Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2017	Aug. 11, 2017
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Good Times Restaurants Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000825324
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 27, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-27
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		12,427,280
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017