Beginner Game Guide to Restaurant City on Facebook

Restaurant City or RC as some refer to it is a very popular game on facebook. Developed by Playfish Restaurant City lets players enter a virtual world full of budding entrepreneurs taking a chance in the restaurant industry. The objective is to manage and grow your restaurant into one of the most successful diners on the block. Players are in total control of their restaurant layout, décor, staff, menu, and overall success. Facebook friends reside in your neighborhood and add to the gameplay. Send messages, trade ingredients, and have plenty of fun in a world where there is always something good to eat.

All players start out with a small plain restaurant, three wooden tables, chairs, and one working stove. The staff for beginners consists of your avatar and one friend of your choice. As you progress in the game your restaurant and staff will increase. At the top of the screen are your coin balance, Gourmet Points Meter, and your popularity rating. Much like in the real world it’s expensive to start and run a restaurant. Players earn coins by serving meals and drinks to customers. Picking up trash left behind by customers is another way to get coins. Players can visit other restaurants and pick up any trash they have laying around on the floor. Similar to Pet Society trees can also provide coins by clicking them.

The Gourmet Points Meter monitors the amounts of gourmet points you’ve earned in order to level-up. Players receive gourmet points when customers are served or by completing various activities like picking up trash. The number next to the thumb icon in the corner of the screen is your popularity rating. The amount of customers you have coming into your restaurant greatly depends on this number. The higher your rating the busier your restaurant will be. A popularity rating of 50.0 is considered the best. Each time a customer leaves your restaurant satisfied or dissatisfied your rating changes. The key to RC success is to keep your popularity up.

At the bottom of your screen there is a hammer icon. This tab will open the RC store filled with items like wallpaper, tiles, tables, wall décor, and other accessories to design your restaurant. Although, it may be very tempting try to avoid going crazy in the decorating department. Buying marble floors will improve your restaurant’s appearance but it will not help you level up faster or increase your popularity. The Menu icon gives users the option to alternate the dishes being served, learn new recipes, and level up dishes. When you serve a dish that is leveled up the gourmet points earned is also increased. To level up any dish in Restaurant City you need the ingredients. Ingredients can be purchased by clicking the food icon also at the bottom of screen. The market only sells three fresh ingredients per day. Ingredients from the Ingredient Market are often expensive.