INVESTMENT IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (Details Narrative)	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Number of restaurants	2
Return of capital, percentage of cash invested in limited partnership	25.00%
Available cash in excess of cash invested, percentage paid management fee	50.00%
Available cash in excess of cash invested, percentage paid investors	50.00%
Annual management fee percentage of cash available to be distributed	50.00%
Profit distribution percentage of cash available to be distributed to investors	50.00%
Percentage of gross sales fee for use of service mark	3.00%
Limited Partnerships
Number of restaurants	10
Limited Partnerships - Returned All Cash Invested
Number of restaurants	3
Surfside, Florida
Annual management fee percentage of cash available to be distributed	50.00%
Ownership percentage	45.00%
Ownership percentage, related party	34.90%
Kendall, Florida
Annual management fee percentage of cash available to be distributed	50.00%
Ownership percentage	41.00%
Ownership percentage, related party	29.70%
West Miami, Florida
Annual management fee percentage of cash available to be distributed	50.00%
Ownership percentage	27.00%
Ownership percentage, related party	34.10%
Weston, Florida
Ownership percentage	30.00%
Ownership percentage, related party	35.10%
Percentage of intital investment returned	81.25%
Wellington, Florida
Ownership percentage	28.00%
Ownership percentage, related party	25.70%
Percentage of intital investment returned	65.00%	56.00%
Pinecrest, Florida
Ownership percentage	40.00%
Ownership percentage, related party	15.00%
Percentage of intital investment returned	92.00%	80.00%
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Ownership percentage	18.00%
Ownership percentage, related party	17.90%
Percentage of intital investment returned	45.00%	41.00%
Davie, Florida
Ownership percentage	48.00%
Ownership percentage, related party	9.70%
Percentage of intital investment returned	35.50%	27.50%
Miami, Florida
Ownership percentage	5.00%
Ownership percentage, related party	24.30%
Percentage of intital investment returned	6.00%
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Ownership percentage	25.00%
Ownership percentage, related party	60.10%

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Maximum percentage of cash distributed to partners annually. Excess distributions are paid one-half to partners and one-half as management fees.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

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