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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000930413-12-001484
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120307
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120312
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120312

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:		12683825

	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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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center;"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center;"><B>Washington, DC 20549</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">______________________</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):<B>
March 7, 2012</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>ARK RESTAURANTS CORP.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 38%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.5pt; padding-left: 5.5pt; text-autospace: none; text-align: center">1-09453</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.5pt; padding-left: 5.5pt; text-autospace: none; text-align: center">13-3156768 &nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 5.5pt; text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center;">of incorporation)</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>85 Fifth Avenue</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>New York, New York 10003</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in">(Address of principal executive
offices, with zip code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including
area code:<B> (212) 206-8800</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">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:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 95%; text-autospace: none; text-align: justify">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-autospace: none; text-align: justify">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-autospace: none; text-align: justify">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e -4(c))&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 8.01 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other Events</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 27.5pt">On March 7, 2012, Ark
Restaurants Corp. issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared its regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents
per share to be paid on April 4, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 21, 2012. A copy of the press
release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 9.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Financial Statements
and Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">99.1&#9;Press Release, dated March 7, 2012.</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-autospace: none">Name: Michael Weinstein</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-autospace: none">Title: Chief Executive Officer</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-autospace: none">Date: March 12, 2012</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>EXHIBIT 99.1</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>Ark Restaurants Announces
Declaration of Dividend</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">CONTACT:<BR>
Robert Stewart<BR>
(212) 206-8800<BR>
<B>bstewart@arkrestaurants.com</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>NEW YORK, New York
&ndash; March 7, 2012 --</B> Ark Restaurants Corp. (NASDAQ:ARKR) announced today that the Board of Directors declared its regular
quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share on the Company's common stock to be paid on April 4, 2012 to shareholders of record at
the close of business on March 21, 2012.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 8pt 0 0; text-align: justify">Ark Restaurants owns and operates 20
restaurants and bars, 28 fast food concepts and catering operations. Six restaurants are located in New York City, three are located
in Washington, D.C., seven 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 five
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 six food court concepts; one bar within the Venetian Casino Resort as well as three food court concepts
and one restaurant within the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the Company operates a restaurant
and a bar in the Resorts Atlantic City Hotel and Casino. The operations at the Foxwoods Resort Casino include one fast food concept
and six fast food concepts at the MGM Grand Casino. In Boston, Massachusetts, the Company operates a restaurant in the Faneuil
Hall Marketplace. 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.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Except for historical
information, this news release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of
1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements 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 filings 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. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements,
if new information becomes available in the future.</P>

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