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COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OTHER MATTERS (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 27, 2014 sqft | Sep. 28, 2013 | Oct. 18, 2014
Employment related, self-insured lawsuits | $ 193,000 us-gaap_OtherEmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent |  |
Lease rental sales override, percentage of annual sales | 7.30%bdl_LeaseRentalSalesOverridePercentageOfAnnualSales |  |
Building, square footage | 4,120 us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty |  |
Rent revenue | 49,000 bdl_RentRevenue | 49,000 bdl_RentRevenue |
Sales tax, percentage | 6.00%bdl_SalesTaxPercentage |  |
Performance bonuses | 1,221,000 bdl_PerformanceBonusesExpense | 920,000 bdl_PerformanceBonusesExpense |
Owner's fee | 138,000 bdl_OwnersFee | 150,000 bdl_OwnersFee |
Management agreement fee receivable | 62,000 bdl_ManagementAgreementReceivable | 112,000 bdl_ManagementAgreementReceivable |
Future minimum sublease payments | 340,000 bdl_SubleasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue |  |
Fiscal agent, annual fee amount | 25,000 bdl_FiscalAgentAnnualFeeAmount |  |
Royalities, gross sales | 3.00%bdl_RoyalitiesGrossSales |  |
Royalities, gross package liquor sales | 1.00%bdl_RoyalitiesGrossPackageLiquorSales |  |
New Rib Supplier One [Member] |  |  |
Purchase commitment, rib supplier |  |  | 361,000 us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted / us-gaap_ShareBasedGoodsAndNonemployeeServicesTransactionBySupplierAxis = bdl_RibSupplierOneMember
New Rib Supplier Two [Member] |  |  |
Purchase commitment, rib supplier |  |  | 226,000 us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted / us-gaap_ShareBasedGoodsAndNonemployeeServicesTransactionBySupplierAxis = bdl_RibSupplierTwoMember
Current Rib Supplier [Member] |  |  |
Purchase commitment, rib supplier |  |  | 3,649,000 us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted / us-gaap_ShareBasedGoodsAndNonemployeeServicesTransactionBySupplierAxis = bdl_RibSupplierThreeMember
Atlanta, Georgia |  |  |
Royalities, gross package liquor sales | 10.00%bdl_RoyalitiesGrossPackageLiquorSales / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = bdl_AtlantaGeorgiaMember |  |
Deerfield Beach, Florida |  |  |
Management fee revenue | 385,000 us-gaap_ManagementFeesRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = bdl_DeerfieldBeachFloridaMember | 385,000 us-gaap_ManagementFeesRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = bdl_DeerfieldBeachFloridaMember |
Amount paid to manage restaurant | 500,000 bdl_AmountPaidToManageRestaurant / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = bdl_DeerfieldBeachFloridaMember |  |
Amortization period of management agreement | 10 years |  |
Chief Executive Officer |  |  |
Percentage of corporate pre-tax income in paid to management | 14.00%us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCashAwardsGrantedPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_ChiefExecutiveOfficerMember |  |
COO and CFO |  |  |
Percentage of corporate pre-tax income in paid to management | 5.00%us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCashAwardsGrantedPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_OfficerMember |  |
Amount of income at which bonuses begin to acrue | 650,000 bdl_AmountOfIncomeAtWhichBonussBeginToAcrue / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_OfficerMember |  |
Management |  |  |
Percentage of corporate pre-tax income in paid to management | 6.00%us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCashAwardsGrantedPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_ManagementMember |  |
Limited Partnership |  |  |
Percentage of corporate pre-tax income in paid to management | 5.00%us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCashAwardsGrantedPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember |  |
Amount of income at which bonuses begin to acrue | 1,875,000 bdl_AmountOfIncomeAtWhichBonussBeginToAcrue / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember |  |
Performance bonuses | 715,000 bdl_PerformanceBonusesExpense / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember | 550,000 bdl_PerformanceBonusesExpense / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember |
Vice President |  |  |
Percentage of corporate pre-tax income in paid to management |  | 3.00%us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCashAwardsGrantedPercentage / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_VicePresidentMember |
Performance bonuses |  | $ 34,000 bdl_PerformanceBonusesExpense / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_VicePresidentMember |
Minimum |  |  |
Lease rental sales override, percentage of annual sales | 3.00%bdl_LeaseRentalSalesOverridePercentageOfAnnualSales / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |
Lease rental sales override for limited partnership, percentage of annual sales | 2.00%bdl_LeaseRentalSalesOverrideForLimitedPartnershipPercentageOfAnnualSales / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |
Sales tax, percentage | 6.00%bdl_SalesTaxPercentage / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |  |
Maximum |  |  |
Lease rental sales override, percentage of annual sales | 4.00%bdl_LeaseRentalSalesOverridePercentageOfAnnualSales / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |
Lease rental sales override for limited partnership, percentage of annual sales | 5.50%bdl_LeaseRentalSalesOverrideForLimitedPartnershipPercentageOfAnnualSales / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |
Sales tax, percentage | 7.00%bdl_SalesTaxPercentage / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |  |

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