Getting the brick oven in Happy Sandwich Cafe can seem confusing at first, but it’s actually quite simple once you know the requirements. In the opening paragraphs, I’ll provide a quick overview of the brick oven and how to unlock it, before diving into more details in the sections below.
What is the Brick Oven?
The brick oven is a special cooking station that can be unlocked in Happy Sandwich Cafe. It allows you to cook gourmet sandwiches and pizzas that can’t be made with the regular grills and pans. The brick oven has higher cooking power, which results in better quality sandwiches and pizzas with extra crunchy crusts.
Unlocking the brick oven allows you to craft brick oven-exclusive menu items like margherita pizza, barbecue chicken pizza, smoked brisket sandwich, and more. These specialty dishes attract more customers to your cafe and earn you higher profits.
How to Unlock the Brick Oven
To unlock the brick oven, you need to reach 2 stars reputation level in the game. Here are the steps:
- Build your cafe to 2 stars reputation by serving customers and keeping them happy.
- Upgrade your kitchen once with the first upgrade option that costs coins.
- Complete the pizza oven side quest that pops up after the upgrade.
- Place the brick oven in your kitchen!
Reaching the 2 star reputation level can take some time for new players. You’ll need to serve many customers, fill orders correctly, keep wait times low, and ensure your staff is properly trained. As you satisfy more customers, your reputation level will slowly increase.
Once you hit 2 stars, the first kitchen upgrade will become available for coins. After purchasing it, the pizza oven side quest will appear – simply follow the steps to install your brick oven!
How to Increase Reputation Fast
Here are some tips to boost your reputation level quickly so you can unlock the brick oven:
- Always serve customers correctly and don’t let anyone leave unhappy. Check orders carefully.
- Keep wait times under 30 seconds by having enough staff and cooks.
- Use booster items like chocolates and balloons to immediately satisfy customers.
- Train your staff with the training minigames to improve their skills.
- Decorate your cafe nicely to improve ambiance for customers.
- Complete daily tasks to get additional reputation points.
With these methods, you should be able to reach the 2 star threshold within a few in-game days. Just be diligent about satisfying customer orders and keeping your cafe running smoothly.
Kitchen Upgrade Details
The first kitchen upgrade in Happy Sandwich Cafe costs 300 coins. It provides the following improvements:
- +1 pan/grill/blender added
- Faster cook/blend times
- Access to new ingredients like pepperoni, shrimp, etc.
- Unlocks pizza oven side quest
This upgrade will let your cooks prepare more dishes simultaneously due to the extra equipment. The faster cook/blend times allow you to serve customers quicker. New ingredients open up recipe options as well.
Most importantly, this 300 coin upgrade will start the pizza oven side quest once purchased. Make sure you save up enough money to buy it as soon as you reach 2 star reputation.
Pizza Oven Side Quest Steps
The pizza oven side quest involves a few easy steps over 2-3 in-game days. Follow these to install your brick oven:
- Purchase bread starter ingredient for 100 coins.
- Use the bread starter to make dough in your blenders.
- Let the dough rise for 2 in-game hours until fully fermented.
- Craft a sample pizza with the dough and basic ingredients.
- Get feedback on the sample pizza from customers.
- Return to the contractor to install oven.
You’ll need to wait real-time hours for the dough to fully ferment before you can bake the sample pizza. So the whole process may take a couple real-life days if you don’t time skip. Be patient and follow all the steps correctly to install your new brick oven!
Brick Oven Recipes
Once unlocked, the brick oven allows you to make gourmet pizzas and sandwiches. Here are some of the special recipes you can craft:
Pizzas
- Margherita Pizza
- Pepperoni Pizza
- Hawaiian Pizza
- Veggie Pizza
- BBQ Chicken Pizza
Sandwiches
- Reuben Sandwich
- French Dip Sandwich
- Smoked Brisket Sandwich
- Grilled Veggie Sandwich
- Cuban Sandwich
These dishes can be sold for much higher prices than standard menu items. Unique pizzas and sandwiches will become your most profitable items and attract more customers to try your cafe!
Tips for Using the Brick Oven
Here are some tips to use your new brick oven effectively:
- Place it close to ingredients and cooks for faster workflow.
- Only highly skilled cooks can use it effectively.
- Baked goods take longer than grilled items, plan accordingly.
- Keep dough prep and fermentation process streamlined.
- Menu sizes may need adjustment to balance oven and grill orders.
The brick oven opens up many new gameplay possibilities, but it does take some practice to integrate into your existing kitchen workflow. Experiment with brick oven recipes and ingredients to find an optimal menu and cafe layout.
Conclusion
Unlocking the brick oven in Happy Sandwich Cafe provides a great way to increase profits and reputation. Focus on quickly serving customers and meticulously following the pizza oven side quest steps once you reach 2 stars. With some practice, your specialty brick oven dishes will have customers lining up out the door!