ARK RESTAURANTS CORP

ARK RESTAURANTS CORP operates restaurants, bars, fast food concepts, and catering operations. The company, a New York corporation formed in 1983, owned and/or operated 16 restaurants and bars, and 12 fast food concepts and catering operations through its subsidiaries as of the fiscal year ended September 27, 2025. Geographically, three of its restaurant and bar facilities are in New York City, one in Washington, D.C., five in Las Vegas, Nevada, one in Atlantic City, New Jersey, four on the east coast of Florida, and two on the Gulf Coast of Alabama. The restaurants are typically larger, destination properties designed to attract high patron traffic due to their unique locations and ability to host catered events. Recent expansion has occurred through acquisitions: The Rustic Inn in Dania Beach, Florida (2014); Shuckers in Jensen Beach, Florida (2016); two Original Oyster Houses, one in Gulf Shores, Alabama and one in Spanish Fort, Alabama (2017); JB's on the Beach in Deerfield Beach, Florida (2019); and Blue Moon Fish Company (2021) in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida. Each restaurant generally has a distinct name and theme, with the exceptions of two Broadway Burger Bar and Grill restaurants and two Original Oyster House restaurants. Menus are extensive, offering a wide variety of high-quality foods at generally moderate prices. Many restaurants feature a lively, casual atmosphere, separate bar areas, are open seven days a week, and serve both lunch and dinner. A majority of net sales come from dinner service. Decor varies but often includes distinctive architectural and design elements, dramatic open spaces, extensive glass exteriors, and vivid, unusual, and sometimes theatrical wall treatments, lighting, and decorations.