POWER OF ATTORNEY

        Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Jessica H. Root and Matthew I. O'Brien, acting individually,
with full power of substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

        (1)  prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the
             undersigned's behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and
             Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments
             thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to
             obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make
             electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section
             16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or
             regulation of the SEC;

        (2)  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
             undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of J.
             Alexander's Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in
             accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
             1934 and the rules thereunder;

        (3)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
             undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
             execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any
             amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with
             the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

        (4)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
             the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
             may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
             required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the
             documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
             undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
             form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
             attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's
             discretion.

        The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor
is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorney-in-fact.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 16th day of November 2015.

                                        /s/ Mark A. Parkey
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                                        Mark A. Parkey
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