Restaurant: Difference between revisions

Restaurants need certain items in order to function. There must be at least one [[Restaurant podium|podium]]. ''Hot Date'' includes two podiums; the '''Bel-Air Series Podium''', which is made to look like something from a 1950s diner, and the more expensive '''Gastronomer Restaurant Podium''', which is made to look upscale (the podiums are frequently referred to as "the cheap podium" and "the expensive podium", rather than by name). Each podium will spawn a [[waiter]] or waitress. With a cheap podium, the waiter or waitress will stand at the podium and seat diners, but an expensive podium will also spawn a maître d', who will do this. The Sims will need somewhere to sit, so there needs to be dining booths and/or dining [[surface|tables]] and chairs[[chair]]s. These '''must''' be in the same room as the podium(s), or Sims will not be seated.

There must be a [[refrigerator]]. Any type of refrigerator can be used, but its quality will affect the [[hunger]] value of the food. There should be as many [[stove]]s as there are podiums, as each podium will spawn a chef. Any type of stove can be used, and they don't all have to be the same, but chefs will prefer using the most expensive stove available to them. There should also be enough counter space for the chef(s) to prepare the food, and to hold the finished meals. Finally, there should be a [[sink]] and/or [[dishwasher]], and a [[trash can]] and/or [[trash compactor]]. The kitchen must be located in the same room as or no more than one door<ref group="n">Multiple restaurants are possible on the same lot, but they need to share the same kitchen, or one will not work properly. If the restaurants are located on different floors, it is possible to connect the kitchen to a restaurant using a set of stairs, but there must not be another set of doors to pass through in order to access the dining room.</ref> away from the dining room, or meals will not be prepared.