J Alexander's has an upscale feel to it, similar to Houstin's but not as "posh" as the Capital Grille. It's New American cuisine all the way.
Five stars for decor and service. There's a glitzy wine cellar and a full bar. The food is what you'd expect out of a place like this. It's good, but it wasn't the best meal I'd ever had. I felt that my dish wasn't made specifically for my order--they cranked them out so fast that I had the impression that the kitchen was more of an assembly line. On the plus side, we were starving and having food within two minutes was definitely pleasing.
The grilled chicken salad was tasty, but it was overwhelmed with tortilla strips. The spaghetti squash side could've used more marinara sauce, but it was a pleaser. Then again, who spaghetti squash is pretty hard to screw up.
There seemed to be a lack of communication between servers. Everyone's job included delivering and whisking dishes away, sometimes before we had fully finished the plate. At one point, a Thai chicken salad was placed in front of me. After telling the waitress that I definitely did not order this salad, it was taken away to another table. Hmmmm....
It could've been a more "personalized" experience; I was expecting to be blown away by this place. Meh, I could come back.