Papa's Taco Mia To Go!

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Papa's Taco Mia To Go! is the fifth To Go! game in the Papa Louie's restaurant management game series. The app was first announced on January 31, 2017 and was officially released on March 21, 2017.

Announcement

Hey Everyone!

Whew, it’s been almost two long months since our last sneak peek. But have no fear, because our latest preview is here: Papa’s Taco Mia To Go! This app will be coming to iPhones and Android phones. We have been hard at work on this game for awhile, and we are excited to finally start showing it off.

Stay tuned for more Sneak Peeks of Papa’s Taco Mia To Go!

Description

It's a flavor fiesta in this new version of Papa's Taco Mia, with gameplay and controls reimagined for iPhone and iPod Touch!

You'll need to multitask between four areas of the taco shop, with new controls designed to work just right in the palm of your hand. Head to the Order Station to take orders from your zany customers in the lobby. Switch to the Grill Station to cook, flip and cut meats before pouring them into taco shells. Move to the Build Station to add a variety of toppings to your tasty tacos. Jump to the Chip Station to fill a basket with chips, and choose a delicious salsa or dip to complete the meal. Each station is a hands-on experience, where you'll need to drag, swipe, and tap your way through the taco-crafting process.

Keep your customers happy to earn more points and level up. As your level rises, you'll unlock new toppings for the shop, and new customers will start visiting the taqueria! Well-crafted tacos will also earn you tips to spend in the Shop, and Mini-Game Tickets to use in the daily Mini-Game!

Game Features

Hands-on taco shop in the Papa Louie universe
All new controls and gameplay designed for smaller screens
Multi-task between cooking, building, and serving chips and dip
Earn and master 40 unique Special Recipes
12 separate holidays to unlock, each with their own ingredients
Buy upgrades, furniture, and posters using your in-game tips
Play 7 different Mini-Games using your earned tickets to win prizes
Decorate your shop in the Lobby Editor
108 customers to unlock with unique orders
90 in-game achievements

Previews

01/31/2017: Sneak Peek: Papa’s Taco Mia To Go! [1]
02/08/2017: Sneak Peek: Here Comes the Carnival! [2]
02/16/2017: Sneak Peek: Specials To Go! [3]
02/21/2017: Sneak Peek: Grill Station! [4]
02/28/2017: Sneak Peek: Build Station and a Surprise! [5]
03/07/2017: Sneak Peek: The Chip Station! [6]
03/14/2017: Papa's Taco Mia: Launching Next Week! [7]
03/21/2017: Play Papa's Taco Mia To Go! [8]

Workers

Stations

Customers

Penny (Tutorial)
Greg (After Tutorial)
Maggie/Mitch (Random)
Wally (Random)
Kingsley (Random)
Bruna Romano (Random)
Clair (Random)
Tohru (Time)
Janana (Time)
Little Edoardo (Time)
Ripley (Time)
Gino Romano (Time)
Brody (Time)
Trishna (Time)
Yui (Time)
Koilee (Time)
Perri (Time)
Bertha (Time)
Mayor Mallow (Time)
Crystal (Time)
Cherissa (Time)
Rhonda (Time)
Austin (Time)
Gremmie (Time)
Sue (Time)
Duke Gotcha (Time)
Radlynn (Time)
Skyler (Time)
Edna (Time)
Kayla (Time)
Wylan B (Time)
Vicky (Time)
Kenji (Time)
Pinch Hitwell (Time)
Hacky Zak (Time)
Nevada (Time)
Zoe (Day 2)
Whiff (Rank 2)
Yippy (Rank 3)
Timm (Rank 4)
Rita (Rank 5)
Boomer (Rank 6)
Matt (Rank 7)
Lisa (Rank 8)
Ember (Rank 9)
Nick (Rank 10)
Prudence (Rank 11)
Olga (Rank 12)
Hugo (Rank 13)
Wendy (Rank 14)
Vincent (Rank 15)
Johnny (Rank 16)
Hank (Rank 17)
Emmlette (Rank 18)
James (Rank 19)
Cooper (Rank 20)
Willow (Rank 21)
Ninjoy (Rank 22)
Marty (Rank 23)
Professor Fitz (Rank 24)
Olivia (Rank 25)
Sienna (Rank 26)
Taylor (Rank 27)
Mary (Rank 28)
Steven (Rank 29)
Scooter (Rank 30)
Santa (Rank 31)
Cecilia (Rank 32)
Chester (Rank 33)
Hope (Rank 34)
Tony (Rank 35)
Xolo (Rank 36)
Franco (Rank 37)
Peggy (Rank 38)
Connor (Rank 39)
Iggy (Rank 40)
Scarlett (Rank 41)
Carlo Romano (Rank 42)
Sarge Fan (Rank 43)
Clover (Rank 44)
Roy (Rank 45)
Georgito (Rank 46)
Elle (Rank 47)
Julep (Rank 48)
Shannon (Rank 49)
Doan (Rank 50)
Cletus (Rank 51)
Mandi (Rank 52)
Mindy (Rank 53)
Captain Cori (Rank 54)
Rudy (Rank 55)
Foodini (Rank 56)
Deano (Rank 57)
Big Pauly (Rank 58)
Ivy (Rank 59)
Sasha (Rank 60)
Utah (Rank 61)
Chuck (Rank 62)
Kahuna (Rank 63)
Alberto (Rank 64)
Papa Louie (Rank 65)

Closers

Robby (Monday)
Akari (Tuesday)
Allan (Wednesday)
Quinn (Thursday)
Rico (Friday)
Xandra (Saturday)
Jojo (Sunday)

Debutant

Ripley

Holidays

Starlight BBQ (July) - Unlocked with Boomer at Rank 6 (Favored by Boomer, Matt, Lisa, Ember, Nick, Tohru, Janana, Bruna Romano, and Greg)
BavariaFest (August) - Unlocked with Prudence at Rank 11 (Favored by Prudence, Olga, Hugo, Wendy, Vincent, Little Edoardo, Ripley, Gino Romano, and Timm)
Maple Mornings (September) - Unlocked with Johnny at Rank 16 (Favored by Johnny, Hank, Emmlette, James, Cooper, Yippy, Brody, and Trishna)
Halloween (October) - Unlocked with Willow at Rank 21 (Favored by Willow, Ninjoy, Marty, Professor Fitz, Olivia, Yui, Koilee, and Perri)
Thanksgiving (November) - Unlocked with Sienna at Rank 26 (Favored by Sienna, Taylor, Mary, Steven, Scooter, Mayor Mallow, and Bertha)
Christmas (December) - Unlocked with Santa at Rank 31 (Favored by Santa, Cecilia, Chester, Hope, Rita, Tony, Crystal, and Cherissa)
New Year (January) - Unlocked with Xolo at Rank 36 (Favored by Xolo, Franco, Peggy, Connor, Iggy, Maggie/Mitch, Zoe, Rhonda, Austin and Gremmie)
Valentine's Day (February) - Unlocked with Scarlett at Rank 41 (Favored by Scarlett, Sarge Fan, Clover, Roy, Sue, Whiff, Duke Gotcha, Radlynn, and Carlo Romano)
St. Paddy's Day (March) - Unlocked with Georgito at Rank 46 (Favored by Georgito, Elle, Julep, Shannon, Doan, Edna, and Skyler)
Easter (April) - Unlocked with Cletus at Rank 51 (Favored by Cletus, Mandi, Mindy, Captain Cori, Rudy, Kingsley, Wally, Kayla, Wylan B, and Vicky)
Big Top Carnival (May) - Unlocked with Foodini at Rank 56 (Favored by Foodini, Deano, Big Pauly, Ivy, Sasha, Kenji, and Pinch Hitwell)
Summer Luau (June) - Unlocked with Utah at Rank 61 (Favored by Utah, Penny, Hacky Zak, Nevada, Chuck, Kahuna, Alberto, and Papa Louie)

Mini-Games

Pop Dart (Sunday)
Slider Escape (Monday)
Rico's Chiliworks (Tuesday)
Spin N' Sauce (Wednesday)
Mitch's Mess (Thursday)
Pizza Pachinko (Friday)
Jojo's Burger Slots (Saturday)

Ingredients

Shells

Hard Shell (Start)
Soft Shell (Unlocked with Timm at Rank 4)
Pita Bread (Unlocked with Vincent at Rank 15)
Azul Ranch Taco (Unlocked with Hope at Rank 34)

Meats

Beef (Start)
Chicken (Unlocked with Zoe at Day 2)
Pork (Unlocked with Nick at Rank 10)
Steak (Unlocked with Olivia at Rank 25)

Toppings

Bold for toppings also used as dips in the chip station.

Lettuce (Start)
Tomatoes (Start)
Onions (Start)
Cheese (Start)
Guacamole (Start)
Refried Beans (Start)
White Rice (Unlocked with Yippy at Rank 3)
Jalapeños (Unlocked with Ember at Rank 9)
Peppers (Unlocked with James at Rank 19)
Brown Rice (Unlocked with Doan at Rank 50)
Black Beans (Unlocked with Alberto at Rank 64)

Sauces

Bold for toppings also used as dips in the chip station.

Mild Sauce (Start)
Sour Cream (Start)
Nacho Cheese (Unlocked with Rita at Rank 5)
Hot Sauce (Unlocked with Cooper at Rank 20)
Loco Mystery Sauce (Unlocked with Professor Fitz at Rank 24)
Ancho Chile Sauce (Unlocked with Scooter at Rank 30)
Queso Blanco (Unlocked with Tony at Rank 35)
Verde Sauce (Unlocked with Clover at Rank 44)
Blazeberry Sauce (Unlocked with Rudy at Rank 55)

Chips

Traditional Chips (Start)
Chili Lime Tortillas (Start)
Blue Corn Chips (Unlocked with Whiff at Rank 2)
Multi-Grain Chips (Unlocked with Wendy at Rank 14)
Spicy Twists (Unlocked with Connor at Rank 39)
Fiesta Chips (Unlocked with Roy at Rank 45)
Nacho Cheese Chips (Unlocked with Ivy at Rank 59)
Pepperjack Rounds (Unlocked with Papa Louie at Rank 65)

Dips/Salsas

Guacamole (Start)
Refried Beans (Start)
Nacho Cheese (Unlocked with Rita at Rank 5)
Roasted Chili-Corn Salsa (Unlocked with Steven at Rank 29)
Queso Blanco (Unlocked with Tony at Rank 35)
Salsa Picante (Unlocked with Iggy on Rank 40)
Chile Serrano Salsa (Unlocked with Shannon at Rank 49)
Garlic Chipotle Dip (Unlocked with Captain Cori at Rank 54)
Pico de Gallo (Unlocked with Sasha at Rank 60)

Holiday Ingredients

Holiday ingredients consist of one taco shell, one meat, two toppings, and one sauce.

Holiday	Rank/Day	Ingredient	Picture
	Rank 6 Day 2 Rank 7 Day 4 Rank 8	Cornbread Beef Brisket Fried Onion Strings Lone Star Pit Sauce Baked Beans
	Rank 11 Day 2 Rank 12 Day 4 Rank 13	Pretzel Crisp Bratwurst Sauerkraut Marzen Mustard Spätzle
	Rank 16 Day 2 Rank 17 Day 4 Rank 18	Waffle Taco Scrambled Eggs Hash Browns Maple Syrup Sausage Crumbles
	Rank 21 Day 2 Rank 22 Day 4 Rank 23	Midnight Crunch Taco Wild Boar Jack-o-Mole La Catrina Sauce Black Olives
	Rank 26 Day 2 Rank 27 Day 4 Rank 28	Pumpkin Spice Tortilla Turkey Southwest Stuffing Chichilo Mole Diced Sweet Potatoes
	Rank 31 Day 2 Rank 32 Day 4 Rank 33	Yule Spice Sizzler Goose Cranberry Salsa Chimichurri Pine Nuts
	Rank 36 Day 2 Rank 37 Day 4 Rank 38	Lava MunchMelt Chorizo Fire Tortilla Strips Atomic Sauce Diced Habaneros
	Rank 41 Day 2 Rank 42 Day 4 Rank 43	Sundried Tomato Soft Taco Anticucho Red Rice Nogada Sauce Salsa Criolla
	Rank 46 Day 2 Rank 47 Day 4 Rank 48	Cilantro Lime Soda Shell Corned Beef Barbacoa Avocado Creamy Tomatillo Sauce Diced Green Chiles
	Rank 51 Day 2 Rank 52 Day 4 Rank 53	Speckled Taco Battered Perch Spring Coleslaw Blackberry Remoulade Blue Cheese Crumbles
	Rank 56 Day 2 Rank 57 Day 4 Rank 58	Funnel Cake Shell Corn Dog Chocolate Bacon Caramel Apple Sauce Cinnamon Swirl Popcorn
	Rank 61 Day 2 Rank 62 Day 4 Rank 63	Walking Taco Bag Ahi Tuna Pineapple Salsa Mango Chili Sauce Diced Kalua Ham

Shop

Upgrades

Doorbell ($15) You'll hear when new customers enter, no matter where you are.
Stove Booster (3) ($120) Hold down the booster to cook your food faster.
Beef Alarm ($90) Sets an alarm for flipping and removing beef.
Chicken Alarm ($90) Sets an alarm for flipping, cutting, and removing chicken.
Pork Alarm ($120) Sets an alarm for flipping, cutting, and removing pork.
Steak Alarm ($150) Sets an alarm for cutting, and removing steak.
Holiday Meat Alarm ($150) Sets an alarm for flipping, cutting, and removing holiday meats.
Gold Knife ($150) Cuts meats twice as fast.
Gold Spatula ($150) Flips meats twice as fast.
Special Sign ($250) More customers will order Today's Special!

Specials

Special	Bonus	Prize
Ancho Onion	2x	Lucky Lantern
Beef Blanco	2x	Starscape Wall
Beefy Beans	1.5x	Lg. Sugarplex Table
Beefy Bell Pepper	+2	Onion Gum
Black n' Blue	+1	Jacksmith Arcade
Blazing Blue	+1	Gondola 500
Carnita Fajita	160% Points	Shrimp Sign
Carne Con Queso	180% Points	Velvet Rope
Cerdo Ranchero	2.3x	Fort Onion
Cerdo Vaquero	2.5x	Daruma Wall
Cheesy Beef and Beans	2x	Jolly Roger
Cheesy Chicken	2x	Lg. Racing Table
Cheesy Churrasco	190% Points	Md. Wingeria Table
Chicken Cream Crunch	140% Points	Cinco Fence
Cool and Creamy	160% Points	Hyper Rocket
Cool Azul	2.1x	Army Onion
Crispy Marrón	+1	Lg. Cinco Table
Crunchy Carne Asada	2x	Daruma
Fiery Frijoles	2.3x	Md. Pirate Table
Flaming Fajita	+1	Fizzo Machine
Garden Pita	200% Points	Blossom Fence
Green Gordita	+2	Hyper Saucer
Guacamole Grande	+1	Mango Gum
Guaco Taco	150% Points	Bonsai
Jalapeño Loco	+1	Pirate Bash
Misterio Zafiro	+1	Drum Kit
Nacho Carnitas	2x	Paisley Walls
Papa's Guaco Mia!	2.2x	Large Cannon
Picadillo Pita	190% Points	Theater Rope
Pita Con Refritos	+1	Guitar
Pollo Queso Loco	155% Points	Lg. Foodini Table
Porky Poblano	170% Points	Buffaloes Wall
Puerco Picante	+1	Checkered Flag
Queso Caliente	155% Points	Purple Burple Gum
Queso Chancho	+1	Blossom Lantern
Rowdy Rice	+2	Sm. Groov Truck
Salsa Verde	185% Points	Sakura Wall
Smothered Chicken	+1	Film Fest
Steakhouse Supreme	2.1x	Lucky Cat Table
Sweet and Spicy	2x	Purple Onion

Ranks


Rank	Name	Total XP (+1650 each Rank after Rank 10)	Payday increase (+$2.50 each rank)	Unlocks
1	Newbie	Start	$75.00	—
2	Chicken Champ	300	$77.50	Whiff, Blue Corn Chips
3	Blue Corn Buddy	750	$80.00	Yippy, White Rice
4	Rice Wrangler	1,350	$82.50	Timm, Soft Taco
5	Soft Taco Server	2,100	$85.00	Rita, Nacho Cheese
6	Nacho Fan	3,000	$87.50	Starlight BBQ, Boomer, Cornbread
7	Cornbread Buddy	4,050	$90.00	Matt, Fried Onion Strings
8	Onion Wrangler	5,250	$92.50	Lisa, Baked Beans
9	Bean Baker	6,600	$95.00	Ember, Jalapeños
10	Jalapeño Hero	8,100	$97.50	Nick, Pork
11	Pork Professional	9,750	$100.00	BavariaFest, Prudence, Pretzel Crisp
12	Pretzel Pal	11,400	$102.50	Olga, Sauerkraut
13	Sauerkrauter	13,050	$105.00	Hugo, Spätzle
14	Spätzle Specialist	14,700	$107.50	Wendy, Multi-Grain Chips
15	Multigrain Master	16,350	$110.00	Vincent, Pita Bread
16	Pita Pro	18,000	$112.50	Maple Mornings, Johnny, Waffle Taco
17	Waffle Warrior	19,650	$115.00	Hank, Hash Browns
18	Hash Brown Hero	21,300	$117.50	Emmlette, Sausage Crumbles
19	Sausage Specialist	22,950	$120.00	James, Peppers
20	Pepper Picker	24,600	$122.50	Cooper, Hot Sauce
21	Hot Sauce Hero	26,250	$125.00	Halloween, Willow, Midnight Crunch Taco
22	Midnight Cruncher	27,900	$127.50	Ninjoy, Jack-o-Mole
23	Jack-O-Mole Master	29,550	$130.00	Marty, Black Olives
24	Olive Expert	31,200	$132.50	Professor Fitz, Loco Mystery Sauce
25	Loco Saucer	32,850	$135.00	Olivia, Steak
26	Steak Server	34,500	$137.50	Thanksgiving, Sienna, Pumpkin Spice Tortilla
27	Pumpkin Pro	36,150	$140.00	Taylor, Southwest Stuffing
28	Stuffing Specialist	37,800	$142.50	Mary, Diced Sweet Potatoes
29	Sweet Potato Pro	39,450	$145.00	Steven, Roasted Chili-Corn Salsa
30	ChilI Corn Champ	41,100	$147.50	Scooter, Ancho Chile Sauce
31	Ancho Chile Expert	42,750	$150.00	Christmas, Santa, Yule Spice Sizzler
32	Yule Spicer	44,400	$152.50	Cecilia, Cranberry Salsa
33	Cranberry Hero	46,050	$155.00	Chester, Pine Nuts
34	Pine Nut Pro	47,700	$157.50	Hope, Azul Ranch Taco
35	Ranch Wrangler	49,350	$160.00	Tony, Queso Blanco
36	Blanco Buddy	51,000	$162.50	New Year, Xolo, Lava MunchMelt
37	MunchMelt Master	52,650	$165.00	Franco, Fire Tortilla Strips
38	Tortilla Hero	54,300	$167.50	Peggy, Diced Habaneros
39	Habanero Helper	55,950	$170.00	Connor, Spicy Twists
40	Spicy Twister	57,600	$172.50	Iggy, Salsa Picante
41	Picante Pro	59,250	$175.00	Valentine's Day, Scarlett, Sundried Tomato Soft Taco
42	Sundried Tomato Fan	60,900	$177.50	Carlo Romano, Red Rice
43	Red Rice Wrangler	61,550	$180.00	Sarge Fan, Salsa Criolla
44	Onion Pickler	62,200	$182.50	Clover, Verde Sauce
45	Verde Veteran	63,850	$185.00	Roy, Fiesta Chips
46	Fiesta Fan	65,500	$187.50	St. Paddy's Day, Georgito, Cilantro Lime Soda Shell
47	Soda Shell Specialist	67,150	$190.00	Elle, Avocado
48	Avocado Expert	68,800	$192.50	Julep, Diced Green Chiles
49	Green Chile Champ	70,650	$195.00	Shannon, Chile Serrano Dip
50	Chile Serrano Pro	73,300	$197.50	Doan, Brown Rice
51	Brown Rice Buddy	74,950	$200.00	Easter, Cletus, Speckled Taco
52	Shell Speckler	76,500	$202.50	Mandi, Spring Coleslaw
53	Slaw Specialist	78,150	$205.00	Mindy, Blue Cheese Crumbles
54	Blue Cheese Crumbler	79,800	$207.50	Captain Cori, Garlic Chipotle Dip
55	Garlic Guru	81,450	$210.00	Rudy, Blazeberry Sauce
56	BlazeBerry Buddy	83,100	$212.50	Big Top Carnival, Foodini, Funnel Cake Shell
57	Funnel Cake Fan	84,750	$215.00	Deano, Chocolate Bacon
58	Chocolate Champ	86,400	$217.50	Big Pauly, Cinnamon Swirl Popcorn
59	Cinnamon Swirler	88,050	$220.00	Ivy, Nacho Cheese Chips
60	Cheese Champ	89,700	$222.50	Sasha, Pico de Gallo
61	Pico Professional	91,350	$225.00	Summer Luau, Utah, Walking Taco Bag
62	Walking Taco Fan	93,000	$227.50	Chuck, Pineapple Salsa
63	Pineapple Pro	94,650	$230.00	Kahuna, Diced Kalua Ham
64	Ham Champion	96,300	$232.50	Alberto, Black Beans
65	Bean Buddy	97,950	$235.00	Papa Louie, Pepperjack Rounds
66+	Better Than Papa!	99,600	+$2.50 each new rank	Holidays all over again!

Trivia

This is the first To Go! Gameria to feature Specials.
This game has the same Specials as Papa's Taco Mia HD, but with different Special Prizes.
It was announced that starting with this game, all app restaurant-time management games will at least have one new customer.
This is the first To Go Gameria (not including Pizzeria To Go!), which doesn't have a switch option in the Build Station.
This is the first gameria since Papa's Cupcakeria HD to feature badges.
This is the first To Go! game to have Starlight BBQ, BavariaFest, and Maple Mornings.
No time customers are unlocked after Cherissa until you unlock Rhonda during New Year.
Nevada can be your last customer as she's the last time customer to be unlocked. This happens if you rank up too fast using a special.
Even though there are no "Style B" outfits in this game, some customers will wear holiday outfits, specifically those who are unlocked during the first day of the new holiday.
If you have already cut/flipped a meat and you switch that exact pan to another available grill, the cut/flip marker will be in its original color, but it won't affect your score.
On January 15, 2019, Flipline Studios announced that their app games will receive updates and bug fixes, with this game being used as the first example. [9]