Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]
5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property and equipment consists of the following at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

 

    2012     2011  
             
Office and computer equipment   $ 32,179     $ 32,179  
Furniture and fixtures     70,796       67,794  
Construction in progress     -       296,660  
Restaurant furnishings and equipment     2,879,724       2,246,089  
      2,982,699       2,642,722  
Accumulated depreciation     (236,088 )     (133,899 )
    $ 2,746,611     $ 2,508,823  

 

Restaurant furnishings and equipment consists of leasehold improvements, and bar, kitchen and restaurant equipment used in our four locations opened as of March 31, 2012. Construction in progress consisted of costs incurred as of December 31, 2011 for our Emperor’s Palace location in Johannesburg, South Africa, which opened in February 2012 and its assets are currently in the restaurant furnishings and equipment line above. Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 for the restaurant and management businesses was $99,999 and $2,190, respectively. Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2011 for the restaurant and management businesses was $0 and $2,549, respectively.