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ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20081222
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20081222

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:		081264199

	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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      <font style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Times New Roman">UNITED STATES</font><font style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt"></font><font style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Times New Roman">SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><font style="font-size: 11pt"><br style="font-size: 11pt"></font><font style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Washington,
      DC 20549</font><font style="font-size: 11pt"><br style="font-size: 11pt"></font><font style="font-size: 11pt"><br style="font-size: 11pt"></font><font style="font-size: 11pt"><br style="font-size: 11pt"></font><font style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Form
      8-K</font><font style="font-size: 11pt"><br style="font-size: 11pt"></font><font style="font-size: 11pt"><br style="font-size: 11pt"></font><font style="font-size: 11pt"><br style="font-size: 11pt"></font><font style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Current
      Report</font><font style="font-size: 11pt"><br style="font-size: 11pt"></font><font style="font-size: 11pt"><br style="font-size: 11pt"></font><font style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Pursuant
      to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font><font style="font-size: 11pt"><br style="font-size: 11pt"></font><font style="font-size: 11pt"><br style="font-size: 11pt"></font><font style="font-size: 11pt"><br style="font-size: 11pt"></font><font style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 22, 2008</font><font style="font-size: 11pt"><br style="font-size: 11pt"></font><font style="font-size: 11pt"><br style="font-size: 11pt"></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>ARK
      RESTAURANTS CORP.</b></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt"><br style="font-size: 11pt"></font><font style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font><font style="font-size: 11pt"><br style="font-size: 11pt"></font><font style="font-size: 11pt"><br style="font-size: 11pt"></font><font style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Commission
      file number&#160;0</font><font style="font-size: 11pt">-14030</font><br><br><br>
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            <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">85
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(212)
      206-8800</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Registrant's
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      name or former address, if changed since last report)</font><br>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">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:</font>
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      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Soliciting
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Item
      7.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Regulation FD Disclosure.</font><br>
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      The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not
      be deemed &quot;filed&quot; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
      Act of 1934 (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;), or otherwise subject to the
      liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report
      shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the
      Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly
      set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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      On December 22, 2008, Ark Restaurants Corp. issued a press release
      announcing that Michael Weinstein, its Chairman and Chief Executive
      Officer, will be appearing tomorrow on CNBC&#8217;s Squawk Box at 8:40 a.m. as
      part of a panel discussion regarding the effects of the economy on the
      restaurant industry, the text of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit
      99.1.
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">SIGNATURES</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">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.</font>
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          99.1
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            Press Release dated December 22, 2008 titled &quot;Ark Restaurants
            Chairman and CEO to Appear on CNBC&#8217;s Squawk Box&quot;.
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Ark
      Restaurants Chairman and CEO to Appear on CNBC&#8217;s Squawk Box</b></font>
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      NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 22, 2008--Ark Restaurants Corp.
      (NASDAQ:ARKR) today announced that Michael Weinstein, its Chairman and
      Chief Executive Officer, will be appearing tomorrow on CNBC&#8217;s Squawk Box
      at 8:40 a.m. as part of a panel discussion regarding the effects of the
      economy on the restaurant industry.
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      Ark Restaurants owns and operates 20 restaurants and bars, 30 fast food
      concepts, catering operations and wholesale and retail bakeries. Seven
      restaurants are located in New York City, four are located in
      Washington, D.C., five are located in Las Vegas, Nevada, two are located
      in Atlantic City, New Jersey, one is located at the Foxwoods Resort
      Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut and one is located in Boston,
      Massachusetts. The Las Vegas operations include three restaurants within
      the New York-New York Hotel &amp; Casino Resort and operation of the hotel's
      room service, banquet facilities, employee dining room and nine food
      court concepts; one bar within the Venetian Casino Resort as well as
      three food court concepts. The Florida operations under management
      include five fast food facilities in Tampa, Florida and seven 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. In Boston, Massachusetts, the
      Company operates a restaurant in the Faneuil Hall Marketplace.
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    <p>
      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. The
      Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any
      forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
      future events or otherwise.
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    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>Ark Restaurants Corp.<br>Robert Towers, 212-206-8800<br><u><b>bob@arkrestaurants.com</b></u>
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