CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 27, 2020	Sep. 28, 2019
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes $714 at June 27, 2020 and $170 at September 28, 2019 related to VIEs)	$ 20,725	$ 7,177
Accounts receivable (includes $127 at June 27, 2020 and $219 at September 28, 2019 related to VIEs)	1,293	2,621
Employee receivables	396	414
Inventories (includes $33 at June 27, 2020 and $41 at September 28, 2019 related to VIEs)	2,660	2,222
Prepaid and refundable income taxes (includes $254 at June 27, 2020 and September 28, 2019 related to VIEs)	2,013	254
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (includes $7 at June 27, 2020 and $12 at September 28, 2019 related to VIEs)	1,766	1,021
Total current assets	28,853	13,709
FIXED ASSETS - Net (includes $238 at June 27, 2020 and $236 at September 28, 2019 related to VIEs)	38,327	47,781
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS - Net (includes $2,721 at June 27, 2020 related to VIEs)	55,984	0
INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Net	52	303
GOODWILL	15,570	15,570
TRADEMARKS	3,720	3,720
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	5,466	4,106
INVESTMENT IN AND RECEIVABLE FROM NEW MEADOWLANDS RACETRACK	6,860	6,821
OTHER ASSETS (includes $82 at June 27, 2020 and September 28, 2019 related to VIEs)	2,428	2,642
TOTAL ASSETS	157,260	94,652
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable - trade (includes $91 at June 27, 2020 and $65 at September 28, 2019 related to VIEs)	2,884	3,549
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes $331 at June 27, 2020 and $440 at September 28, 2019 related to VIEs)	11,160	10,672
Accrued income taxes	0	285
Dividend payable	876	875
Current portion of operating lease liabilities (includes $221 at June 27, 2020 related to VIEs)	6,222
Current portion of notes payable	2,701	2,701
Total current liabilities	23,843	18,082
OPERATING LEASE DEFERRED CREDIT (includes $(30) at September 28, 2019 related to VIEs)		10,077
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES, LESS CURRENT PORTION (includes $2,500 at June 27, 2020 related to VIEs)	51,587
NOTES PAYABLE, LESS CURRENT PORTION, net of deferred financing costs (includes $723 at June 27, 2020 related to VIEs)	43,701	23,786
TOTAL LIABILITIES	119,131	51,945
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
EQUITY:
Common stock, par value $.01 per share - authorized, 10,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 3,502 shares at June 27, 2020 and 3,499 shares at September 28, 2019	35	35
Additional paid-in capital	13,440	13,277
Retained earnings	24,010	28,552
Total Ark Restaurants Corp. shareholders’ equity	37,485	41,864
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS	644	843
TOTAL EQUITY	38,129	42,707
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 157,260	$ 94,652