A Messy, But Good Taco
The fun thing about Papa's Burgeria is that it allowed you to jump into the role of a fast food attendant without all the frustration that comes with it. While Papa's Taco Mia is a good idea to start, the game suffers from some pretty basic flaws that make it real difficult to get through and thus takes some of the fun out of getting through each level. Since this game involves tacos, naturally, the grilling station is different, but it's fatal flaw lies in the lack of a storage station for your cooked meat: rather than being able to throw three or four burgers on the grill in anticipation of your customers, everything has to be made-to-order, because you have no place to put your cooked meat while you're trying to build tacos and take orders, so naturally, it gets overcooked, and that will force you to start over again, which costs you time. And the build station isn't that forgiving either: when you're trying to put one type of of topping on the taco, the game has a glitch where it cannot switch from one to another, so you end up overloading the taco with the same thing; also, the sauces are a bit difficult to turn off when you're done covering the taco, so you end up making a mess with the sauce, and it will count against you. What makes these flaws the worst is that the game introduces a "Closer" customer, a customer so picky that you won't be able to get away with 70% completion on any item like you would with other customers, and given the aforementioned flaws, it only makes the game a frustrating endeavor--kinda like working in fast food for real. The game does offer a paycheck every few days so you don't have to hinge all your upgrade purchases on tips (in fact, you might wanna buy the Hypnoclock and other such distractions as soon as possible), but on the whole, this game is like Taco Bell: if you're hungry enough, or in this case, bored enough, you'll want to spend some time here, but afterward, you'll wanna go back to Papa's Burgeria instead.