Cooking Fever – Hell’s Kitchen Strategy Guide

Level Guide

Use this level guide to help develop your playing strategy.

Number of Guests – This number can be an indicator of how much people will order and what they may be ordering. After Level 15, a low number of guests might mean that they will be ordering multiple menu items or it could be an indicator that there won’t be enough earnings to get 3 stars unless you hand out treats or increase the price of the popular items. A high number of guests might be an indicator that many guests will be just ordering beverages or an add-on item instead of the main dishes.

First Orders – These are the first food items that customers will be ordering when the Level starts. There is a slight delay before the first customer shows up, so use this information to prepare their orders in advance and get a jump start on the level.

Popular Foods – These are menu items that are ordered often during the level. Prepare these items in advance and store them on your Tabletop or on warmers so that they are ready to hand out as soon as they are ordered. Upgrading these items before starting the level can also increase your level earnings.

Noteworthy – This is extra information that might be helpful during the level.

Level	Minimum Goal	# of Guests	Popular Foods	Noteworthy
1	40	11	Pan Seared Tuna	$50 Completion Bonus
2	70	11	Pan Seared Tuna	Upgrade Logo, Juice Bar, Aquarium, Menu, Tuna, Noodles and Plates to L1
3	80	11		Bok Choy now available; Upgrade Bok Choy, Tuna Sautee Pan, Noodle Pot, Peach Iced Tea and Tea Dispenser to L1
4	90	11	Peach Iced Tea	Wait to remove money until Tea is ready; Upgrade Noodle Pot to L2, Tabletop and Bok Choy Saute Pan to L1
5	140	12	Bok Choy and Noodles	$150 Completion Bonus; Upgrade Tuna Saute Pan to L2, Sesame Seeds and Cutting Board to L1
6	150	12	*	Upgrade Sesame Seeds, Noodles and Bok Choy to L2
7	160	12	Noodles and Lettuce	Lettuce now available; Upgrade Lettuce to L1 then L2, upgrade Cutting Board and Tabletop to L2
8	170	12	*	Upgrade Tuna to L2 and Plants to L1
9	200	13	*	Upgrade Logo, Bok Choy Saute Pan and Peach Ice Tea to L2
10	240	13	*	$200 Completion Bonus
11	250	13	*	Upgrade Tea Dispenser to L2
12	310	13	*	Food Warmer now available
13	320	14	Peach Iced Tea	Upgrade Food Warmer to L2
14	330	14	*	Upgrade Plates to L2
15	340	14	Peach Iced Tea	$300 Completion Bonus
16	350	14	*	Begin upgrading remaining Food to increase prices and Interior items to increase tips
17	360	15	*	Ginger Carmelized Carrots now available
18	390	15	*	Upgrade Ginger Carmelized Carrots, Carrot Oven to L2, upgrade Cutting Board to L3
19	440	15	*	Upgrade all 3 Tables and Chandelier to L1
20	460	15	Carmelized Carrots and Peach Iced Tea	$400 Completion Bonus; Upgrade Tea Dispenser to L3
21	540	16	*	Upgrade Carrot Oven to L2
22	550	16	Carmelized Carrots	Eggs now available; Upgrade Eggs and Egg Saucepan to L1
23	590	16	*	Begin upgrading Interior items that increasing waiting time
24	600	16	*	Upgrade Eggs and Egg Saucepan to L2
25	600	17	*	$600 Completion Bonus
26	700	17	Eggs	Finish upgrading any Food items that increase prices to L3
27	850	17	*	*
28	900	17	*	*
29	950	17	*	*
30	960	18	*	$800 Completion Bonus
31	970	18	*	*
32	990	18	*	*
33	1000	19	Peach Iced Tea	Difficult level with multiple orders per customer
34	1020	19	*	*
35	1040	19	*	$1000 Completion Bonus
36	1175	19	Eggs	Every order has Eggs; Upgrade Noodle Pot, Bok Choy Saute Pan and Egg Saucepan to L3
37	1310	20	Noodles	*
38	1460	20	Lettuce and Bok Choy	*
39	1470	20	Eggs	*
40	1750	20	*	$2000 Completion Bonus

Strategy and Upgrade Tips

Because customers start off being very impatient, begin upgrading your Interior items early. The Menu, Juice Bar and Aquarium should be upgraded as soon as possible to increase customer waiting time.
Increase your food prices early; upgrading Tuna to L1 earns an extra $4, Noodles and Bok Choy to L1 earn an extra $3.
Around Level 16, begin upgrading Interior items that increase Tip amount and Food items to L3 that increase prices the most.
Sometime around Level 27, an Automatic Tuna Cooker becomes available for 30 gems. We were regularly buring Tuna by Level 29, so the Automatic Tuna Cooker was very helpful. It won’t automatically slice the Tuna, so it’s important to remember to remove the Tuna quickly from the cooker and set aside to slice.
Only Tuna can be placed in the Food Warmers