses	(1,034)	(579)
Other assets	(60)	(22)
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(1,403)	538
Operating lease liabilities	(1,722)	(1,726)
Due to franchisees	(539)	(226)
Deferred revenue	353	66
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities	5,219	7,200
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	(2,410)	(12,541)
Purchase of construction in progress	(1,594)	(2,811)
Deposits on property and equipment	(118)	(1,711)
Purchase of leaseholds	(31)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	69	38
Distributions from unconsolidated limited partnership	16	27
Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities	(4,068)	(16,998)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments on long-term debt	(934)	(1,987)
Dividends paid	(929)	(838)
Distributions to limited partnerships’ noncontrolling interests	(2,697)	(2,409)
Net cash and cash equivalents used in financing activities	(4,560)	(5,234)
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents	(3,409)	(15,032)
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Period	25,532	42,138
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Period	22,123	27,106
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest	768	801
Income taxes	141	431
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Decrease in fair value of interest rate swap	247
Purchase deposits capitalized to property and equipment	255	2,298
Purchase deposits transferred to construction in progress	715	502
Construction in progress transferred to property and equipment	7,676	7,110
Property and equipment and construction in progress in accounts payable and accrued expenses	308	538
Remeasurement of right-of-use operating lease	$ 183