Hurricane Harvey	6 Months Ended
Mar. 14, 2018
Unusual or Infrequent Items, or Both [Abstract]
Hurricane Harvey	Hurricane Harvey Hurricane Harvey struck the Texas Gulf Coast on August 26, 2017. It meandered along the upper Texas coast for several days bringing unprecedented rain fall resulting in torrential flooding throughout the Greater Houston area. Over 55 Luby’s and Fuddruckers locations in the Texas Gulf Coast region were temporarily closed over varying lengths of time due to the storm. Restaurant sales were negatively impacted by approximately 200 operating days in the aggregate. Two Fuddruckers locations, in the Houston region, were closed on a more than temporary basis, due to extensive flooding which require reconstruction and renovation. The Company estimates that it incurred over $2.0 million in lost sales from the store closures in fiscal 2017. The Company estimates that Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations was negatively impact by an estimated $1.5 million in fiscal 2017 due to the reduced sales and increased costs incurred as a result of the hurricane. During the two quarters ended March 14, 2018, the Company incurred an additional $0.7 million in direct costs for repairs and other costs related to the hurricane. The Company has open insurance claims related to hurricane damages and losses. As of March 14, 2018, the Company has recovered $1.0 million in insurance proceeds, which includes approximately $0.3 million recognized as a reduction to Other operating expenses as reimbursement of certain direct expenses incurred due to the storm and and an approximate $0.3 million recognized as a reduction to one property's assets retirement upon its closure and reported in Net loss (gain) on disposition of property and equipment, as an advance against total claims for estimated damages and losses related to the hurricane.

Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey struck the Texas Gulf Coast on August 26, 2017. It meandered along the upper Texas coast for several days bringing unprecedented rain fall resulting in torrential flooding throughout the Greater Houston area. Over 55 Luby’s and Fuddruckers locations in the Texas Gulf Coast region were temporarily closed over varying lengths of time due to the storm. Restaurant sales were negatively impacted by approximately 200 operating days in the aggregate. Two Fuddruckers locations, in the Houston region, were closed on a more than temporary basis, due to extensive flooding which require reconstruction and renovation. The Company estimates that it incurred over $2.0 million in lost sales from the store closures in fiscal 2017. The Company estimates that Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations was negatively impact by an estimated $1.5 million in fiscal 2017 due to the reduced sales and increased costs incurred as a result of the hurricane. During the two quarters ended March 14, 2018, the Company incurred an additional $0.7 million in direct costs for repairs and other costs related to the hurricane. The Company has open insurance claims related to hurricane damages and losses. As of March 14, 2018, the Company has recovered $1.0 million in insurance proceeds, which includes approximately $0.3 million recognized as a reduction to Other operating expenses as reimbursement of certain direct expenses incurred due to the storm and and an approximate $0.3 million recognized as a reduction to one property's assets retirement upon its closure and reported in Net loss (gain) on disposition of property and equipment, as an advance against total claims for estimated damages and losses related to the hurricane.