Imagination Cafe

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A player posing in Imagination Cafe.

Imagination Cafe is a cafe run by Usahana in City Town. It is located in near the City Center fast-travel mailbox. Located inside are the Chef's Station, where players can cook a variety of food, and the Imagination Cafe Computer, which players can use to open or close the cafe to customers and order special ingredients.

The Imagination Cafe is unlocked during the "A Whole New Menu" quest at friendship level 3 with Usahana. Opening the Cafe to customers requires the "Imagination Cafe" quest at friendship level 7 with Usahana.

Chef's Station

The Chef's Station is a cooking station located in the Imagination Cafe in City Town. With the Chef's Station, the player can use Rice, Rice Flour, Tapioca, and Tea Leaves, along with other ingredients, to make Mochi, Dango, and Boba. Use of the Chef's Station is unlocked through the "A Whole New Menu" quest at friendship level 3 with Usahana. Raising friendship with Usahana unlocks further recipes.

Usahana's companion ability can double the result from the Chef's Station. The Chef's Station is not affected by Hello Kitty's companion ability.

Recipes

Dango

Dango can be created at the Chef's Station by combining a Stick with 3x Mochi. Each Mochi must be selected individually in the station even if using 3 of the same flavor.

Chef's Station Dango Recipe

Image	Name	Tags	Rarity	Ingredients
	Dango		Common	Stick + Mochi + Mochi + Mochi

The name of the resulting Dango depends on the types of Mochi used to make it and the order they were input.

• Triple (flavor) Dango: All 3 Mochi were the same flavor.
• Double (first flavor) (second flavor) Dango: 2 Mochi were the same flavor and one was not.
• (first flavor) (second flavor) (third flavor) Dango: All 3 Mochi were different flavors.

The input order does impact the visual colors of the Dango if it is displayed in Visitor Cabins. However, customers of the Imagination Cafe do not care if the flavor order of the dango matches the flavor order of their requests. The following are examples of Dango items.

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  Triple Magical Dango

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  Double Pineapple Strawberry Dango

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  Apple Banana Sweet Dango

Boba

Boba can be created at the Chef's Station in different combinations using a variety of ingredients. The name of the resulting Boba depends on the ingredients used to make it. The player must use at least 1x Tea Leaves and one ingredient to make Boba.

The player can customize the Boba by creating it with or without Coral Milk, creating it with or without Tapioca, or using no or up to 3x Honeycomb.

Boba Tea Recipe Modifiers

Milk				Boba				Sweetness
Ingredient	# Used	Type		Ingredient	# Used?	Type		Ingredient	# Used?	Type
Coral Milk	0	--		Tapioca	0	No Boba		Honeycomb	0	Unsweetened
									1	Semi-Sweet
	1	Milk			1	Boba			2	Sweet
									3	Very Sweet

Whether Boba uses Coral Milk or not and Tapioca or not, as well as what is the base ingredient, does affect the visual appearance of Boba in Visitor Cabins, but sweetness level does not. The base ingredient determines the color of the tea, Coral Milk adds a white layer to the top of the tea, and Tapioca adds boba pearls to the bottom of the tea. All Boba types share the same inventory icon.

Example Boba Combinations

Ingredient	Milk?	Tapioca?	Honeycomb?	Ingredients (Visual Display)	Result	Image
Cinna Bloom	Yes	--	--	Tea Leaves + Cinna Bloom + Coral Milk	Unsweetened Cinnamon Milk Tea, No Boba
Tofu	--	Yes	1x	Tea Leaves + Tofu + Tapioca + Honeycomb	Semi-Sweet Rich Boba Tea
Glow Berry	--	--	2x	Tea Leaves + Glow Berry + Honeycomb + Honeycomb	Sweet Magical Tea, No Boba
Magma Bloom	Yes	Yes	3x	Tea Leaves + Magma Bloom + Coral Milk + Tapioca + Honeycomb + Honeycomb + Honeycomb	Very Sweet Spicy Milk Boba Tea

Imagination Cafe Computer

The Imagination Cafe Computer is located in the Imagination Cafe in City Town. The player can open the Imagination Cafe and server customers by interacting with the Imagination Cafe Computer.

To open the cafe, press the Open Cafe button to begin serving customers! The Imagination Cafe can be closed at any time. It will automatically close if you have served the maximum amount of customers for that day. The Imagination Cafe Computer is also a great place to purchase ingredients, such as Tapioca and Tea Leaves, using Cafe Coins, which are earned whenever you serve a customer.

Taking Customer Orders

When a customer comes to the counter, press the speech bubble button (for Island Visitors) or the face button (for Friends) to begin a conversation. (The customer is always on the other side of the counter. Characters who are currently your companion can become customers, too!) Customers can give a variety of kinds of orders! Some are asking for vague flavors, while others will ask for specific dishes.

• If the player already has a food that fits their request, press “I’ve got that ready.” Any dish displayed in this menu will satisfy that customer’s request.
• If the player wishes to cancel the order, press “I can’t make that right now.” This is not recommended! Try to make orders for your friends.
• If the player does not have the item yet and is in the process of making it, press “I’m working on it”

Creating a Customer's Order

All orders are made at the Chef's Station where the player can craft all sorts of yummy treats, such as Mochi, Dango, Boba, and Rice Flour! Create a dish for the customer, or cook up a bunch at once to prepare for the upcoming day! Once the player is done, they must serve the treat to the customer using "I've got that ready." The customer will then give the player Cafe Coins as a reward and leave. When just starting with the cafe, Mochi rewards 2x Cafe Coins and Dango rewards 3x Cafe Coins.

Rules for Filling Orders

1. Customers do accept pre-made items.
2. Boba awards the most Cafe Coins, then Dango, then Mochi.
3. Customers may request a specific food type and/or a specific flavor (or multiple flavors).
   • If a customer wants a Mochi that is "Sweet" then the player must create a Mochi using Candy Cloud as it's main ingredient.
   • If a customer wants a Dango that is "Sweet" then the player must create a Dango using at least 1x Sweet Mochi — the second and third Mochi can be any type.
   • If a customer wants a Boba that is "Spicy" then the player must create a Boba using Magma Bloom as its main ingredient — any modifiers can be added.
   • A Boba made with 2x Honeycomb does count as something with a "Sweet" flavor.
4. If they just specify one flavor, they will accept any food type.
   • If a customer wants an item that is "Rich" then the player can create any type of item using Tofu.
     • Mochi using Tofu as it's main ingredient.
     • Dango using at least 1x Rich Mochi — the second and third Mochi can be any type.
     • Boba using Tofu as it's main ingredient — any modifiers can be added.
5. Customers may name multiple flavors, but they will say "or" if they will accept any one of those flavors or "and" if it needs to include all of those flavors.
   1. If a customer wants a Dango that is "Spicy and Magical," then the player must create a Dango using at least 1x Spicy Mochi and 1x Mochi in their recipe — the third Mochi can be any type.
   2. If a customer wants a Dango that is "Spicy or Magical," then the player can create a Dango using at least 1x Spicy Mochi — the second and third Mochi can be any type. Or, the player can create a Dango using at least 1x Magical Mochi — the second and third Mochi can be any type.
6. If a customer wants a Dango with specific flavors included, they are not picky about which order the flavors are in. For example, if they order a Creamy Rich Pineapple Dango, they will also accept a Pineapple Creamy Rich Dango, a Rich Pineapple Creamy Dango, and so on.
7. If a customer wants a Boba with specific modifiers included, the player must follow their instructions. ^{To learn more about modifiers, see the "Boba" wiki page.}

Customer Approval Rating

If you speak to Usahana at any time, she can tell you how business at the Cafe is doing.

Level	Usahana's Statement	Satisfied Customers (Approximate #)
0	?	0
1	"Everyone is curious about your brand new Cafe!"	10+
2	"The Cafe is starting to have a few repeat customers―keep it up!"	20+
3	"Your Cafe is beginning to become popular!"	30+
4	"Everyone's heard of the Cafe— how do you do it?"	50+
5	"People all over the world want to come experience your cafe!"	100+
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Completed Order Bonuses

At their base level, recipes reward the following amounts when used to fill customer orders:

Item	Earned
Mochi	2x Cafe Coins
Dango	3x Cafe Coins
Boba	4x Cafe Coins

Completing certain amounts of orders, along with contributing to the "Imagination Cafe" achievements, will permanently increase both the amount of Cafe Coins earned per order and the number of possible customers. For example, after 50 orders, Mochi earns 4 Cafe Coins (instead of 2) when used to fill an order.

Level	Completed Orders	Total Cafe Coin Bonus	Total # of Customers per Day
0	--	--	10
1	10	+1	12
2	50	+2	18
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Gallery

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  The Imagination Cafe Computer located inside of the Imagination Cafe.

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  Purchasing an item from the Imagination Cafe Computer.

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  Message once the player has completed the maximum amount of orders in a day.

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  A player recieving Cafe Coins.