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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000930413-17-000847
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170301
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170303
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170303

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:		17661805

	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>

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

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</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>March 1, 2017</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: 34%; padding-right: 5.5pt; padding-left: 5.5pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">1-09453</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.5pt; padding-left: 5.5pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; 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 5.5pt; text-align: center">(Commission</P>
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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"><B>New York, New York 10003</B></P>

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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>

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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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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="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; text-align: justify">On March 1, 2017, 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 April
3, 2017 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 17, 2017. A copy of the press release titled &ldquo;Ark Restaurants
Announces Declaration of Dividend&rdquo; is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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    <TD>99.1</TD>
    <TD>Press Release, dated March 1, 2017.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.25in">&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>By:</TD>
    <TD>Name: Michael Weinstein</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Title: Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">Date: March 1, 2017</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Ark Restaurants Announces Declaration of
Dividend</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">CONTACT:<BR>
Robert Stewart<BR>
(212) 206-8800<BR>
<u><B>bstewart@arkrestaurants.com</B></u></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><B>NEW YORK, New York
&ndash; March 1, 2017 --</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&rsquo;s common stock to be paid on April 3, 2017 to shareholders of record
at the close of business on March 17, 2017.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Ark Restaurants owns
and operates 21 restaurants and bars, 19 fast food concepts and catering operations primarily in New York City, Florida, Washington,
D.C., Las Vegas, NV and Alabama. Five restaurants are located in New York City, three are located in Washington, D.C., five are
located in Las Vegas, Nevada, three are located in Atlantic City, New Jersey, one is located at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard,
Connecticut, one is located in Boston, Massachusetts, three are located in Florida and two are located on the Gulf Coast of Alabama.
The Las Vegas operations include four restaurants within the New York-New York Hotel &amp; Casino Resort and operation of the hotel&rsquo;s
room service, banquet facilities, employee dining room and six 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 and a restaurant in the Tropicana 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 include two Rustic Inns, one in Dania Beach, Florida and one in Jupiter, Florida, Shuckers in Jensen Beach, Florida
and the operation of 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 Alabama, the Company acquired two Original
Oyster House restaurants, one in Gulf Shores, Alabama and one in Spanish Fort, Alabama.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt 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&rsquo;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&rsquo;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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