Stand O’ Food is one of the minis I’ve been looking forward to since I first saw it on the list of possible releases. After playing for an hour or so (and having to force myself to put it down to write this!) I can say that it certainly lives up to expectations.

If you’re not familiar with this type of food service game, they’re actually really popular on the web, and some of them, including Stand O’Food, have also been ported successfully over to the iPhone. From what I’ve seen so far, the minis version is pretty much identical to the iPhone version, aside from the controls of course.

There’s a handy Tutorial to start with, where you learn the basics of how to prepare food for your customers. The trick is to keep them happy by serving them quickly. If you keep them waiting too long they’ll get comically red in the face and start squeaking with anger before leaving!

Once you’ve mastered the basics of dishing up beef, fish and chicken burgers and serving your customers promptly so that you turn a profit, you can start getting creative with your food, adding toppings and extras that can be bought at the supermarket from your profits. There are also power-ups to be had when you serve certain customers.

There are two gameplay modes to choose from – Meal Quest and Lunch Rush. Meal Quest is the main ‘story’ mode, where you basically progress from one restaurant to another across a vast city. The bigger the restaurant, the more elaborate the meals you’ll have to make, and the more customers you’ll have to serve.

In Lunch Rush mode you stay in one restaurant and simply try to serve as many customers as possible in a day. You still get the same upgrades though, and get to go shopping in the supermarket just like in Meal Quest mode.

Overall, it’s looking pretty tasty! Stand by for a full review shortly, once I’ve finished serving my customers their Snack o’ Chicks!