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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1



                           CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Annual Report of Ark Restaurants Corp. (the "Company") on
Form 10-K for the period ending September 28, 2002 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned,
Michael Weinstein, Chief Executive Officer of the Company certifies, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

(1)    The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d)
       of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)    The information contained in the Report fairly presents in all material
       respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
       Company.

                              /s/ Michael Weinstein
                              ---------------------
                              Michael Weinstein, Chief Executive Officer
                              December 27, 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Ark Restaurants Corp. (the "Company") on
Form 10-K for the period ending September 28, 2002 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned,
Robert J. Stewart, Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

(1)    The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d)
       of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)    The information contained in the Report fairly presents in all material
       respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
       Company.

                              /s/ Robert J. Stewart
                              ---------------------
                              Robert J. Stewart, Chief Financial Officer
                              December 27, 2002



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