Papa's Taco Mia! is the third game in the Papa Louie restaurant time-management game series. The game is located in Tacodale, with the workers being Mitch and Maggie. A trailer was released on Flipline Studios' YouTube channel on March 7, 2011, before an official announcement was made on the Flipline Studios Blog on March 21, 2011. The game was officially released on May 20, 2011.
Description[]
Mama Mia! It's Papa's Taco Mia!
So what happens when an Italian chef opens a successful Pizzeria and Burgeria? Build the biggest, wackiest Taqueria anyone has ever seen!
After winning a taco eating contest, you're awarded the keys to Papa's Taco Mia! Good luck though, because all your favorite customers are back, and they brought friends. Unlock all sorts of ingredients and upgrade your shop for style and speed. Try to please those picky Closers, and mystify Jojo the food critic with your wild taco making skills!
You can also earn up to 60 Badges while running Papa's Taco Mia!, unlocked for a variety of achievements, including using certain toppings, getting high scores in each Station, serving certain customers, and more!
Game Features[]
- New unlockable toppings, meats, and sauces
- Challenging "Closer" customers arrive at the end of each day
- Weekly visits from Jojo the food critic
- Win Jojo's Blue Ribbon to earn higher tips!
- 60 in-game achievements / badges to earn as you play
- New upgrades in the shop to improve your scores
- Weekly paycheck to spend towards upgrades
- Earn Raises as you level up, & get more money from badges
- Earn Customer Medals to make them order faster
- All-new taco making mechanics
Blog Announcement[]
It’s coming, the sequel to Papa’s Burgeria, the threequel to Papa’s Pizzeria…. Papa’s Taco Mia! Just check out the trailer for more info!
Previews[]
- 03/21/2011: Sneak Peek: Papa’s Taco Mia! [2]
- 05/05/2011: Papa’s Taco Mia! opening May 20th! [3]
- 05/20/2011: Papa’s Taco Mia! now open! [4]
Workers[]
The workers in this game are Mitch and Maggie. The default uniform consists of a red and orange shirt, black pants, a brown belt, brown shoes with orange laces and black soles, and a black visor.
Cutscenes[]
Introduction[]
Upon opening the Taco Mia!, Papa Louie hosts a Taco Eating Contest to decide who gets to work at the aforementioned restaurant. The three competitors are Kingsley, Mitch/Maggie, and James. Later that afternoon, James surrenders due to stomachache. As night falls, Kingsley begins to sweat and also surrenders, resulting in Mitch/Maggie winning the contest and a job at the Taco Mia!.
Customers[]
(Debutants in bold)
- Tohru (Tutorial)
- Franco (After Tutorial)
- Rita (Starter)
- Sue (Starter)
- Taylor (Starter)
- Wally (Starter)
- Vicky (Filler)
- Greg (Filler)
- Bruna Romano (Filler)
- Timm (Filler)
- Lisa (Filler)
- Zoe (Day 2)
- Big Pauly (Rank 2)
- Peggy (Rank 4)
- Nick (Rank 8)
- Kingsley (Rank 10)
- Georgito (Rank 12)
- Cletus (Rank 15)
- Mindy (Rank 16)
- Sarge Fan! (Rank 17)
- Olga (Rank 18)
- Hugo (Rank 19)
- Edna (Rank 20)
- Matt (Rank 21)
- Cecilia (Rank 22)
- Little Edoardo (Rank 23)
- Mary (Rank 24)
- Gino Romano (Rank 25)
- Kayla (Rank 26)
- Mitch/Maggie (Rank 27)
- Carlo Romano (Rank 28)
- Penny (Rank 29)
- Chuck (Rank 30)
- Sasha (Rank 31)
- Roy (Rank 32)
- Marty (Rank 33)
- Tony (Rank 34)
- Doan (Rank 35)
- Clover (Rank 36)
- Alberto (Rank 37)
- Mandi (Rank 38)
- Connor (Rank 39)
- Clair (Rank 40)
- Cooper (Rank 41)
- Prudence (Rank 42)
- James (Rank 43)
- Papa Louie (Unlocked when all other customers and Closers have earned Gold Customer Awards)
Closers[]
(Debutants in bold)
- Robby (Monday)
- Akari (Tuesday)
- Allan (Wednesday)
- Quinn (Thursday)
- Rico (Friday)
- Xandra (Saturday)
- Jojo (Sunday)
Debutants[]
(Closers in bold)
Pet Debutant
- Pickle
Stations[]
Ingredients[]
Meats[]
- Beef (Start) (Big Beef)
- Chicken (Unlocked on Day 2 with Zoe) (Chicken Champ)
- Pork (Unlocked at Rank 8 with Nick) (Carnitas)
- Steak (Unlocked at Rank 12 with Georgito) (Steak House)
Taco Shells[]
- Hard (Start) (Hard Shell Hero)
- Soft (Unlocked at Rank 3) (Serve Softly)
- Pita (Unlocked at Rank 7) (Pita Pro)
Toppings[]
- Cheese (Start) (Cheese Please)
- Guacamole (Start) (Guac Attack)
- Lettuce (Start) (Lettuce Lover)
- Onions (Start) (Onion Fun)
- Pinto Beans (Start) (Pinto Prize)
- Tomatoes (Start) (Tomato Time)
- White Rice (Unlocked at Rank 2 with Big Pauly) (Rice Wrangler)
- Jalapeños (Unlocked at Rank 5) (Some Like It Hot)
- Peppers (Unlocked at Rank 10 with Kingsley) (Fajita!)
- Black Beans (Unlocked at Rank 11) (Beans, Beans)
- Brown Rice (Unlocked at Rank 13) (Whole Grain)
Sauces[]
- Mild Sauce (Start) (Wild for Mild)
- Sour Cream (Start) (Cool it Down)
- Hot Sauce (Unlocked at Rank 4 with Peggy) (Taco en Fuego)
- Nacho Cheese (Unlocked at Rank 6) (Cheese Whiz)
- Verde Sauce (Unlocked at Rank 9) (Go Green)
- Loco Mystery Sauce (Unlocked at Rank 14) (Solve the Mystery)
Upgrades[]
| Picture | Name | Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Doorbell | $30.00 | You'll hear when new customers enter, no matter where you are. |
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Gold Spatula | $100.00 | Flips meat twice as fast! |
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Gold Knife | $100.00 | Cuts meat twice as fast! |
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Beef Alarm | $90.00 | Sets an alarm for flipping beef and when it's done cooking. |
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Chicken Alarm | $90.00 | Sets an alarm for flipping chicken, cutting, and when it's done cooking. |
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Pork Alarm | $90.00 | Sets an alarm for flipping pork, cutting, and when it's done cooking. |
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Steak Alarm | $90.00 | Sets an alarm for cutting steak and when it's done cooking. |
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Extra Burner | $150.00 | An extra stove burner for cooking. |
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Extra Burner | $200.00 | Another extra stove burner for cooking. |
Lobby Items[]
| Picture | Item | Cost | Bonus | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cactus | $10.00 | Improves Waiting Score | From south of the border. |
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Guac Poster | $5.00 | Improves Waiting Score | Avocadelicious! |
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Beans Poster | $8.00 | Improves Waiting Score | The musical fruit. |
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Hard Taco Sign | $25.00 | Improves Building Score | Get a better score on orders for Hard Tacos! |
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Soft Taco Sign | $25.00 | Improves Building Score | Get a better score on orders for Soft Tacos! |
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Pita Sign | $25.00 | Improves Building Score | Get a better score on orders for Pita Tacos! |
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Pepper Lights | $60.00 | Improves Waiting Score | Spicy and flashy! |
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Mystery Poster | $20.00 | Improves Waiting Score | What's in the secret sauce? |
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Burgeria Poster | $20.00 | Improves Waiting Score | You know you like burgers too! |
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Romano Poster | $50.00 | + Waiting Score, + Romano Tips | Promote the Romano Family Quartet! The Romanos will also tip higher when they visit! |
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Onion Ring Poster | $50.00 | Improves Waiting Score | The Infamous Onion Ring returns! |
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Ceiling Fan | $150.00 | Improves Waiting Score | Cool your customers off with this. |
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Desert Plant | $25.00 | Improves Waiting Score | A spiky plant from the desert. |
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Small Plant | $13.00 | Improves Waiting Score | A small desert plant. |
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Leafy Plant | $40.00 | Improves Waiting Score | A large, leafy desert plant. |
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TV | $150.00 | Improves Waiting Score | Keep your customers entertained while they wait. |
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Newspaper Stand | $80.00 | Improves Waiting Score | Customers can catch up on the news while they wait. |
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Arcade Cabinet | $400.00 | Improves Waiting Score | Keep 'em busy with Cactus McCoy's arcade game! |
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Gumball Machine | $120.00 | Improves Waiting Score | Delicious gumballs while you wait. |
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Jukebox | $500.00 | Improves Waiting Score | Jazz up the place with some tunes. |
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Coffee Stand | $65.00 | Improves Waiting Score | A pick-me-up for waiting customers. |
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Hypno-Clock | $80.00 | Improves Waiting Score | Looks like time is flying backwards! |
Clothing[]
| Picture | Name | Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Taco Hat | $60.00 | So proud, even you wear the tacos! |
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Sombrero | $120.00 | Borrowed from a Mariachi band |
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Chef Hat | $180.00 | Just like Papa! |
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Viking Helmet | $300.00 | Show that you're loco! |
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Royal Crown | $1000.00 | Proof that you're Taco Royalty! |
Badges[]
| Name | Achievement | Reward | Badge Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work up the Ranks | Reach Rank 5 | $30 | 
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| Taco Career | Reach Rank 10 | $50 | 
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| Better Than Papa! | Reach Rank 44 | $200 | 
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| Spending Spree | Buy any 10 Upgrades from the Upgrade Shop | $10 | 
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| Poster Motivation | Buy all of the Posters | $15 | 
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| Grilling Gear | Buy all of the Grill Upgrades | $40 | 
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| Serving in Style | Buy all of the hats | $100 | 
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| Bronze Beginning | Earn 5 Bronze Customer Awards | $30 | 
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| Customer Service | Earn 15 Bronze Customer Awards | $50 | 
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| Silver Medal | Earn 10 Silver Customer Awards | $70 | 
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| Coming Back For More | Earn 15 Gold Customer Awards | $100 | 
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| Go For the Gold | Earn Gold Customer Awards on all customers! | $500 | 
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| Tomato Time | Serve 10 Tacos with Tomatoes | $10 | 
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| Cheese Please | Serve 30 Tacos with Cheese | $10 | 
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| Lettuce Lover | Serve 30 Tacos with Lettuce | $15 | 
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| Pinto Prize | Serve 40 Tacos with Pinto Beans | $15 | 
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| Guac Attack | Serve 20 Tacos with Guacamole | $15 | 
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| Onion Fun | Serve 20 Tacos with Onions | $15 | 
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| Some Like it Hot | Serve 30 Tacos with Jalapeños | $25 | 
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| Fajita! | Serve 30 Tacos with Peppers | $25 | 
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| Beans, Beans | Serve 30 Tacos with Black Beans | $25 | 
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| Rice Wrangler | Serve 30 Tacos with White Rice | $25 | 
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| Whole Grain | Serve 30 Tacos with Brown Rice | $25 | 
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| Wild for Mild | Serve 40 Tacos with Mild Sauce | $25 | 
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| Cool it Down | Serve 40 Tacos with Sour Cream | $25 | 
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| Taco en Fuego | Serve 40 Tacos with Hot Sauce | $25 | 
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| Cheese Whiz | Serve 30 Tacos with Nacho Cheese | $25 | 
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| Go Green | Serve 30 Tacos with Verde Sauce | $25 | 
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| Solve the Mystery | Serve 30 Tacos with Loco Mystery Sauce | $25 | 
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| Getting Started | Serve 4 Tacos in Hard Shells | $5 | 
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| Hard Shell Hero | Serve 30 Tacos in Hard Shells | $25 | 
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| Serve Softly | Serve 30 Tacos in Soft Shells | $25 | 
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| Pita Pro | Serve 30 Tacos in Pita Shells | $25 | 
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| Big Beef | Serve 50 Beef Tacos | $50 | 
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| Chicken Champ | Serve 50 Chicken Tacos | $50 | 
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| Carnitas | Serve 50 Pork Tacos | $50 | 
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| Steak House | Serve 50 Steak Tacos | $50 | 
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| Grill Expert | Get a 100% Grilling Score on 20 orders | $70 | 
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| Build Expert | Get a 100% Building Score on 20 orders | $70 | 
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| Order Expert | Get a 100% Waiting Score on 20 orders | $70 | 
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| Perfect! | Get a Perfect score on 30 orders | $100 | 
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| Critically Acclaimed | Get a Blue Ribbon from Jojo the Food Critic | $40 | 
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| Best Restaurant | Get 5 Blue Ribbons from Jojo the Food Critic | $100 | 
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| Quality Assurance | Get 90% Service Quality or higher on five different days | $50 | 
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| High Quality | Get 95% Service Quality or higher on 20 different days | $100 | 
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| Romano Family | Serve everyone in the Romano Family Quartet! | $150 | 
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| Franchise Friends | Serve the employees of Papa's Pizzeria and Burgeria! | $150 | 
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| The Competition | Serve Kingsley and James from the Taco-Eating Contest | $150 | 
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| Meet the Creators | Serve Matt and Tony from Flipline Studios! | $150 | 
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| The Gang's All Here | Serve all of the customers! | $300 | 
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| First Paycheck | Get your first paycheck on Pay Day | $10 | 
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| Month's Pay | Receive your wages on four Pay Days | $50 | 
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| Sauce Sampler | Unlock all of the Sauces | $25 | 
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| Shell Selection | Unlock all of the Taco Shells | $20 | 
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| Meat Mania | Unlock all of the Meats | $25 | 
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| Pico de Gallo | Serve 30 Customers while wearing the Taco Hat | $50 | 
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| Mariachi | Serve 45 Customers while wearing the Sombrero | $65 | 
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| Culinary Cap | Serve 60 Customers while wearing the Chef Hat | $75 | 
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| Tacos from the North | Serve 75 Customers while wearing the Viking Helmet | $90 | 
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| Taco Royale | Serve 100 Customers while wearing the Crown | $150 | 
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Ranks[]
| Rank Number | Rank Name | Minimum Total Points | Weekly Pay | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newbie | Start | $100 | - |
| 2 | Taco Trainee | 300 | $105 | Big Pauly White Rice |
| 3 | Tray Cleaner | 750 | $110 | Soft Taco |
| 4 | Cashier | 1,350 | $115 | Peggy Hot Sauce |
| 5 | Part-Time Cook | 2,100 | $120 | Jalapeños |
| 6 | Ticket Handler | 3,000 | $125 | Nacho Cheese |
| 7 | Order Attendant | 4,050 | $130 | Pita Bread |
| 8 | Line Cook | 5,250 | $135 | Nick Pork |
| 9 | Taco Apprentice | 6,600 | $140 | Verde Sauce |
| 10 | Hard Taco Pro | 8,100 | $145 | Kingsley Peppers |
| 11 | Soft Taco Server | 9,750 | $150 | Black Beans |
| 12 | Pita Pro | 11,550 | $155 | Georgito Steak |
| 13 | Taco Filler | 13,500 | $160 | Brown Rice |
| 14 | Tomato Topper | 15,600 | $165 | Loco Mystery Sauce |
| 15 | Cheese Champ | 17,850 | $170 | Cletus |
| 16 | Lettuce Lover | 20,250 | $175 | Mindy |
| 17 | Pinto Pro | 22,800 | $180 | Sarge Fan! |
| 18 | Onion Expert | 25,500 | $185 | Olga |
| 19 | Guacamole Pro | 28,350 | $190 | Hugo |
| 20 | Rice Wrangler | 31,350 | $195 | Edna |
| 21 | Jalapeño Master | 34,500 | $200 | Matt |
| 22 | Pepper Fan | 37,800 | $205 | Cecilia |
| 23 | Sauce Specialist | 41,250 | $210 | Little Edoardo |
| 24 | Nacho Squeezer | 44,850 | $215 | Mary |
| 25 | Brown Rice Boiler | 48,600 | $220 | Gino Romano |
| 26 | Black Beans Expert | 52,500 | $225 | Kayla |
| 27 | Verde Veteran | 56,550 | $230 | Mitch/Maggie |
| 28 | Loco For Loco Sauce | 60,750 | $235 | Carlo Romano |
| 29 | Beef Broiler | 65,100 | $240 | Penny |
| 30 | Chicken Champ | 69,600 | $245 | Chuck |
| 31 | Pork Puller | 74,250 | $250 | Sasha |
| 32 | Steak Server | 79,050 | $255 | Roy |
| 33 | Master of Meats | 84,000 | $260 | Marty |
| 34 | Expert Taco Builder | 89,100 | $265 | Tony |
| 35 | Stove Top Champ | 94,350 | $270 | Doan |
| 36 | Spatula Pro | 99,750 | $275 | Clover |
| 37 | Knife Expert | 105,300 | $280 | Alberto |
| 38 | Grade A Griller | 111,000 | $285 | Mandi |
| 39 | Top Topper | 116,850 | $290 | Connor |
| 40 | Part-Time Manager | 122,850 | $295 | Clair |
| 41 | Taco Shop Manager | 129,000 | $300 | Cooper |
| 42 | Tex-Mex Legend | 135,300 | $305 | Prudence |
| 43 | Taco Mia! Master | 141,750 | $310 | James |
| 44+ | Better Than Papa! | +6,600 (increases by 150 each rank) | +$5 each rank | - |
Trivia[]
- The representative Gameria color of Papa's Taco Mia! is orange.
- Sometimes, the car that passes the shop at the start of the day is Roy's car.
- This is the first game that the player needs to interact with the food by using an item (spatula and knife) instead of clicking on it.
- This game has 7 order spaces, 5 are building spaces.
- The sign above the apartment behind the shop will advertise either Cletus' Scrapyard, The Romano Family Quartet, Quinn, Timm and Associates, Kingsley's Comedy, or Jojo's Blue Ribbon Dining.
- This game and Papa's Burgeria are the only games that have three stations (excluding Papa's Taco Mia HD/To Go!).
- This is the first Gameria where the player would see the word "Perfect!" when 100% is achieved in all stations.
- In many cases, the start of day animation will show the second customer peeking behind the restaurant.
- This is the second game, the first being Cactus McCoy, to have the modern Flipline opening sequence and menu layout.
- The workers from previous games, Roy, Marty, and Rita, make a cameo in the intro.
- This is the last game where the items purchased as decorations for the store are placed in specific areas and cannot be moved.
- This is the last game where the speech bubbles do not have a drop shadow.
- This is the last game that shows a cash register on the counter when taking orders.
- The name of the game was originally going to be called "Papa's Taqueria," but was changed to Papa's Taco Mia! in part because the word taqueria was "rarely used in English" and "trying to find something similar to the earlier titles so it felt like it was part of the series, without confusing a chunk of our fans with awkward spellings." [5]
- On April 1, 2014, Matt and Tony made an April Fools Day joke that there would be a real Taco Mia restaurant in Cleveland, Ohio, at Woodland and E. 55th street.
- This is the first Gameria to be featured in an April Fool's Day joke.
- On April 15, 2014, there was a post mortem on the Flipline Blog [7].
- The tray for the tacos in this game is reused in Papa's Pancakeria.
- The three regular locals make their first appearances to the restaurant when a new meat is introduced.
- All local closers appear in the shop as the last four closers to serve. The first three closers to serve have appeared in previous games.
- This is one of 6 games (inclusive HD and To Go!) where none of the debutants won Papa's Next Chefs or became a chef.
- However, this is the only one of the 3 games (including HD and To Go!) where none of the debutants were in the finals of any Papa's Next Chefs tournaments. The other is Papa's Mocharia To Go! (not counting Papa's Scooperia (including HD and To Go!), where none of the debutants competed in any Papa's Next Chefs tournaments).
- This is the first Gameria to introduce Closers, as well as the first Gameria where the Closer on Monday is not a local.
- This is the first and only Gameria so far (not including HD and To Go! games) to not have the suffix -ria in the title.
- It is also the only Gameria (excluding the To Go! games) to have an exclamation point in its title.
- Jojo is the only closer that orders Beef. There’s only a 1/4 chance of him ordering it due to the fact that his order is random.
- This is the first Gameria to have a backup system where players can store progress from the game to their files.
- Prudence, Mary, Chuck, Taylor, and Rita have new looks.
Gallery[]
Promotional Material[]
Papa's Taco Mia!
Previews[]
Billboard Signs[]
Miscellaneous[]
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