CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 28, 2026	Sep. 27, 2025
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 11,487	$ 11,324
Accounts receivable	2,330	1,989
Employee receivables	112	136
Inventories	2,127	2,016
Prepaid and refundable income taxes	357	349
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,741	2,029
Total current assets	18,154	17,843
FIXED ASSETS - Net	30,127	29,168
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - Net	70,378	73,358
TRADEMARKS	4,220	4,220
INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Net	0	13
INVESTMENT IN AND RECEIVABLE FROM NEW MEADOWLANDS RACETRACK	6,725	6,743
OTHER ASSETS	2,158	2,158
TOTAL ASSETS	131,762	133,503
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable - trade	4,282	4,483
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	9,118	10,805
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	6,587	6,439
Current portion of notes payable	650	1,493
Total current liabilities	20,637	23,220
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES, LESS CURRENT PORTION	72,633	75,785
NOTES PAYABLE, LESS CURRENT PORTION, net of deferred financing costs	6,827	2,024
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	360	360
TOTAL LIABILITIES	100,457	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 March 28, 2026 and September 27, 2025	36	36
Additional paid-in capital	14,053	13,989
Retained earnings	17,789	18,701
Total Ark Restaurants Corp. shareholders’ equity	31,878	32,726
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS	(573)	(612)
TOTAL EQUITY	31,305	32,114
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 131,762	$ 133,503