Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2017	May 12, 2017
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Good Times Restaurants Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000825324
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 28, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-27
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		12,297,550
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017