CONSOLIDATION OF VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Details) - Schedule of variable interest entities - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Oct. 01, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015
Schedule of variable interest entities [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 889	$ 604
Accounts receivable		429	303
Inventories		23	24
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		228	216
Due from Ark Restaurants Corp. and affiliates	[1]		103
Fixed assets - net		22	40
Other assets		71	71
Total assets		1,662	1,361
Accounts payable - trade		114	81
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		238	131
Due to Ark Restaurants Corp. and affiliates	[1]	173
Operating lease deferred credit		73	81
Total liabilities		598	293
Equity of variable interest entities		1,064	1,068
Total liabilities and equity		$ 1,662	$ 1,361

[1] Amounts due from Ark Restaurants Corp. and affiliates are eliminated upon consolidation.