Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2017	Feb. 09, 2018
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Good Times Restaurants Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000825324
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Dec. 26, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-27
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		12,468,326
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018