CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes $308 at June 30, 2018 and $363 at September 30, 2017 related to VIEs)	$ 5,006	$ 1,406
Accounts receivable (includes $636 at June 30, 2018 and $367 at September 30, 2017 related to VIEs)	3,509	3,353
Employee receivables	335	399
Inventories (includes $21 at June 30, 2018 and $22 at September 30, 2017 related to VIEs)	2,063	1,992
Prepaid and refundable income taxes (includes $238 at June 30, 2018 and $226 at September 30, 2017 related to VIEs)	555	945
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (includes $50 at June 30, 2018 and $63 at September 30, 2017 related to VIEs)	1,594	1,988
Total current assets	13,062	10,083
FIXED ASSETS - Net (includes $0 at June 30, 2018 and $6 at September 30, 2017 related to VIEs)	46,128	45,215
INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Net	361	409
GOODWILL	9,880	9,880
TRADEMARKS	3,331	3,331
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	2,693	1,491
OTHER ASSETS (includes $82 at June 30, 2018 and $71 at September 30, 2017 related to VIEs)	2,689	2,679
TOTAL ASSETS	85,166	80,067
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable - trade (includes $127 at June 30, 2018 and $116 at September 30, 2017 related to VIEs)	4,584	4,750
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes $426 at June 30, 2018 and $260 at September 30, 2017 related to VIEs)	10,905	10,176
Dividend payable	868	857
Borrowings under credit facility	6,568	6,198
Current portion of notes payable	1,251	4,174
Total current liabilities	17,608	26,155
OPERATING LEASE DEFERRED CREDIT (includes $6 at June 30, 2018 and $51 at September 30, 2017 related to VIEs)	3,396	3,648
NOTES PAYABLE, LESS CURRENT PORTION, net of deferred financing costs	20,163	7,824
TOTAL LIABILITIES	41,167	37,627
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES EQUITY:
Common stock, par value $.01 per share - authorized, 10,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 3,470 shares at June 30, 2018 and 3,428 shares at September 30, 2017	35	34
Additional paid-in capital	13,377	12,639
Retained earnings	28,833	27,771
Total Ark Restaurants Corp. shareholders’ equity	42,245	40,444
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS	1,754	1,996
TOTAL EQUITY	43,999	42,440
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	85,166	80,067
New Meadowlands Racetrack LLC [Member]
CURRENT ASSETS:
INVESTMENT IN AND RECEIVABLE FROM NEW MEADOWLANDS RACETRACK	$ 7,022	$ 6,979