Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) restaurants	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	May 07, 2015 USD ($)
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Number of restaurants impaired | restaurants	0
Goodwill	$ 15,076	$ 15,066	$ 14,980
Good Times Drive Thru Inc. [Member]
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Goodwill	96
Bad Daddy's Franchise Development, LLC [Member]
Impaired Long-Lived Assets Held and Used [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 14,980