CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2025	Sep. 28, 2024
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 8,017	$ 5,300
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	4,672	4,268
Amortization of leasehold interests	27	26
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets	2,649	2,549
Gain on interest rate swap	(35)
Gain on sale of property and equipment		(2)
Loss on abandonment of property and equipment	147	91
Gain on casualty loss		(30)
Amortization of deferred loan costs	36	35
Deferred income taxes	(20)	(265)
Income from unconsolidated limited partnership	(64)	(42)
(Increase) decrease in:
Other receivables	142	(199)
Prepaid income taxes	(2)	49
Inventories	100	178
Prepaid expenses	64	(363)
Other current assets	(705)
Other assets	64	(16)
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(1,009)	(2,072)
Other current liabilities	157
Operating lease liabilities	(2,455)	(2,311)
Due to franchisees	(957)	(828)
Deferred revenue	(318)	262
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities	10,510	6,630
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	(5,830)	(3,445)
Purchase of construction in progress	(3)	(1,594)
Deposits on property and equipment	(410)	(174)
Purchase of leaseholds		(31)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	80	83
Proceeds from insurance recovery	30
Distributions from unconsolidated limited partnership	16	20
Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities	(6,117)	(5,141)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments on long term debt	(1,330)	(1,251)
Dividends paid	(1,022)	(929)
Purchase of noncontrolling limited partnership interests	(381)
Distributions to limited partnerships’ noncontrolling interests	(2,968)	(3,439)
Net cash and cash equivalents used in financing activities	(5,701)	(5,619)
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents	(1,308)	(4,130)
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Period	21,402	25,532
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Period	20,094	21,402
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest	895	967
Income taxes	546	501
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Increase (decrease) in fair value of interest rate swap	443	(583)
Purchase deposits capitalized to property and equipment	11	289
Purchase deposits transferred to construction in progress		715
Construction in progress transferred to property and equipment		7,676
Construction in progress in accounts payable and accrued expenses		4
Remeasurement of right-of-use operating lease	$ 638	$ 2,390