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COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OTHER MATTERS (Details Narrative) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013 sqft	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 22, 2013
Lease rental sales override, percentage of annual sales	7.30%
Building, square footage	4,120
Rent revenue	$ 49,000	$ 54,000
Sales tax, percentage	6.00%
Rent payable	29,000
Performance bonuses	920,000	739,000
Owner's fee	150,000	157,000
Management agreement fee receivable	112,000	162,000
Future minimum sublease payments	77,000
Purchase commitment, rib supplier			4,260,000
Fiscal agent, annual fee amount	25,000
Royalities, gross sales	3.00%
Royalities, gross package liquor sales	1.00%
Atlanta, Georgia
Royalities, gross package liquor sales	10.00%
Deerfield Beach, Florida
Management fee revenue	385,000	320,000
Amount paid to manage restaurant	500,000
Amortization period of management agreement	10 years
Chief Executive Officer
Percentage of corporate pre-tax income in paid to management	14.00%
COO and CFO
Percentage of corporate pre-tax income in paid to management	5.00%
Amount of income at which bonuses begin to acrue	650,000
Management
Percentage of corporate pre-tax income in paid to management	6.00%
Limited Partnership
Percentage of corporate pre-tax income in paid to management	5.00%
Amount of income at which bonuses begin to acrue	1,875,000
Performance bonuses	550,000	460,000
Vice President
Percentage of corporate pre-tax income in paid to management	3.00%
Performance bonuses	$ 34,000	$ 33,000
Minimum
Lease rental sales override, percentage of annual sales	3.00%
Lease rental sales override for limited partnership, percentage of annual sales	2.00%
Sales tax, percentage	6.00%
Maximum
Lease rental sales override, percentage of annual sales	4.00%
Lease rental sales override for limited partnership, percentage of annual sales	5.50%
Sales tax, percentage	7.00%