CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 29, 2018	Sep. 29, 2018
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes $82 at December 29, 2018 and $181 at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	$ 3,183	$ 5,012
Accounts receivable (includes $306 at December 29, 2018 and $354 at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	3,012	3,452
Employee receivables	451	386
Inventories (includes $27 at December 29, 2018 and $19 at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	2,122	2,094
Prepaid and refundable income taxes (includes $241 at December 29, 2018 and September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	427	721
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (includes $51 at December 29, 2018 and September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	1,600	1,547
Total current assets	10,795	13,212
FIXED ASSETS - Net	44,291	45,264
INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Net	337	349
GOODWILL	9,880	9,880
TRADEMARKS	2,610	3,331
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	2,962	2,988
OTHER ASSETS (includes $82 at December 29, 2018 and September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	2,636	2,677
TOTAL ASSETS	80,562	84,737
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable - trade (includes $45 at December 29, 2018 and $158 at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	4,498	5,019
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes $398 at December 29, 2018 and $348 at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	9,264	10,702
Dividend payable		868
Current portion of notes payable	1,243	1,251
Total current liabilities	15,005	17,840
OPERATING LEASE DEFERRED CREDIT (includes ($23) at December 29, 2018 and ($21) at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	3,130	3,301
NOTES PAYABLE, LESS CURRENT PORTION, net of deferred financing costs	19,565	19,860
TOTAL LIABILITIES	37,700	41,001
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
EQUITY:
Common stock, par value $.01 per share - authorized, 10,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 3,477 shares at December 29, 2018 and 3,470 shares at September 29, 2018	35	35
Additional paid-in capital	13,003	12,897
Retained earnings	28,434	29,364
Total Ark Restaurants Corp. shareholders’ equity	41,472	42,296
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS	1,390	1,440
TOTAL EQUITY	42,862	43,736
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	80,562	84,737
New Meadowlands Racetrack LLC [Member]
CURRENT ASSETS:
INVESTMENT IN AND RECEIVABLE FROM NEW MEADOWLANDS RACETRACK	$ 7,051	$ 7,036