CONSOLIDATION OF VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Details) - Schedule of variable interest entities - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2017	Oct. 01, 2016
Schedule of variable interest entities [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 363	$ 889
Accounts receivable		716	429
Inventories		22	23
Prepaid and refundable income taxes		226	178
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		63	50
Due from Ark Restaurants Corp. and affiliates	[1]	185
Fixed assets - net		6	22
Other assets		71	71
Total assets		1,652	1,662
Accounts payable - trade		116	114
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		260	238
Due to Ark Restaurants Corp. and affiliates	[1]		173
Operating lease deferred credit		51	73
Total liabilities		427	598
Equity of variable interest entities		1,225	1,064
Total liabilities and equity		$ 1,652	$ 1,662

[1] Amounts due from Ark Restaurants Corp. and affiliates are eliminated upon consolidation.