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Will you take in this clumsy, dirty kitty and let him work at your restaurant?\n\nYou can learn all kinds of recipes,\nlike taiyaki, strawberry pancakes, shaved ice, and spaghetti!\nThere's even pizza and avocado sandwich!\n\nMix and match all styles of furniture.\nWe've got European-style dessert tables, Japanese-style fences, and Mediterranean-style ovens!\nYou can also have an Alice in Wonderland-style garden tea party!\n\nHire cute feline staff,\nincluding a ragdoll cat, a tabby cat, and a big orange cat!\nYou've also got to get on good terms with an eccentric chef!\n\nAs long as you work hard, you'll always have a steady stream of customers.\nWill you chat with this diverse crowd of customers?\nWill you listen to their thoughts, or argue with them?\nLearn about the customers' stories through chats and letters. You can even participate and change their lives.\nHear about secrets, gossip and tear-jerking experiences.\n\nAll of this and more can be found at Animal Restaurant—a simple yet cozy and cute restaurant that's all yours!\n\nCome open a restaurant and start your story!\n\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/animalrestaurantEN\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/AML_Restaurant\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/animal_restaurant","facts":{"developer_id":1460564683,"developer_url":"https://ios-global-restaurant.twomiles.cn","first_released":"2019-09-18T07:00:00Z","support_url":"http://www.droidhang.com/","privacy_url":"http://www.droidhang.com/privacyen.html","website_url":"https://ios-global-restaurant.twomiles.cn/","app_version":"12.33","release_notes":"Added Dimensional Waves-themed facilities from the Halloween series.\nThe Halloween event starts (from October 23, 2026 at 6:00 AM to November 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM).\nAdded customers, Halloween special customers, and booth owners.\nAdded new letters, movies, mementos, and more.","rating_current_version":4.8528,"rating_count_current_version":167943,"star_counts":[1459,722,1985,12750,151027],"genres":["Games","Casual","Simulation"],"languages":["EN","JA","KO","ZH"],"content_advisories":["Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor","Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes","Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence","Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity"],"device_families":["iphone","ipad","ipod"],"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-21T17:37:12.853Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-10-21T17:37:12.853Z","reviews_checked_at":"2026-10-21T17:37:12.853Z","summary_written_at":"2026-10-13T10:52:54.018Z","placed_at":"2026-10-09T03:59:53.925Z","scored_at":"2026-10-21T22:08:13.087Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"A cozy management simulation where you run a restaurant, hire cat staff, cook recipes and chat with customers.","what_is":"Animal Restaurant is a management simulation game that starts with a stray cat in a forest, who you can take in and put to work at your restaurant. 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