**Exhibit 31.1**

 

**CERTIFICATION**

 

I, Kenneth R. Posner, certifythat:

 

1.          I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form10-Q of Angelo and Maxie’s, Inc.;

 

2.          Based on my knowledge, this quarterly reportdoes not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state amaterial fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

3.          Based on my knowledge, the financialstatements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report,fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results ofoperations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periodspresented in this quarterly report;

 

4.          The Registrant’s other certifying officer andI are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls andprocedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for theRegistrant and we have:

 

a)                   Designed suchdisclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls andprocedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that materialinformation relating to the Registrant, including its consolidatedsubsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularlyduring the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

 

b)                  [Reserved.]

 

c)                   Evaluated theeffectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures andpresented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness ofthe disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered bythis report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)                  Disclosed inthis quarterly report any change in the registrant’s internal control overfinancial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscalquarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materiallyaffect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;

 

5.          The Registrant’s other certifying officer andI have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control overfinancial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee ofRegistrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalentfunctions):

 

a)                   All significantdeficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internalcontrol over financial reporting  whichare reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record,process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)                  Any fraud,whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have asignificant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 
| Date:  November 13, 2003 | By:  | /s/ KENNETH  R. POSNER                 |   |
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|                          |      | Kenneth R.  Posner                     |
|                          |      | President  and Chief Executive Officer |

 

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