CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 30, 2019	Sep. 29, 2018
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes $72 at March 30, 2019 and $181 at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	$ 2,839	$ 5,012
Accounts receivable (includes $332 at March 30, 2019 and $354 at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	3,132	3,452
Employee receivables	429	386
Inventories (includes $19 at March 30, 2019 and September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	2,048	2,094
Prepaid and refundable income taxes (includes $243 at March 30, 2019 and $241 at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	176	721
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (includes $39 at March 30, 2019 and $51 at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	1,444	1,547
Total current assets	10,068	13,212
FIXED ASSETS - Net (includes $79 at March 30, 2019 and $0 at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	44,030	45,264
INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Net	326	349
GOODWILL	9,880	9,880
TRADEMARKS	2,610	3,331
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	2,898	2,988
INVESTMENT IN AND RECEIVABLE FROM NEW MEADOWLANDS RACETRACK	7,065	7,036
OTHER ASSETS (includes $82 at March 30, 2019 and September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	2,888	2,677
TOTAL ASSETS	79,765	84,737
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable - trade (includes $150 at March 30, 2019 and $158 at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	4,490	5,019
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes $295 at March 30, 2019 and $348 at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	9,840	10,702
Dividend payable	0	868
Current portion of notes payable	1,243	1,251
Total current liabilities	15,573	17,840
OPERATING LEASE DEFERRED CREDIT (includes ($25) at March 30, 2019 and ($21) at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	3,034	3,301
NOTES PAYABLE, LESS CURRENT PORTION, net of deferred financing costs	19,913	19,860
TOTAL LIABILITIES	38,520	41,001
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
EQUITY:
Common stock, par value $.01 per share - authorized, 10,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 3,477 shares at March 30, 2019 and 3,470 shares at September 29, 2018	35	35
Additional paid-in capital	13,015	12,897
Retained earnings	26,895	29,364
Total Ark Restaurants Corp. shareholders’ equity	39,945	42,296
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS	1,300	1,440
TOTAL EQUITY	41,245	43,736
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 79,765	$ 84,737