CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 27, 2025	Sep. 27, 2025
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 9,139	$ 11,324
Accounts receivable	2,541	1,989
Employee receivables	121	136
Inventories	1,996	2,016
Prepaid and refundable income taxes	351	349
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,827	2,029
Total current assets	15,975	17,843
FIXED ASSETS - Net	29,572	29,168
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - Net	71,799	73,358
TRADEMARKS	4,220	4,220
INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Net	0	13
INVESTMENT IN AND RECEIVABLE FROM NEW MEADOWLANDS RACETRACK	6,714	6,743
OTHER ASSETS	2,158	2,158
TOTAL ASSETS	130,438	133,503
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable - trade	4,735	4,483
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	8,693	10,805
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	6,487	6,439
Current portion of notes payable	1,014	1,493
Total current liabilities	20,929	23,220
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES, LESS CURRENT PORTION	74,166	75,785
NOTES PAYABLE, LESS CURRENT PORTION, net of deferred financing costs	1,890	2,024
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	360	360
TOTAL LIABILITIES	97,345	101,389
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
EQUITY:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share - authorized, 10,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 3,606 shares at December 27, 2025 and September 27, 2025	36	36
Additional paid-in capital	14,021	13,989
Retained earnings	19,597	18,701
Total Ark Restaurants Corp. shareholders’ equity	33,654	32,726
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS	(561)	(612)
TOTAL EQUITY	33,093	32,114
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 130,438	$ 133,503