Noodle Bar Introduction

1 achievement point
Given by AvaWhere: Meridian Market

Thaddeus Carminus, the mysterious noodle bar owner wants to talk with you. This is your first step into the hospitality business.

How to start

Talk to Ava (Good Morning)
Dialogue4 decisions spoilers

Quest chain

AfterThaddeus RetirementNoodle Bar ExpansionA Hacker's Guide to Exploring NivalisBad BatchBrooke's Business OpportunityBusiness EmpireCalling Cale WyerCast Iron AlibiDagmar's SabotageDive Bar DeityDotson's Detective AgencyFix RosettaFun in the SunGreen ThumbIt's My Birthday!Lost PropertyMemoriesMovers and ShakersNeon SelloutNivalis GrindPlease Delete My NumbersPoisoned MustardRats ate the BreadSlumlordSpartacus's DoomSuck it and SeeThe Church of the Binary GodThe Club Rat KidsThe Coffee RunThe Lost LegThe MeasurerThe NetworkThe ScorpionThe Songs of Fauxter GlambeatTherapy SessionsTruth Be Told
Walkthrough18 steps · 9 conversations spoilers
  1. Find a cab to Meridian Market
    Thaddeus Carminus is waiting for you at the Noodle Bar in Meridian Market. Tab a cab to go there.
    Go to Meridian Market
  2. Talk to Thaddeus Carminus
    Thaddeus Carminus is waiting for you at the Noodle Bar in Meridian Market.
    Talk to Thaddeus Carminus (Thaddeus Meeting 1)
    Dialogue5 decisions spoilers
  3. Place Tables
    Place 2 tables. Make sure they are located conveniently for your waiters to reach.
    Place Table in Ramen Noir
  4. Place Chairs
    Place 2 chairs around each table.
    Place Chair in Ramen Noir
  5. Put a meal on your menu
    For guests to order something we need something on the menu. Interact with the panel to put a meal on your menu.
    Edit the menu of Ramen Noir
  6. Talk to Banor
    Introduce yourself to Banor.
    Talk to Banor (Banor first meeting)
    Clues
    1 technical condition
    Story flags the game uses internally. Shown for reference; you can't check them in game.
    · Banor: intro first talk unlocked
    Dialogue6 decisions spoilers
  7. Buy Ingredients
    For Banor to cook the meals on your menu, he requires ingredients. Visit the local vendors to buy what you need. Note the shopping list, that you can always open via [L].
    To complete· number of Onions ≥ 8· number of Ramen Noodles ≥ 8· number of Chicken ≥ 8· dishes on the menu at Ramen Noir > 0
  8. Fill Venue Inventory
    Put the purchased ingredients into the restaurant's inventory. Interact with one of the fridges or cabinets to do so.
    To complete· Onions in stock at Ramen Noir > 2· Ramen Noodles in stock at Ramen Noir > 2· Chicken in stock at Ramen Noir > 2
  9. Return to Banor
    You have set up the tables and chairs, we have a menu and enough ingredients. What else do we need to do? Banor will tell you.
    Talk to Banor (Go Get Recipes)
    Clues
    1 technical condition
    Story flags the game uses internally. Shown for reference; you can't check them in game.
    · Banor: intro completed ingredient quest
    Dialogueno choices spoilers
  10. Get Recipe Tips from Nola Berg
    Nola Berg might have some recipe ideas.
    Talk to Nola Berg (Get Recipe from Nola Berg)
    Dialogue4 decisions spoilers
  11. Get Recipe Tips from Dagmar Fitz
    Dagmar has some great recipes. See if you can get them.
    Talk to Dagmar Fitz (Get Recipe from Dagmar Fitz)
    Dialogue8 decisions spoilers
  12. Get Recipe Tips from Marius Mitchell
    Marius has some recipes. Maybe you can access them.
    Talk to Marius Mitchell (Get Recipe from Marius Mitchell)
    Dialogue5 decisions spoilers
  13. Talk to Banor
    Report back to Banor after your recipe "research".
    Talk to Banor (Hire a waiter)
    Clues· recipes unlocked > 1
    Dialogue1 decision spoilers
  14. Hire a waiter
    Banor needs help. He won't be effective having to cook and serve our guests at the same time. Hire a waiter at the nearest job board.
    To complete· waiters at Ramen Noir ≥ 1· staff at Ramen Noir > 1
  15. Report back to Banor
    Head back to Banor.
    Talk to Banor (We placed ten seats)
    Dialogueno choices spoilers
  16. Banor has a Suggestion
    Banor has a suggestion. Talk to him!
    Talk to Banor (Banor needs bar chairs)
    Clues· bar seats at Ramen Noir < 3· tutorial step 1 done
    Dialogue1 decision spoilers
  17. Buy Bar Chairs
    Buy high chairs so we can use the space at the bar.
    Get Bar Chair ×3
  18. Place Bar Chairs
    Place the high chairs around the bar counter.
    Place Bar Chair in Ramen Noir
Rewards spoilers
Possible rewardsChair ×4Table ×2recipe Beerrecipe Onion Ringsrecipe Tonkotsu RamenBanor Friendship +2Nola Berg Friendship +1Nola Berg Business +1Dagmar Fitz Friendship +1Dagmar Fitz Business +1Marius Mitchell Friendship +1

Expand a section to see it. Key choices: clues come from dialogue branches and may not be exact.

Every conversation of this quest, line by line. The choices listed under each line are the game's own, taken from its dialogue files (game build 25680465) in the order those files list them. Outcomes listed for a choice come from the game's dialogue scripts. That each one applies when you pick it is our reading of the data, not confirmed in game. Conditions shown as “if you chose …” or “after …” come from where the game data sets that story flag; other events may change it too. A choice marked “ask once” records a story flag when you pick it, and its own condition needs that flag unset. A chip such as “Name +1” is a counter that, per the game data, only this conversation changes. Conditions on it are counted from earlier answers in this conversation; that is our reading of the data, and the counter's starting value is not confirmed.

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