CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 9,049,000	$ 16,765,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	2,990,000	2,981,000
Amortization of leasehold interests	32,000	82,000
Amortization of finance lease right-of-use asset		198,000
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use asset	2,377,000	2,345,000
Gain on forgiveness of PPP loans	(3,488,000)	(10,136,000)
Non-cash interest expense		109,000
Gain on sale of property and equipment	(21,000)	(44,000)
Loss on abandonment of property and equipment	40,000	56,000
Amortization of deferred loan costs	36,000	75,000
Deferred income taxes	199,000	758,000
Income from unconsolidated limited partnership	(16,000)	(125,000)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid income taxes	(96,000)	(65,000)
Other receivables	(6,000)	231,000
Inventories	(1,429,000)	(1,436,000)
Prepaid expenses	1,751,000	2,301,000
Other assets	(299,000)	(1,000)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	898,000	223,000
Operating lease liabilities	(1,993,000)	(3,015,000)
Due to franchisees	302,000	1,336,000
Deferred revenue	176,000	1,378,000
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities	10,502,000	14,016,000
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	(4,017,000)	(6,519,000)
Purchase of construction in progress	(3,393,000)	(4,104,000)
Deposit on property and equipment	(1,698,000)	(476,000)
Purchase of liquor license	(446,000)	(192,000)
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	55,000	111,000
Distributions from unconsolidated limited partnership	32,000	28,000
Business acquisition	(75,000)
Investment in limited partnership		(404,000)
Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities	(9,542,000)	(11,556,000)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments of long-term debt	(3,736,000)	(4,100,000)
Deferred loan costs	(131,000)	(56,000)
Proceeds from long-term debt	8,708,000	2,758,000
Proceeds from PPP loans		3,464,000
Principal payments on finance leases		(81,000)
Dividends paid	(1,858,000)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(3,111,000)	(1,691,000)
Proceeds from minority interest offering	8,630,000
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by financing activities	8,502,000	294,000
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	9,462,000	2,754,000
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning	32,676,000	29,922,000
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Ending	42,138,000	32,676,000
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest	757,000	938,000
Income taxes	660,000	371,000
Supplemental Disclosure for Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Financing of insurance contracts	1,861,000	1,429,000
Purchase deposits transferred to property and equipment	50,000	14,000
Purchase deposits transferred to construction in progress	512,000	48,000
Construction in progress transferred to property and equipment	3,258,000
Construction in progress in accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,426,000	312,000
Operating lease liabilities arising from right-of-use assets	3,335,000	8,754,000
Purchase of vehicle in exchange for debt		58,000
Purchase of property in exchange for debt		$ 2,200,000