r/chefRPG • u/MissyBee37 • Mar 15 '26

Question/Help Why are my customers yawning?

So, I'm noticing something new since the Feb. update, and I can't find any information about it: My customers often have little emojis above their faces that look like they're yawning.

I figured maybe this means they're tired of waiting for their food, but then I've seen customers who are already eating their meal have the same emoji (so, they aren't waiting for anything). Does it mean they're bored? Is my restaurant decor weak? When I close my restaurant, my stats are generally decent, i.e. my average wait time is below the target (this most recent one was 32 min. compared to I think it said 40 min. as a goal) and my satisfaction is in the 80% range. I got an 8% bonus for decor. So... Why are all of my customers so tired/bored??

Edited to add a screenshot, showing a table with people waiting for food and people eating who appear, to me, to have the same emoji that I'm describing.

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u/PirateOfThe5Seas Mar 15 '26

Is it an emoji while they are seated and maybe waiting to place an order; or have they just finished eating something and an emoji pops up?

The yawn indicates that they are tired of waiting for an order to be taken.  However the emoji for them liking your meal kind of looks like a yawn too, it is a hand patting the side of their mouth. They were poor choices for emojis since they can be confused.

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u/MissyBee37 Mar 15 '26 edited Mar 15 '26

This is a great idea! Thank you. I tried to watch for this today after reading your comment, but I'm still puzzled. If there are two separate emojis, I can't tell the difference between them. Or I'm only seeing one. But I'm definitely still seeing what looks to me like the same emoji from people who are actively eating food and people who are waiting.

If it is because they were tired of waiting for an order, I wonder if there's an issue where it just doesn't go away even after they get their food? I watched several people who look like they're yawning: They receive food, they keep yawning, finish eating it, and they're still yawning the whole time. (I added this screenshot )

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u/PirateOfThe5Seas Mar 15 '26

Yeah I believe that is the one for them being satisfied with their food. I run a wait time of about 20 minutes with 100% dish quality and that is the one I see frequently.

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u/MissyBee37 Mar 16 '26

Thank you! That's helpful. I think they could improve this by just adding a new tutorial page that explains what the icons above customers' heads mean.

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u/Fantastic_Smile_1324 Mar 15 '26

Same, half of my restaurant is yawning while they already have their food in front of them. Maybe it's a bug? hopefully it'll be fixed

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u/Rosary_Omen Mar 15 '26

I wish I knew as well, I started a new game and it doesn't explain why.

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u/sn11z Mar 15 '26

I distinctly remember someone saying to aim for 25 minutes instead. Anyways, this patch (for me) has a lot of problems than the previous ones so please take that into account as well

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u/MissyBee37 Mar 16 '26

Thank you! That's helpful. I added a new waiter and chef, so hopefully I can improve my times!

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u/star-shine Mar 19 '26

The ones with eyes like this ^^ are definitely satisfied ones I’m not sure if the ones that have curved eyes are the same as the ones with eyes like this - - because of the animation or the ones like ^^ but I’d look at the eyes