INCOME PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK (Details) - Schedule of calculation of numerator and denominator in earnings per share - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Oct. 01, 2016
Schedule of calculation of numerator and denominator in earnings per share [Abstract]
Net Income Attributable to Ark Restaurants Corp. (Numerator)	$ 4,039	$ 4,030
Shares (Denominator)	3,424	3,418
Per Share Amount	$ 1.18	$ 1.18
Shares (Denominator)	107	89
Per Share Amount	$ (0.04)	$ (0.03)
Net Income Attributable to Ark Restaurants Corp. (Numerator)	$ 4,039	$ 4,030
Shares (Denominator)	3,531	3,507
Per Share Amount	$ 1.14	$ 1.15