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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-06-008675
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060822
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060823
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060823

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ARK RESTAURANTS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000779544
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
		IRS NUMBER:				133156768
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09453
		FILM NUMBER:		061049956

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		85 FIFTH AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10003-3019
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2122068800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		85 FIFTH AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10003-3019
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<DESCRIPTION>ARK RESTAURANTS CORP. 8-K
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                    Form 8-K


                                 Current Report

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 22, 2006

                              ARK RESTAURANTS CORP.
                              ---------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                         Commission file number 0-14030


             New York                                        13-3156768
- -------------------------------------                  -----------------------
  (State or other jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. Employer
   incorporation or organization)                         Identification No.)


                                 85 Fifth Avenue
                               New York, NY 10003
             (Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)


                                 (212) 206-8800
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

[ ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
     CFR 230.425)

[ ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
     240.14a-12)

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


<PAGE>


Item 8.01.  Other Events

     On August 22, 2006, Ark Restaurants Corp. (the "Company") issued a press
release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference. In the
press release, the Company announced that its board of directors had authorized
a new stock repurchase program to acquire up to $4 Million in common stock of
the Company during the next twelve months.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

       (c)     Exhibits

       99.1    Copy of Press Release issued August 22, 2006


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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                ARK RESTAURANT CORP.


                                                By:  /s/ Michael Weinstein
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Chief Executive Officer



Date:  August 22, 2006


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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit    Description
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  99.1     Press Release dated August 22, 2006 entitled "Ark Restaurants
           Announces Stock Repurchase Program"


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<TEXT>
                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

               Ark Restaurants Announces Stock Repurchase Program

    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2006--Ark Restaurants Corp.
(NASDAQ:ARKR) today announced that its board of directors has
authorized a stock repurchase program for up to $4 Million of its
common stock during the next twelve months. The repurchase program
will be funded using the Company's working capital.

    Ark Restaurants owns and operates 23 restaurants and bars, 28 fast
food concepts, catering operations and wholesale and retail bakeries.
Eight restaurants are located in New York City, four are located in
Washington, D.C., nine are located in Las Vegas, Nevada, two are
located in Atlantic City, New Jersey and one is located at the
Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut. The Las Vegas
operations include three restaurants within the New York-New York
Hotel & Casino Resort and operation of the hotel's room service,
banquet facilities, employee dining room and nine food court concepts;
four restaurants and bars within the Venetian Casino Resort as well as
four food court concepts. In Las Vegas, the Company also owns and
operates one restaurant within the Forum Shops at Caesar's Shopping
Center. The Florida operations under management include five fast food
facilities in Tampa, Florida and eight fast food facilities in
Hollywood, Florida, each at a Hard Rock Hotel and Casino operated by
the Seminole Indian Tribe at these locations. In Atlantic City, New
Jersey, the Company operates a restaurant and a bar in the Resorts
Atlantic City Hotel and Casino.

    Except for historical information, this news release contains
forward-looking statements, which involve unknown risks, and
uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results or outcomes
to be materially different from those anticipated and discussed
herein. Important factors that might cause such differences are
discussed in the Company's fillings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

    CONTACT: For Ark Restaurants Corp.
             Robert Towers, 212-206-8800
             bob@arkrestaurants.com
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