Ark Restaurants to Broadcast Review of
Third Quarter Results Over the Internet

CONTACT:

Ark Restaurants Corp., New York Robert Towers (212) 206-8800

Integrated Corporate Relations, Westport Tom Ryan or Don Duffy (203) 222-9013

NEW YORK, New York -- July 26, 2002 -- Ark Restaurants Corp. (Nasdaq: ARKR) today announced that the Company will broadcast its conference call to discuss third quarter results over the Internet.

The broadcast will be held on Wednesday, July 31, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, and will be hosted by Michael Weinstein, President. To access the broadcast, please visit http://www.viavid.com. A replay of the broadcast will be available within one hour of the call.

Ark Restaurants owns and operates 26 restaurants, 19 fast food concepts, catering operations and wholesale and retail bakeries. Twelve restaurants are located in New York City; 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada; 4 in Washington, DC; and one in Islamorada, Florida. The Las Vegas operations include three restaurants within the New York-New York Hotel & Casino Resort and operation of the Resort's room service, banquet facilities, employee dining room and nine food court concepts. Four restaurants and bars within the Venetian Casino Resort as well as four food court concepts; one restaurant is within Desert Passage adjoining the Aladdin Resort & Casino along with six food court concepts, and one restaurant within the Forum Shops at Caesar's Shopping Center.

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