CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 29, 2019	Sep. 29, 2018
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes $118 at June 29, 2019 and $181 at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	$ 5,576	$ 5,012
Accounts receivable (includes $320 at June 29, 2019 and $354 at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	3,700	3,452
Employee receivables	448	386
Inventories (includes $19 at June 29, 2019 and September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	2,250	2,094
Prepaid and refundable income taxes (includes $241 at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	0	721
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (includes $49 at June 29, 2019 and $51 at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	1,561	1,547
Total current assets	13,535	13,212
FIXED ASSETS - Net (includes $234 at June 29, 2019 and $0 at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	44,086	45,264
INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Net	314	349
GOODWILL	15,570	9,880
TRADEMARKS	3,720	3,331
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	2,866	2,988
INVESTMENT IN AND RECEIVABLE FROM NEW MEADOWLANDS RACETRACK	7,084	7,036
OTHER ASSETS (includes $82 at June 29, 2019 and September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	2,642	2,677
TOTAL ASSETS	89,817	84,737
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable - trade (includes $94 at June 29, 2019 and $158 at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	3,398	5,019
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes $163 at June 29, 2019 and $348 at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	10,849	10,702
Dividend payable	875	868
Current portion of notes payable	2,701	1,251
Total current liabilities	17,823	17,840
OPERATING LEASE DEFERRED CREDIT (includes ($28) at June 29, 2019 and ($21) at September 29, 2018 related to VIEs)	2,951	3,301
NOTES PAYABLE, LESS CURRENT PORTION, net of deferred financing costs	24,451	19,860
TOTAL LIABILITIES	45,225	41,001
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
EQUITY:
Common stock, par value $.01 per share - authorized, 10,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 3,499 shares at June 29, 2019 and 3,470 shares at September 29, 2018	35	35
Additional paid-in capital	13,254	12,897
Retained earnings	29,982	29,364
Total Ark Restaurants Corp. shareholders’ equity	43,271	42,296
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS	1,321	1,440
TOTAL EQUITY	44,592	43,736
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 89,817	$ 84,737