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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000930413-12-005092
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120904
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120905
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120905

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:		121073455

	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>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>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):<B>
September 4, 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>

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charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.5pt; padding-left: 5.5pt; text-align: center">13-3156768 &nbsp;</TD></TR>
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offices, with zip code)</P>

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area code:<B> (212) 206-8800</B></P>

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<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>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 95%; 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-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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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On September 4, 2012,
ARK Restaurants Corp. issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared its regular dividend of 25 cents per
share to be paid on October 2, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2012. A copy of the press
release titled &ldquo;Ark Restaurants Announces Declaration of Dividend&rdquo; is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">99.1</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">Press Release, dated September 4, 2012.</FONT></TD></TR>
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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">Date: September 5, 2012</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt 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;September 4, 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 October 2, 2012 to shareholders of record
at the close of business on September 20, 2012.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 8pt 0 0; text-align: justify">Ark Restaurants owns and operates 21
restaurants and bars, 22 fast food concepts and catering operations in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Las Vegas, NV. Seven
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 one restaurant. 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; margin: 8pt 0 0; text-align: justify">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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