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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2014
Number
Sep. 28, 2013
Number of units operated 25bdl_NumberOfUnitsOperated  
Number of units franchised 5bdl_NumberOfUnitsFranchised  
Number of units franchised - restaurants 2bdl_NumberOfRestaurants1  
Number of units franchised, operated - restaurants 1bdl_NumberOfUnitsFranchisedOperatedRestaurants  
Number of units franchised - combination - restaurants/package liquor stores 3bdl_NumberOfUnitsFranchisedCombinationRestaurantspackageLiquorStores  
Federally insured limits $ 250,000us-gaap_CashFDICInsuredAmount  
Deposits in excess of federally insured amounts 6,452,000us-gaap_CashUninsuredAmount  
Preopening costs expensed 0us-gaap_PreOpeningCosts 208,000us-gaap_PreOpeningCosts
Advertising costs 461,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 454,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense
Full risk exposure amount per occurrence 50,000bdl_FullRiskExposureAmountPerOccurrence  
Full risk exposure amount per occurrence, limited partnerships 10,000bdl_FullRiskExposureAmountPerOccurrenceLimitedPartnerships  
Full risk exposure amount per occurrence, insurance carrier coverage 1,000,000bdl_FullRiskExposureAmountPerOccurrenceInsuranceCarrierCoverage  
Full risk exposure amount per occurrence, maximum aggregate from insurance carrier 2,000,000bdl_FullRiskExposureAmountPerOccurrenceMaximumAggregateFromInsuranceCarrier  
Full risk exposure amount per occurrence, excess insurance carrier coverage 6,000,000bdl_FullRiskExposureAmountPerOccurrenceExcessInsuranceCarrierCoverage  
Uninsured amount in excess of per occurrence $ 7,000,000bdl_UninsuredAmountInExcessOfPerOccurrence  
Tax positions meeting the more than likely threshold, percentage likehood of being realized 50.00%bdl_PercentageLikehoodOfBeingRealized  
Other Companies and Limited Partnerships | Minimum    
Interest in other companies and limited partnerships 20.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
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Other Companies and Limited Partnerships | Maximum    
Interest in other companies and limited partnerships 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
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