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A restaurant podium or host station is a community lot object in The Sims: Hot Date, The Sims 2: Nightlife, The Sims 2: Open for Business and The Sims 4: Dine Out. It is one of the essential amenities for running a restaurant, that staffs a host who seat dining Sims.
The Sims: Hot Date[]
A restaurant system is first introduced in The Sims: Hot Date. With it, comes two variations of podium: the cheap one (Bel-Air Series Podium) and the expensive one (Gastronomer Restaurant Podium). The number of podiums spawns the same number of waiters/waitresses and chefs. For the restaurant to function, a podium must be in the same room where the dining tables with chairs are located. Dining sims make and leave orders near by the podium and will line up in front of it.
Gastronomer Restaurant Podium[]
| Gastronomer Restaurant Podium | |
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| In today's "Here today, gone tomorrow" world of restaurants, one thing remains constant: the Maitre d' needs a place to stand. Give your wait staff a sense of purpose and dignity with the swift installation of this delicious reservation podium. Intimidatingly hand-crafted in walnut by Gastronomer craftsmen, each podium is custom-fitted with rare, antique cash registers to impress diners and critics alike. | |
| Game | The Sims: Hot Date |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §455 |
| Object type(s) | Miscellaneous |
| Size | 1x1 |
Bel-Air Series[]
| Bel-Air Series Podiums | |
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| Yes indeedy! If you're in the cheap eats biz, your prices may be low, but quality must be high! Using vintage diagrams, these authentic 1950's waitress stations are back in production! The efficient design allows for a modern cash register and menu rack but is compact enough for even the smallest of restaurants. Candy-apple red Plasticol. Trouble-free quilted aluminum. Rediscover a world before fast food...rediscover Bel-Air! | |
| Game | The Sims: Hot Date |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §213 |
| Object type(s) | Miscellaneous |
| Size | 1x1 |
The Sims 2[]
A restaurant podium is reintroduced first in The Sims 2: Nightlife, with a new additional one offered in The Sims 2: Open for Business. The host will be on duty, either seating hungry Sims or answering calls from the podium if free.
In an owned community lot, customers will look at the menu while deciding by the podium whether to dine or opt out of the offer. During this time, sales interactions can be performed by any household member or any employee working in sales. Additionally, the restaurant podium can be used to assign employees or household members to work as hosts or servers, and can be used to change the menu and the prices of each individual dish.
"Gastronomique" Restaurant Podium[]
| "Gastronomique" Restaurant Podium | |
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| Famous Restaurateur Charles Gast once said, "The surest way to enjoy a meal is to start it." With those timeless words in mind, he created this classic restaurant podium. Whether placed in a high-class bistro or a family-style diner, it is the unavoidable starting point for your dining experience. | |
| Game | The Sims 2: Nightlife |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §200 |
| Object type(s) | Special |
| Size | 1x1 |
Podium of Bonnappitizon[]
| Podium of Bonnappitizon | |
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| Podiums were invented in Ancient Rome to counteract the randomly wandering restaurant guests known as the Restagoths. Shaped in the form of Bonnappitizon, the Restagoth god of hospitality, this podium caused the rampaging hordes to queue up politely and wait for a table, thus bringing a quick end to their civilization. All praise Bonnappitizon! | |
| Game | The Sims 2: Open for Business |
| Buyability | Buy mode |
| Price in game | §200 |
| Object type(s) | Environment |
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| Size | 1x1 |
Environment: 10
The Sims 4: Dine Out[]
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"Host with the Most" Host Station[]
| "Host with the Most" Host Station | |
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| You deserve the most out of your host. Not a little. Not some. The MOST! So check out this beauty and maximize your host's potential. Do it for the sake of the customers. Do it for the children. Do it for the world! | |
| Game | The Sims 4: Dine Out |
| Buyability | Build mode |
| Price in game | §100 |
| Size | 1x1 |
"Wood You Like to Sit" Host Station[]
| "Wood You Like to Sit" Host Station | |
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| Classy, smooth, polished. All words to describe the ideal host also apply to this host station. Never settle for second best. | |
| Game | The Sims 4: Dine Out |
| Buyability | Build mode |
| Price in game | §160 |
| Size | 1x1 |
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