INTANGIBLE ASSETS, GOODWILL AND TRADEMARKS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Intangible assets consist of the following:

	September 30, 2017		October 1, 2016
	(In thousands)
Purchased leasehold rights (a)	$	2,395	$	2,737
Noncompete agreements and other		253		303
		2,648		3,040
Less accumulated amortization		2,239		2,514
Total intangible assets	$	409	$	526

(a) Purchased leasehold rights arose from acquiring leases and subleases of various restaurants.

Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and trademarks for the years ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016 are as follows:

	Goodwill		Trademarks
	(In thousands)
Balance as of October 3, 2015	$	6,813	$	1,221
Acquired during the year		1,082		390
Impairment losses		-		-
Balance as of October 1, 2016		7,895		1,611
Acquired during the year		1,985		1,720
Impairment losses		-		-
Balance as of September 30, 2017	$	9,880	$	3,331