Exhibit 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
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         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Ark Restaurants Corp. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 29, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the
undersigned, Michael Weinstein, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and
Robert J. Stewart, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

(1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d)
      of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents in all material
      respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
      Company.


/s/ Michael Weinstein
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Michael Weinstein, Chief Executive Officer
August 12, 2002

/s/ Robert J. Stewart
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Robert J. Stewart, Chief Financial Officer
August 12, 2002