Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 26, 2018	Aug. 10, 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	Jun. 26, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-26
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		12,471,765
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018