EXHIBIT 32.2

                            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 Annual Report of J. Alexander's Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the period ending December 28, 2003, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, R.
Gregory Lewis, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary 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, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
March 29, 2004