# Delicious: The First Course

> Time Management Cooking Game

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6503895699](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6503895699)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6503895699`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gamehouse LLC
- **Category:** Simulation
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (3,003 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-29
- **First published:** 2025-02-13
- **Size:** 257 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/delicious-the-first-course/id6503895699)
- **Website:** [https://gamehouseplus.com](https://gamehouseplus.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.gamehouseoriginalstories.com/static/privacy-policy.html](https://www.gamehouseoriginalstories.com/static/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

Join Emily on a tasty time-management cooking adventure across 8 restaurants and 80 levels. Master global cuisines—from comforting American classics to vibrant Mexican dishes and bold Indian flavors—while hiring staff, upgrading menus, decorating interiors, and tackling fun mini-games to keep customers happy.

Choose how you play with gamehouse+: GH+ Free gets you 100+ games with ads, while GH+ VIP unlocks ad-free play, offline access, and exclusive perks. Subscriptions are available monthly or yearly and include the terms of service and privacy policy.

## Rankings

- #33,013 — Overall
- #26 — course

## Review summary

Reviewers broadly enjoyed the core gameplay and nostalgia of Delicious, praising the fun, replayability, and variety of restaurant settings and decor. However, many report persistent downsides: an ad-heavy experience and paywall issues that frustrate paying users; frequent technical problems including black screens, crashes after ads, and UI overlays; a perceived lack of storytelling and repetitive level objectives compared with earlier Emily titles; plus concerns about unbalanced progression, with difficult seasons, coin/upgrading challenges, and inconsistent rewards. Overall, fans appreciate the familiar gameplay but want a more polished, ad-free, story-driven experience with smoother progression.

### Pros

- Fun and engaging time-management gameplay that many players enjoy.
- A nostalgic throwback with familiar Emily game mechanics for long-time fans.
- Variety across levels with new restaurants, foods, and decor that keep gameplay fresh.
- Strong appeal to longtime players who are willing to subscribe and keep playing.

### Cons

- Ads-heavy experience and paywall issues: paying users still see ads, and restoring purchases often fails.
- Technical bugs and crashes: black screens, crashes after ads, and UI overlays that block gameplay.
- No story/linear repetition: lack of storyline and repetitive level goals compared with older Delicious titles.
- Unbalanced progression and difficulty: difficult seasons, coin/upgrading challenges, and perceived unfair pacing.
- UI and layout problems: bottom menu blocks view of items and can hide important details.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6503895699)