Exhibit 23


               Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following J. Alexander's
Corporation Registration Statements:

a)       Form S-8 Registration Statement (No. 333-40556) pertaining to the 1994
         Employee Stock Incentive Plan, filed on June 30, 2000;

b)       Form S-8 Registration Statement (No. 333-91431) pertaining to the J.
         Alexander's Corporation 1999 Loan Program, filed on November 22, 1999;

c)       Form S-8 Registration Statement (No. 333-49393) pertaining to the 1994
         Employee Stock Incentive Plan, filed on April 3, 1998;

d)       Form S-8 Registration Statement (No. 33-77478) pertaining to the 1985
         Stock Option Plan, filed on May 25, 1994;

e)       Form S-8 Registration Statement (No. 33-77476) pertaining to the 1994
         Employee Stock Incentive Plan, filed on April 6, 1994;

f)       Form S-8 Registration Statement (No. 33-39870) pertaining to the 1990
         Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors, filed on April 9, 1991;

g)       Form S-8 Registration Statement (No. 33-4483) pertaining to the 1985
         Stock Option Plan, filed on April 1, 1986;

h)       Form S-8 Registration Statement (No. 2-78139) pertaining to the 1982
         Employee Stock Purchase Plan, filed on June 25, 1982;

of our report dated February 8, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of J. Alexander's Corporation included in the Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 30, 2001.



                                            /s/Ernst & Young LLP
Nashville, Tennessee
March 26, 2002





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