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Restaurant City: Winding road to seats gives your waiter enough time to clean the dishes
Restaurant City: Winding road to seats gives your waiter enough time to clean the dishes
Restaurant City: The arcade that saves your popularity points
Restaurant City: The arcade that saves your popularity points
Restaurant City: Clicking out trees beside your restaurant city trees may drop coins
Restaurant City: Clicking out trees beside your restaurant city trees may drop coins

I honestly just started to play the Restaurant City game on Facebook and have been doing nicely. I've been jumping levels over friends and starting to get the hang of it. I even started to creat an index for Restaurant City Questions.

Right now, I'd have to tell you that there are absolutely no hacks or cheats. Probably tricks and tips (and bugs?), but not hacks.

If you don't know what Restaurant City is, it is one of the biggest games on Facebook right now. It was published by Playfish, a well-known facebook (and other social networks) application publisher.

In Restaurant City, you will be able to build your own restaurant starting from a small one. Initially, you will have 4 tables and be able to hire a few employees. Once you gain level, your restaurant size (floor area) increases along with the number of employees you will be able to hire. It's quite fun. If you have played and liked SIMS, you will definitely like this.

Here are some tips and tricks I've began to learn while playing Restaurant City.

  • The best ratio of employees is. 5:3:0. Four cooks, One waiter, No cleaner. This works well with the next tip.
  • The last tip will be ok if you don't use this trick. Use a narrow, winding way to your chairs. This will give time for your only waiter to clear up the dishes before they arrive.
  • Always have an arcade. An arcade is a way for your waiting customers to unwind. If you played Restaurant City long enough, customers not given a seat and/or didn't get their food because the restaurant is full, they give you a 'thumbs down'. When they play the arcade, they end up not giving you a 'thumbs down'. This way you always get away with one(depending on your number of arcades) that doesn't give you a 'thumbs down'.
  • If you absolutely don't want to have cleaners, you can always redecorate and store your dirty toilets then put them back clean.
  • If you are going somewhere and not be back in 3 hours you better lock up. You can lock up by barring the door with some of your stuff like chairs and the mailbox.
  • Try to shake the trees around your restaurant. They sometimes, drop coins.
  • In restaurant city, an island layout is the best. An island layout is when you put your tables together forming a circle. The waiters will be inside the circle where they can work faster (shorter walks to tables). The customers will be outside the circle.
  • Don't use toilets. There's no penatly for not using it. And you will be occasionally cleaning it. Why do the hard work when you can 'play' without it.
  • Don't use the Restaurant City Cheat Engine. I've heard it doesn't work. Don't try it or your account can be reported when someone notices you.
  • Focus on one recipe per category on your recipe menu. Focusing by buying and getting the ingredients on a single recipe will increase your chances to level it up as opposed to randomly learning all recipes.

There are always new tricks and tips out there and I'll keep this updated as long I can. If you haven't tried Restaurant City, I suggest you try it out by logging into facebook and signing up. But be warned, it can be addictive.

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ott  says:
6 months ago

actually. as the game progresses and your restaurant gets bigger, customers would look for toilets.. and when there aren't any, they're gonna give you a thumbs down.

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providence  says:
6 months ago

I disagree. I've never had a thumbs down for the toilets. You can verify it at the playfish forums. :)

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providence  says:
6 months ago

Ok. Just added a few things.

Chuck  says:
6 months ago

They do not give a thumbs down for toilets, which is why I do not use them, and I think once you hit level 17 that the ratio 4:4:0 works best, does 5:3:0 really work much better?

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providence  says:
6 months ago

Chuck. That's the point I am trying to say, "Don't use toilets".

Actually, it depends on the table layout. If you your waiters just a minimal space to walk from stove to table, 5:3:0 works best.

I've found that 4 chefs "don't cut the mustard".

Yo  says:
6 months ago

U need to use toilets one u reach a certain level...

staci  says:
6 months ago

i have recieved thumbs down for not having a toilet. i just put one in and do like you said, just redecorate if i don't want a cleaner.

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providence  says:
6 months ago

I haven't received any thumbs down for not using it. Weird. Anyway, I have always had 49.5 - 50 on my popularity so I'll probably stick with not having toilets for now.

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providence  says:
6 months ago

@Yo: I don't think that's true. Although, I think you 'can have toilets' after you reach a certain level cuts the mustard.

Ira Riklis  says:
6 months ago

Holly crap Face Book has games! I mean games like this, I have seen the Ninjas vs Pirates. But this is so cool. Thanks for sharing. I think I'll go and give this restaurant game try. I have played a few restaurateur games on the PC.

Carrie  says:
6 months ago

I've found that you won't get a thumbs down if you don't have toilets, but you also won't get a thumbs up either. Your ratings will increase faster if you have toilets.

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providence  says:
6 months ago

@Carrie. I think I've started to notice that. But I still think that decreasing faster is much better than increasing faster and it needs less work from the player :P

Restaurant city ADDICT  says:
6 months ago

guys u need toilets im lvl 16 and if i dont have toilets

(i got like 8) my popularity goes down

and the people start using the toielts at lvl 8 btw

someone   says:
5 months ago

guys can u help me out my restrauant is never filled with people i dont know why but i try changing the menu but they still never come plz help me =(

RaVeN  says:
5 months ago

it is much easier if you have 3 cooks, 4 waiters and one cleaner..

RaVeN  says:
5 months ago

it is much easier if you have 3 cooks, 4 waiters and one cleaner..

Danny  says:
5 months ago

Its true toilets arent important...

ever since ive had no toilets, my rep has gone from 30 - 43

vicky  says:
5 months ago

how can i get photo of my restaurant? i already click my camera many times but it did'nt work.. please help me with this matter guys..thanks..

ichy11  says:
5 months ago

its true that u wont have a tumbs dont if u dont have a toilet.. but u wont have experience points either.. iv used this ratio 4;3;1 and my popularity goes to the highest, 5.0.. i sugest that u use a toilet.. i have 4 ^_^

ichy11  says:
5 months ago

i min 50.0 popularity.. lol ^_^

Marjorie  says:
5 months ago

Can any one help me understand how to work the garden plot?

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stranded07  says:
5 months ago

You can earn different ingredients by trading with your friends. Its not advisable to buy your own, use your money to redecorate instead.

random  says:
5 months ago

how come my chefs just stand there and dont do anything sometimes? they have 100% energy..

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providence  says:
5 months ago

@Marjorie. In the garden plot you can plant seeds that will give you a random plant producing one ingredient.

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providence  says:
5 months ago

@ Marjorie. Maybe I'd add something up in the article about the new garden plot :)

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providence  says:
5 months ago

@random. I never had that problem. It could be a bug. Since your employees should be losing strength when they are there.

damnvia  says:
5 months ago

Having the wall maze too slow down customers is actually very good, because your waiters can clear more tabels and and your chefs can cook more food.

stephanie  says:
5 months ago

"I haven't received any thumbs down for not using it. Weird. Anyway, I have always had 49.5 - 50 on my popularity so I'll probably stick with not having toilets for now."

Wow..I have to say that isn't that great. I manage the same popularity, and yet only have 3 cooks, 3 waiters, 1 cleaner, 15 tables, and no arcades.

Hannah  says:
5 months ago

I had a popularity of less than 10 then i put the tables in island format with 4 cooks, 2 waiters and have a popularity of 40

Amfufu  says:
5 months ago

Hey guys add me in your resto city...Name is Amfufu Decapia

Mallory  says:
5 months ago

What is the garden plot?

mandination  says:
5 months ago

I am a HUGE fan of this game and was kind of not expecting to get anything out of this article because I play so much. I had NO idea about the trees or the arcade, and I'd always wondered why people would bar their doors. Great tips! They're really going to help me out, thanks!

xieg  says:
5 months ago

the best game i'd ever played... add me.. the name is xiegfred

Spy  says:
5 months ago

Hey guyz!

Anyone knows why would we want to increase the level of the recipes? Does this improves the earnings with every visit? I currently win a $2 with every visitor. Also why should we buy more recipes? sorry for asking such a basic thing

riddhik84  says:
5 months ago

Oh.. Thanks. Amazing post. I really like this game a lot and also playing this game regularly.

Yoji19  says:
5 months ago

5-2-1 works very well for me!

planetkanila  says:
5 months ago

I started playing restaurant city 2 weeks ago and i've got to level 16 and pop of 48-50...I use 3-3-1....its really eficient and easy...I have 1 arcade....If you want,add me...

planetkanila

thanks

planetkanila  says:
5 months ago

kanila perera....and please tell me your from hubpages

Facebook fan  says:
5 months ago

A helpful hint

In restaurant city staff groups (chefs, waitors, fridges, cleaners) work better when their are more of them in a group.

for example. 4 individual chefs work faster than 1 individual chef and 4 waitors work faster than 1 waitor

planetkanila  says:
5 months ago

What item is the best to purchase besides the arcade?

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maotianwu201  says:
5 months ago

Love life, family, relatives and friends, and to work hard!

lev 20  says:
4 months ago

you do need a cleaner because when people want a toilet and dont get and avalible one the dont give you a thumbs up

4 cheffs, 3 waitors, 1 cleaner worker well when you get 8 staff

cdeez  says:
4 months ago

I have 7 employees. Which is more efficient, 5 cooks 2 waiters or 4 cooks 3 waiters?

TD  says:
4 months ago

once u get to lvl 8, u need a toilet. ur customers wont give u a thumbs up if they need to go to the toilet after their meal.

Kyle  says:
4 months ago

If you level your dishes you get more exp for every person who eats that dish.

z  says:
4 months ago

rc rawks

rofl@you  says:
4 months ago

im level 18 and you do not need a cleaner.. just put chair facing your restaurant at your door so when the cusomters walk in, they walk through the chairs.. then there is no way for them to get out of the restaurant so they automatically giev you a thumbs up after their meal and disappear, not needing a toilet. :D

GEEK  says:
4 months ago

It is best to start off with one island layout. Three cooks per waiter. When you gain more employees, make them a cook or waiter (I suggest cook). When you reach 6 employees, split the island layout into 2 smaller layouts: 2 cooks per one waiter and the waiter is standing on ONE square with 3 tables on each side. You will reach a popularity of 50. Then when you gain another employess (a total of 7), you can add a cook to one of those small layouts and add 3 more tables, and still have a popularity of 49.5. BUT read the rest of the comment to reach this popularity...

I have read that if you have 3 arcade machines, it evens out the thumbs up and thumbs down when you do no have toilets.

I heard that is best to keep the happiness levels about 80%, or they slow down significantly.

If you leave your restaurant (because you are logging off of facebook, or you want to trade ingredients, or you want to go pick up trash somewhere) you will not gain any gourmet points. THE ONLY TIME YOU GAIN GOURMET POINTS is when you STAY in your restaurant.

stan hendrix  says:
4 months ago

All send me friend request to get more ingredients!! my name is stan hendrix and i dont have a foto.

slamer35 (youtube)  says:
4 months ago

you can also lower your quality to help you get coins 2x faster

twizler  says:
4 months ago

hi i have a new idea for a layout that works really well. make a pyrimid out of your tables then put the cooks in a similar pyrimid on the inside. i have 3 cooks and 2 waiters and this is working the best for me. i also have two tolits and one arcade. my populatity is about 30 but it is going up steadily :D

enrico  says:
4 months ago

how will i earned a star rating?

Stumped!!  says:
4 months ago

I have recently let my employees health run to zero and so my rating when down the tubes as my customers weren't satisfied. Now that the employees are at 100% again, how do I quickly get my rating back up?

TAN  says:
4 months ago

HOW TO IN RESTAURANT CITY GIVE CUSTOMER GO FAST

john s  says:
4 months ago

ive never had thumbs down for toilets but i think you should have toilets because the customers go to the toilet after they eat and if they dont get to go you dont get thumbs up or down.

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vampiregirlie  says:
4 months ago

Looks like fun. I gotta give Restaurant City a try!

Recreta  says:
4 months ago

Stumped!!! --> it takes time for your rating to go back up, so just let time do it's part.

Hmm... You don't have to be in the restaurant anymore to gain exp, meaning, you can just leave the cooks and waiters there to gain exp, even when you have shut off the game.

I recommend having toliets just to gain that exp (When you have 9 people+ )Because then all your people will always be working anyways instead of them just haning around.

Loluzlwels  says:
4 months ago

You say there are absolutely no Cheats?

My god, you are so wrong.

There are about 5 tools dedicated to the game, Trophy Givers and such, as well as many known CE Addresses.

Kuwait  says:
3 months ago

There are hacks and you need toilets when you are in level 8 or higher

shut up everyone  says:
3 months ago

u need means need TOILETS!!!!!

u get thumbs up if anyone sits. . . . . . . .!!!! ! ! ! !

DeatAngelz  says:
3 months ago

Wht is an island layout?

I still new to game...

alex Loaiza  says:
3 months ago

hey add me on facebook so i can see your restaurant city my name is Alex Loaiza I have a picture of eric cartman (hes from south park)

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cocopreme  says:
3 months ago

You point out some nice tips. Now that Restaurant City has 9 employees available, I think it is better to have 5 cooks, 3 servers, and 1 janitor. Having the toilets is an easy way to keep your approval rating high. Plus you can just click to clean it with the new upgrades.

sick  says:
3 months ago

i dont agree whit you whit the toilets^^ if you have toilets and they go on toilet(customer) then they give you thumbs up!

sick  says:
3 months ago

i dont agree whit you whit the toilets^^ if you have toilets and they go on toilet(customer) then they give you thumbs up!

random  says:
3 months ago

To verify... I just got this notice on my RC account today after I leveled up to level 8. It's a screenshot of the prompt that tells me that I need to put toilets into my restaurant. Your popularity will go down if you don't have them after you are prompted.

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww221/thinspoPS

Renee grace kemelee  says:
3 months ago

is cute my restaurant is cute thnx restaurant city

katie  says:
3 months ago

ok.. i dont think anyone has asked this yet.. my workers stand outside the restaurant sometimes... idk why. at first i had three grills, took one away and the person came back inside, now i have seven workers and there are two outside.. and no one coming in my restaurant.. help :)

Tiff-tiff  says:
3 months ago

im on lvl 14 and i found out if u leave ur resturant for awhile u will get more money that way

Fay  says:
3 months ago

You don't need a Janitor. You can clean toilets and fix the arcade by simply clicking on it.

aleem  says:
2 months ago

@ Chuck 5:3:0 works better

Me  says:
2 months ago

Anyone know where the food king is??

Little Dhamphir  says:
2 months ago

I think he looks like santa in purple and walks around the street or sometimes eats at ur restaurant or your friends, sometimes check the tree

Little Dhamphir  says:
2 months ago

I think he looks like santa in purple and walks around the street or sometimes eats at ur restaurant or your friends, sometimes check the tree

Emmanuel Cato  says:
2 months ago

Ive looked in my resturant for hours, ive visited every friends resturant and all the trees in each as well as across the street and the cars going by. ive also looked on my street, random streets and gormet street. and i still havent found him, i have even tried rating a few resturants , sending gifts and taking pictures to see if that would help. I STILL HAVENT FOUND THE FOOD KING

Deanna   says:
2 months ago

I tried doing a two island thing, but instead of only taking care of their own island, waiters are carrying food all the way to the other island

dani  says:
2 months ago

anybody know who the food king is or how to find him?

Sebastian  says:
2 months ago

Hi! i im lv 25 in RC. I agree that the island formation works, but it looks like a hellhole! if you use modern style you will still get 40 rating. i have 4 toilests and 2 arcades if dont i will LOSE rating. Use toilets, for those who dont lose rating for not having toilets, use it anyway it looks coll(have you ever been on a resturamt without toilets?). I use 4-4-1 4 cooks 4 waiters and 1 cleaner.

My oppinion:

Use toilets, Island formation sucks, and if you have "modern"resturant style you will gain popularyty.

By the way increasing dishes gives more exp pr. dish...

Sebastian  says:
2 months ago

Please check my cool, modern resturant. I OWN....

B  says:
2 months ago

You should have toilets, because you have to manually repair (click)them in order to gain your awards. Also every time someone uses the toilet, they wash their hands after which gives you experience points, and help you level up.

I believe that being sanitary has something to do with your popularity rating because mine hovers around 46.0-50.0 and I have 7 toilets and 3 sinks and.

Also I've only been playing for about 2 weeks and I'm at level 25. I think that's fairly quick................ :)

..  says:
2 months ago

i am level 26 and i really need toilets overwise i will notice my popularity will go down alot.. and the game arcade helps me alot

Damsel  says:
2 months ago

I'm only on lvl 8 with 3 cooks, 2 waiters and I can't seem to get them to cook quick enough. I've set up an island but am getting a lot of thumbs down due to time. Any ideas?

restaurantcity freak  says:
2 months ago

I did what you said . I put all my toilets in storage and did not use them . but my popularity goes up and down .

Todd  says:
2 months ago

Greetings...I noticed that the Gourmet City Restaurants are able to stack boxes (to make stages), televisions (for multi-viewing) and suspended curtains (without attaching to walls)...how are they able to do this? Is a certain level needed? Your feedback would be very beneficial...thanks

hobo  says:
6 weeks ago

you have to stay at your restaurant and drag the screen to the streets and then find the food king

jiufu  says:
5 weeks ago

I have 3 cooks, 5 waiters, and 1 janitor. Waiters are important if u want to serve drinks and I have 1 janitor just in case cuz' Im always too lazy to do all that stuff you said.

johnboy  says:
5 weeks ago

everyone is commenting on the toilet thing - you don't have to have a cleaner, you can click on them yourself to cleam them, it also gets you an award.

Emily  says:
5 weeks ago

someone help me with this. i had a bit of an obsession with restaurant city a few months back, i reached level 32 (when that was the highest level you could reach) and still carried on playin every now and again.

now when i go on, i notice that hardly ANY customers are coming in my restaurant and my popularity is 4/50!!! WHY?

Roselina  says:
5 weeks ago

4:4:1 works fine for me but i need toilets or i get a thumbs down...i also noticed that gourmet street ppl can stack stuff... i wonder y?

Dian Lestari  says:
5 weeks ago

wow, it works diff for me, i got thumbs down when customers lookin for toilet but i didnt provide it. weird.

do u guys know how to put boxes together? i saw in some friends resto. i've tried but still cant.

tinkercity  says:
5 weeks ago

Katie - if people are going outside, then your restaurant needs to be reconfigured. Your waiters will go outside as a protest... make sure only one chair per table, it's easy for the waiters to walk around to get to and from the tables and to and from the stoves.

Others on Restaurant King - I see him at least once a week. He can either be next to your garden, on your street or on Gourmet Street. He will be in the could and with all the moving parts it's hard to see him wave. So you need to look for purple (his coat) and his hand waving at you. The down side, is that he offers you 1 of 3 choices of an item or a dish to share on your FB wall for friends... you don't get it. Only friends can claim that offering and you will get a little message when you try. So, it's not worth helping your friends increase their dishes.

julie  says:
4 weeks ago

hi guys i'm at level 35, but since about level 32 i'm not upgrading in any way does any1 not the reason for this x

Jack  says:
4 weeks ago

i use 6:3:0 and it works fine. u just have to clean up a lot of dishes

abbers  says:
3 weeks ago

my waiters are outside my restaurant and i don't know how to get htem inside, so no people are getting served, so they're leaving and giving me a thumbs down. HELP!

anonymous  says:
3 weeks ago

@ abbers try rearranging the stoves dat works for me all the times

*~Princess~*  says:
3 weeks ago

It is a very good idea to use toilets and have sinks. This way you get more thumbs ups. Also without any toilets you get thumbs downs.

jen  says:
2 weeks ago

I've found that the best way to get popularity is to make sure service is great. That means bussing the tables yourself sometimes to help out. I have 5 chefs, 4 waiters, no cleaners, 5 toilets, 2 sinks, and about 25 tables. Im on level 23 with popularity of 50. No garden area, no waiting space, no arcade either. Just service.

P23  says:
2 weeks ago

Restaurant City cheat engine are awesome!!!! XD!! It really works!!!! Try it!!! Be my guest!!!

Kayllee  says:
2 weeks ago

Help Pleasee

Im on level 18 and eveything was going well

until i changed the layout of my resturant now all of a sudden my waiters wont come inside :S

they just stand out side and do not move i dont know how to get them back in ??

any one whoo can help

??

Baxsetr   says:
2 weeks ago

U need 2 get another employ then it'll go well it happend to me don't fire any one u have 2 unlock them

wants to know  says:
6 days ago

how do you make more money faster.I have to actually sit and play for hours to earn a little money but any thing i buy then poof im broke. So how do u make money fast so that im always loaded.

Restaurant City  says:
4 days ago

You can either make money buy buying from cahs etc,,or you just keep on resting your people. The people can work for 4 hours now. If you popularity is good, then you can earn up to 5000 before your people get tired

Restaurant City  says:
4 days ago

It is ideal for you to buy toilets once you reach a higher level. This weeks theme- Chinese New year and Valentines Day

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4 days ago

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