UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2025	Mar. 30, 2024
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 3,978	$ 3,118
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	2,307	1,992
Amortization of leasehold interests	13	12
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets	1,310	1,315
Gain on interest rate swap	(119)
Loss on abandonment of property and equipment	24	54
Amortization of deferred loan costs	18	18
Income from unconsolidated limited partnership	(29)	(30)
(Increase) decrease in:
Other receivables	546	(89)
Prepaid income taxes	170	(104)
Inventories	(271)	(189)
Prepaid expenses	(1,321)	(1,982)
Other assets	60	28
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(402)	(1,446)
Other current liabilities	396
Operating lease liabilities	(1,192)	(1,172)
Income taxes payable	76
Due to franchisees	(104)	(247)
Deferred revenue	269	855
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities	5,729	2,133
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	(1,720)	(1,519)
Purchase of construction in progress		(1,594)
Deposits on property and equipment	(47)	(84)
Purchase of leaseholds		(31)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	30	55
Proceeds from insurance recovery	30
Distributions from unconsolidated limited partnership	8	12
Purchase of short-term investments	(244)
Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities	(1,943)	(3,161)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments on long-term debt	(683)	(645)
Purchase of noncontrolling limited partnership interest	(4)
Distributions to limited partnerships’ noncontrolling interests	(1,528)	(1,857)
Net cash and cash equivalents used in financing activities	(2,215)	(2,502)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents	1,571	(3,530)
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Period	21,402	25,532
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Period	22,973	22,002
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest	444	517
Income taxes	1	31
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Increase (decrease) in fair value of interest rate swap	443	(288)
Purchase deposits capitalized to property and equipment	11	206
Purchase deposits transferred to construction in progress		715
Construction in progress transferred to property and equipment		7,676
Property and equipment and construction in progress in accounts payable and accrued expenses		280
Remeasurement of right-of-use operating lease	$ 248