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Upgrades are purchasable improvements available for certain aspects of your restaurant, including: cash, service, kitchen utilities, customer spawn rate and your plot size. Upgrades are accessible through the upgrades menu.

List of Upgrades[]

Last Updated: 09/20/2025
Name Image Description Price Unlocks Requires
Tip Jar Tip Jar Collect extra cash from customers! Cash 150 Cash Tip Jar Item in Build Mode None
Waiter Tray Waiter Tray Allows you to carry 3 dishes! Cash 200 Cash A tray that carries 3 dishes. None
Drinks Drinks Add drinks to your restaurant! Cash 250 Cash Unlock drinks. None
Level 2 Kitchens Level 2 Kitchens Unlocks industrial kitchens in build mode, which cook food faster and improve food rating Cash 400 Cash A kitchen set which includes an oven that cooks faster. None
Basic Advertising Basic Advertising Poster advertising increases customer spawn rate! Cash 600 Cash Posters around the map that advertise your restaurant, increased customer spawn rate. None
Left Expansion Expansion Upgrade Expand the left of your restaurant! Cash 1.2K Cash More space to the bottom-left of your restaurant plot. None
Right Expansion Expansion Upgrade Expand the right of your restaurant! Cash 1.2K Cash More space to the bottom-right of your restaurant plot. None
Back Expansion Expansion Upgrade Expand the back of your restaurant! Cash 1.8K Cash More space in the center of your restaurant plot. None
Waiter Cart Waiter Cart Allows you to carry 4 dishes Cash 900 Cash A cart that carries 4 dishes. Waiter Tray
Print Advertising Print Advertising Newspaper advertising increases customer spawn rate! Cash 1.3K Cash Newspapers around the map with advertisements for your restaurant, increased customer spawn rate. Basic Advertising
Level 3 Kitchens Level 3 Kitchens Unlocks marble kitchens in build mode, which cook food faster and improve food rating Cash 1.5K Cash A kitchen set which includes an oven that cooks the fastest. Level 2 Kitchens
Manager Desk Manager Desk Unlock some useful management options! Cash 1.5K Cash Unlocks a manager desk and other items in Build Mode Print Advertising
Card Payments Card Payments Customers will have a 50% chance of paying by card Cash 1.7K Cash 50% chance of cash being automatically collected. Tip Jar
Billboard Advertising Billboard Advertising A giant billboard to improve customer spawn rate. Cash 2.7K Cash Billboards around the map with advertisements for your restaurant, increased customer spawn rate. Print Advertising
Right Expansion 2 Expansion Upgrade Even more space to build into! Cash 3.4K Cash More space to the center-right of your restaurant plot. Back Expansion
Left Expansion 2 Expansion Upgrade Even more space to build into! Cash 3.4K Cash More space to the center-left of your restaurant plot. Back Expansion
Back Expansion 2 Expansion Upgrade Even more space to build into! Cash 4.2K Cash More space at the top-center of your restaurant plot. Back Expansion 1
Media Advertising Media Advertising Promote your restaurant on TV! Increases the customer spawn rate. Cash 5.5K Cash Increased customer spawn rate. Billboard Advertising
Left Expansion 3 Expansion Upgrade Even more space to build into! Cash 6K Cash More space to the top-left of your restaurant plot. Back Expansion 2
Right Expansion 3 Expansion Upgrade Even more space to build into! Cash 6K Cash More space to the top-right of your restaurant plot. Back Expansion 2
Second Floor Floor Upgrade Another floor for your restaurant! Cash 12.5K Cash A second floor above your restaraunt. Back Expansion 2
Third Floor Floor Upgrade Another floor for your restaurant! Cash 45K Cash A third floor above your restaraunt. Second Floor

Trivia[]

  • Waiters must be level 3 to use the service tray and level 5 to use the service cart.
  • The Card Payment Upgrade acts the same as the 'Auto Money Collection' gamepass but with a 50% collection rate instead.
  • The kitchen improvement upgrades only improve the cooking speed of the ovens.
  • All of the upgrade icons can be found at Flaticon.