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                            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 Flanigan's Enterprises, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 29, 2003 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission of the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Joseph
G. Flanigan, Chief Executive 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.)   This 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 for the periods presented.

/s/ Joseph G. Flanigan
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Joseph G. Flanigan
Chief Executive Officer
May 19, 2003


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