UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2025	Jun. 29, 2024
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 6,467	$ 4,920
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	3,474	3,119
Amortization of leasehold interests	20	19
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets	1,970	1,910
Gain on interest rate swap	(63)
Gain on sale of property and equipment		(2)
Loss on abandonment of property and equipment	111	57
Amortization of deferred loan costs	27	27
Income from unconsolidated limited partnership	(53)	(43)
(Increase) decrease in:
Other receivables	20	(127)
Prepaid income taxes	168	69
Inventories	(110)	(325)
Prepaid expenses	(620)	(1,034)
Other current assets	(705)
Other assets	62	(60)
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(630)	(1,403)
Other current liabilities	277
Operating lease liabilities	(1,811)	(1,722)
Due to franchisees	(1,422)	(539)
Deferred revenue	(32)	353
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities	7,150	5,219
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	(4,899)	(2,410)
Purchase of construction in progress		(1,594)
Deposits on property and equipment	(133)	(118)
Purchase of leaseholds		(31)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	45	69
Proceeds from insurance recovery	30
Distributions from unconsolidated limited partnership	12	16
Purchase of short-term investments	(732)
Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities	(5,677)	(4,068)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments on long-term debt	(1,013)	(934)
Dividends paid	(1,022)	(929)
Purchase of noncontrolling limited partnership interest	(381)
Distributions to limited partnerships’ noncontrolling interests	(2,249)	(2,697)
Net cash and cash equivalents used in financing activities	(4,665)	(4,560)
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents	(3,192)	(3,409)
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Period	21,402	25,532
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Period	18,210	22,123
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest	678	768
Income taxes	321	141
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Increase in fair value of interest rate swap	443	247
Purchase deposits capitalized to property and equipment	57	255
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		308
Remeasurement of right-of-use operating lease	$ 248	$ 183