---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000779544-25-000008"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARKR"
cik: "0000779544"
company_name: "ARK RESTAURANTS CORP"
filed_at: "2025-02-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T00:39:36.011015+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ark Restaurants Q1: net income $0.88/sh boosted by $5.2M Tampa lease gain; same-store sales -2.3%

## Summary
- Total revenues $44.99M, down 5.3% YoY; company-wide same-store sales declined 2.3%.
- Net income attributable $3.16M ($0.88/sh) vs $1.37M ($0.38/sh) YoY, aided by $5.24M gain on Tampa food court lease termination.
- Adjusted EBITDA fell to $1.38M from $2.57M YoY; El Rio Grande closed Jan 2025 with $146k Q1 loss.
- Bryant Park Grill and The Porch leases expire Apr 30, 2025; landlord selected new operator, no signed agreements.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000779544-25-000008
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARKR
- cik: 0000779544
- company_name: ARK RESTAURANTS CORP
- filed_at: 2025-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779544/000077954425000008/0000779544-25-000008-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779544/000077954425000008/arkr-20250210.htm

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