It took $11,000 worth of china and silverware to stock the Whisper Lounge for its initial opening. In the first month of business, more than 600 wineglasses were broken!

• In an average week, The Whisper Lounge spends
  • $6,000 on produce
    
  • $5,000 on utilities
    
  • $1,500 on office supplies
    
  • $1,000 on fresh flowers
• In a week the restaurant also uses
  • 28 cases of lettuce
    
  • 100 pounds of New York steak
    
  • 5 gallons of ketchup
    
  • between 5 and 10 pounds of salt
• 75 percent of Whisper Lounge customers pay by credit card and the restaurant pays a 3-4 percent fee on each transaction.
  
• Wine sales account for 7.5 percent of the restaurant's revenues.
  
• Morgan Craft works roughly 65 hours per week.

Contact:

The Whisper Lounge
189 The Grove Drive, Suite F-90B
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323-931-0202
www.whisperloungela.com
Cost: Dinner for two, $55-$75