EXHIBIT 99.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of J. Alexander's Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 30, 2003, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, R.
Gregory Lewis, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, as adopted pursuant to ss.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/  R. Gregory Lewis
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R. Gregory Lewis
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
May 13, 2003

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to J. Alexander's Corporation and will be retained by J. Alexander's
Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff
upon request.