CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Retained Earnings	Total Ark Restaurants Corp. Shareholders’Equity	Non- controlling Interests
BALANCE (in Shares) at Sep. 30, 2017		3,428,000
BALANCE at Sep. 30, 2017	$ 42,440	$ 34	$ 12,247	$ 28,163	$ 40,444	$ 1,996
Net income (loss)	$ 5,073			4,655	4,655	418
Exercise of stock options (in Shares)	42,000	42,000
Exercise of stock options	$ 604	$ 1	603		604
Stock-based compensation	47		47		47
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(974)					(974)
Dividends paid and accrued	(3,454)			(3,454)	(3,454)
BALANCE (in Shares) at Sep. 29, 2018		3,470,000
BALANCE at Sep. 29, 2018	43,736	$ 35	12,897	29,364	42,296	1,440
Net income (loss)	$ 2,461			2,676	2,676	(215)
Exercise of stock options (in Shares)	40,500	41,000
Exercise of stock options	$ 503	$ 0	503		503
Purchase and retirement of treasury shares (in Shares)	(11,774)	(12,000)
Purchase and retirement of treasury shares	$ (235)		(235)		(235)
Stock-based compensation	112		112		112
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(382)					(382)
Dividends paid and accrued	(3,488)			(3,488)	(3,488)
BALANCE (in Shares) at Sep. 28, 2019		3,499,000
BALANCE at Sep. 28, 2019	$ 42,707	$ 35	$ 13,277	$ 28,552	$ 41,864	$ 843