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


In connection with the Annual Report of Flanigan"s Enterprises, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the year ended September 28, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Joseph
G. Flanigan, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. ss. 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 06 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 that to my knowledge:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) 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/ Joseph G. Flanigan
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                                                Name: Joseph G. Flanigan
                                                Chief Executive Officer
                                                Date: December 27, 2002