CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes $181 at September 29, 2018 and $363 at September 30, 2017 related to VIEs)	$ 5,012	$ 1,406
Accounts receivable (includes $354 at September 29, 2018 and $367 at September 30, 2017 related to VIEs)	3,452	3,353
Employee receivables	386	399
Inventories (includes $19 at September 29, 2018 and $22 at September 30, 2017 related to VIEs)	2,094	1,992
Prepaid and refundable income taxes (includes $241 at September 29, 2018 and $226 at September 30, 2017 related to VIEs)	721	945
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (includes $51 at September 29, 2018 and $63 at September 30, 2017 related to VIEs)	1,547	1,988
Total current assets	13,212	10,083
FIXED ASSETS - Net (includes $0 at September 29, 2018 and $6 at September 30, 2017 related to VIEs)	45,264	45,215
INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Net	349	409
GOODWILL	9,880	9,880
TRADEMARKS	3,331	3,331
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	2,988	1,491
OTHER ASSETS (includes $82 at September 29, 2018 and $71 at September 30, 2017 related to VIEs)	2,677	2,679
TOTAL ASSETS	84,737	80,067
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable - trade (includes $158 at September 29, 2018 and $116 at September 30, 2017 related to VIEs)	5,019	4,750
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes $348 at September 29, 2018 and $260 at September 30, 2017 related to VIEs)	10,702	10,176
Dividend payable	868	857
Borrowings under credit facility	6,568	6,198
Current portion of notes payable	1,251	4,174
Total current liabilities	17,840	26,155
OPERATING LEASE DEFERRED CREDIT (includes ($21) at September 29, 2018 and $51 at September 30, 2017 related to VIEs)	3,301	3,648
NOTES PAYABLE, LESS CURRENT PORTION, net of deferred financing costs	19,860	7,824
TOTAL LIABILITIES	41,001	37,627
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
EQUITY:
Common stock, par value $.01 per share - authorized, 10,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 3,470 shares at September 29, 2018 and 3,428 shares at September 30, 2017	35	34
Additional paid-in capital	12,897	12,639
Retained earnings	29,364	27,771
Total Ark Restaurants Corp. shareholders’ equity	42,296	40,444
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS	1,440	1,996
TOTAL EQUITY	43,736	42,440
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	84,737	80,067
New Meadowlands Racetrack LLC [Member]
CURRENT ASSETS:
INVESTMENT IN AND RECEIVABLE FROM NEW MEADOWLANDS RACETRACK	$ 7,036	$ 6,979