CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes $154 at March 30, 2024 and $564 at September 30, 2023 related to VIEs)	$ 10,412	$ 13,415
Accounts receivable (includes $242 at March 30, 2024 and $169 at September 30, 2023 related to VIEs)	4,042	3,313
Employee receivables	292	328
Inventories (includes $42 at March 30, 2024 and $47 at September 30, 2023 related to VIEs)	2,362	3,093
Prepaid and refundable income taxes (includes $16 at March 30, 2024 and $204 at September 30, 2023 related to VIEs)	247	212
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (includes $39 at March 30, 2024 and $31 at September 30, 2023 related to VIEs)	2,648	1,569
Total current assets	20,003	21,930
FIXED ASSETS - Net (includes $253 at March 30, 2024 and $216 at September 30, 2023 related to VIEs)	32,843	34,314
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - Net (includes $1,650 at March 30, 2024 and $1,796 at September 30, 2023 related to VIEs)	92,331	96,459
GOODWILL	7,440	7,440
TRADEMARKS	4,220	4,220
INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Net	141	187
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	3,884	3,738
INVESTMENT IN AND RECEIVABLE FROM NEW MEADOWLANDS RACETRACK	6,528	6,507
OTHER ASSETS (includes $11 at March 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 related to VIEs)	2,161	2,161
Total assets	169,551	176,956
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable - trade (includes $138 at March 30, 2024 and $93 at September 30, 2023 related to VIEs)	4,538	4,058
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes $237 at March 30, 2024 and $331 at September 30, 2023 related to VIEs)	12,468	13,829
Current portion of operating lease liabilities (includes $311 at March 30, 2024 and $298 at September 30, 2023 related to VIEs)	8,079	7,988
Current portion of notes payable	1,946	1,987
Total current liabilities	27,031	27,862
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES, LESS CURRENT PORTION (includes $1,465 at March 30, 2024 and $1,623 at September 30, 2023 related to VIEs)	88,227	92,232
NOTES PAYABLE, LESS CURRENT PORTION	4,227	5,140
TOTAL LIABILITIES	119,485	125,234
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
EQUITY:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share - authorized, 10,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 3,604 shares at March 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023	36	36
Additional paid-in capital	14,998	14,161
Retained earnings	34,660	36,091
Total Ark Restaurants Corp. shareholders’ equity	49,694	50,288
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS	372	1,434
TOTAL EQUITY	50,066	51,722
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 169,551	$ 176,956