CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 02, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes $782 at July 2, 2022 and $785 at October 2, 2021 related to VIEs)	$ 26,602	$ 19,171
Accounts receivable (includes $389 at July 2, 2022 and $358 at October 2, 2021 related to VIEs)	4,652	4,113
Employee receivables	369	380
Inventories (includes $43 at July 2, 2022 and $35 at October 2, 2021 related to VIEs)	4,020	3,510
Prepaid and refundable income taxes (includes $277 at July 2, 2022 and $278 at October 2, 2021 related to VIEs)	1,398	3,896
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (includes $18 at July 2, 2022 and $277 at October 2, 2021 related to VIEs)	1,970	3,205
Total current assets	39,011	34,275
FIXED ASSETS - Net (includes $222 at July 2, 2022 and $218 at October 2, 2021 related to VIEs)	34,797	36,174
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - Net (includes $2,144 at July 2, 2022 and $2,342 at October 2, 2021 related to VIEs)	74,970	56,336
INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Net	293	376
GOODWILL	17,440	17,440
TRADEMARKS	4,220	4,220
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	3,040	3,700
INVESTMENT IN AND RECEIVABLE FROM NEW MEADOWLANDS RACETRACK	6,455	6,425
OTHER ASSETS (includes $40 at July 2, 2022 and $82 at October 2, 2021 related to VIEs)	2,554	2,270
Total assets	182,780	161,216
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable - trade (includes $307 at July 2, 2022 and $213 at October 2, 2021 related to VIEs)	5,393	4,886
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes $499 at July 2, 2022 and $374 at October 2, 2021 related to VIEs)	15,094	13,679
Current portion of operating lease liabilities (includes $266 at July 2, 2022 and $249 at October 2, 2021 related to VIEs)	6,345	6,165
Current portion of notes payable (includes $0 at July 2, 2022 and $95 at October 2, 2021 related to VIEs)	6,690	6,973
Total current liabilities	33,522	31,703
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES, LESS CURRENT PORTION (includes $1,991 at July 2, 2022 and $2,193 at October 2, 2021 related to VIEs)	71,565	52,552
NOTES PAYABLE, LESS CURRENT PORTION, net of deferred financing costs (includes $0 at July 2, 2022 and $101 at October 2, 2021 related to VIEs)	18,199	25,509
Total liabilities	123,286	109,764
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
EQUITY:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share - authorized, 10,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 3,595 shares at July 2, 2022 and 3,551 at October 2, 2021	36	36
Additional paid-in capital	15,345	14,492
Retained earnings	43,959	35,884
Total Ark Restaurants Corp. shareholders’ equity	59,340	50,412
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS	154	1,040
TOTAL EQUITY	59,494	51,452
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 182,780	$ 161,216