TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT RESTAURANT CORP.
                      REPORT ON FORM 10Q SEPTEMBER 9, 2003

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

     The undersigned, Chief Executive Officer of Total Entertainment Restaurant
Corp. (the "Company"), hereby certifies, to the best of my knowledge, that the
Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended September 9, 2003 (the "Periodic
Report") accompanying this certification fully complies with the requirements of
the Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m
or 78o(d)) and that the information contained in the Periodic Report fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company.



     Date   October 22, 2003                    /s/ STEVEN M. JOHNSON
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                                                Steven M. Johnson
                                                Chief Executive Officer




EXHIBIT 32.1