PREP STATION — MISE BEFORE OPEN

Japanese Ramen Simulator: Prep Station & Mise Guide (2026 EA)

Morning prep from creator previews (v0.1.50.17746 EA): Today’s Ramen checklist, cutting-board chops, cooking trays, seasoned eggs, and water glasses before the 10:00 open — Max V2 Parts 4–5 + JMXP Part 1 footage (live build may differ).

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Japanese Ramen Simulator prep pass at 10:00 on day 16 with chopped green onion on a green mat and a Place prompt beside a metal cooking tray on the stainless counter — 📸 *10:00 — trays mirror the ticket rows you will read at rush.*▶ Watch this moment at 47:40

Prep in 30 seconds

OBSERVED

Read Today’s Ramen → chop on the board → grey cooking trays → chill/stage the pass → eggs → water. Black trays are for service.

Before 10:00: Today’s Ramen topping rows = chop list
Cooking trays ≠ black serving trays
Eggs: boil → marinate tray → halve on tickets
Menma restocks via Food Market (/guides/customer-orders-guide)
Cutting-board lock added Day 1 (/guides/beginners-guide)

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Screenshots: timestamped Max V2 Part 4/5 and JMXP Part 1 (facecam cropped). Unlock levels and prices are observed — prefer /changelog when they conflict.

9-step morning prep loopOBSERVED

Japanese Ramen Simulator Today’s Ramen panel at 10:00 on day 14 listing tonkotsu miso and tonkotsu shoyu with prep rows for fried crab, sliced pork loin chashu, chopped cabbage and chopped green onion beside an empty white cutting board

STEP 01

Step 1 — Read Today’s Ramen (G) and your prep checklist

Max V2 Part 4 opens the day by reading Today’s Ramen: active broth × tare pairs plus topping rows (cabbage, green onion, chashu, crab in the preview run). Treat that list as your mise checklist — not every ingredient needs chopping every day. Official store copy also describes mise before service; ticket reading stays in /guides/customer-orders-guide.

▶ Watch this moment at 8:00

📸 10:00 — read Today’s Ramen before you touch a knife.

Japanese Ramen Simulator Cut Cabbage prompt on a white cutting board with a whole green cabbage and cleaver on the stainless prep table while Today’s Ramen lists chopped cabbage on day 16 at 10:00

STEP 02

Step 2 — Chop cabbage on the white cutting board

Part 4 uses the standard white board + cleaver loop: interact until cabbage is chopped, then park portions on grey “cooking” trays (not black serving trays — see /guides/dish-washing-guide). Day 1 patch notes mention cutting-board lock/unlock via right-click; preview footage still chops while locked (/guides/beginners-guide).

▶ Watch this moment at 46:36

📸 Cut Cabbage on the board — portion into the grey cooking tray after.

Japanese Ramen Simulator Cut Garlic prompt on a white cutting board with one garlic clove on the board and a metal tray of peeled cloves on the stainless prep counter at 10:00 on day 11

STEP 03

Step 3 — Cut garlic on the white cutting board

Max V2 Part 3 lists Grated Garlic on Today’s Ramen, then runs the Cut Garlic board loop with cloves staged on a metal tray (facecam cropped from this still). Same rhythm as cabbage — load a cooking tray after chopping. Tray unlock timing stays in /guides/dish-washing-guide.

▶ Watch this moment at 11:42

📸 Cut Garlic on the board — same chop loop as cabbage, then tray it.

Japanese Ramen Simulator cooked pork loin chashu block resting on a white cutting board with a Pick up Cutting Board prompt on the stainless prep table at 10:00 on day 16

STEP 04

Step 4 — Slice pork loin / chashu into a cooking tray

Part 4 batches sliced pork loin on the board, then loads a cooking tray so rush tickets only need pickup — same chashu also feeds rice bowls (/guides/rice-bowl-guide) and side-dish prep (/guides/side-dishes-guide). Official screenshots show physical chashu placement; this page covers bulk slicing only.

▶ Watch this moment at 51:42

📸 Slice chashu blocks off-peak — tickets only grab finished trays.

Japanese Ramen Simulator Place prompt over a green cutting mat with chopped green onion beside a metal cooking tray filling with scallions on the stainless pass at 10:00 on day 16

STEP 05

Step 5 — Stage cooking trays on the steel pass

After chopping, Part 4 parks cabbage, green onion and garlic on the same stainless line as shoyu/miso bottles — a visual mirror of Order Slip rows during service (/guides/customer-orders-guide). Part 4 commentary warns cooking trays “fill up fast” when gyoza and beer join the menu; order spares early.

▶ Watch this moment at 47:40

📸 Line grey trays parallel to the pass — mirror ticket rows later.

Japanese Ramen Simulator open fridge door showing wire shelves with cooking trays of chopped green onion, shredded cabbage, sliced chashu and vacuum-packed noodle stacks at 10:00 on day 19

STEP 06

Step 6 — Park menma, noodles and chilled trays before open

Part 5 lines the walk-in fridge with menma packs, noodle bags and finished trays (green onion, chashu, halved eggs) before the 10:00 banner. Mid-shift menma restocks use the Food Market terminal — see /guides/customer-orders-guide. Restock delivery timing is covered in /guides/handcart-guide, not here.

▶ Watch this moment at 44:14

📸 Fridge pass — dry menma, eggs and sliced toppings in one glance.

Japanese Ramen Simulator Add Simmering Pot UI dropping a shell egg into the highlighted pot beside a cardboard egg carton on the stainless counter at 10:00 on day 19 morning prep

STEP 07

Step 7 — Boil eggs in the simmering pot off-peak

Part 5’s level-16 beat adds packaged eggs and a seasoned-egg tray. Preview checklist: place a simmering pot, add water, drop ten (or more) shell eggs, boil, then move to the tray — halving waits until tickets ask (/guides/customer-orders-guide). Unlock level is observed only; check /guides/level-unlocks-guide for your EA build.

▶ Watch this moment at 41:28

📸 Bulk eggs in the simmering pot — tutorial asks for ten at a time.

Japanese Ramen Simulator Seasoned Egg Tray UI on the stainless pass holding sixteen whole marinated eggs tagged Can Be Cut with a tray of halved eggs in the foreground at 10:00 on day 19

STEP 08

Step 8 — Park boiled eggs on the seasoned egg tray until ready

After peeling, Part 5 parks boiled eggs on the seasoned-egg tray, adds shoyu tare, and waits for the marinate bar — UI later marks them “Can Be Cut.” Service then halves eggs to match slip rows (/guides/customer-orders-guide). Do not confuse this tray with black serving trays (/guides/dish-washing-guide).

▶ Watch this moment at 42:38

📸 Wait for Can Be Cut — halve only when slips ask for halved egg rows.

Japanese Ramen Simulator Water Dispenser UI at 78 percent remaining with three empty glasses stacked on a black two-tier cart beside the blue jug on day 2 morning prep before customers arrive

STEP 09

Step 9 — Stack water glasses before you flip the sign open

JMXP Part 1 “prepare for the day” includes stacking glasses at the water dispenser while broth finishes — separate from topping trays. Water patience tricks appear in /guides/customer-orders-guide; beer prep stays in /guides/beer-pouring-guide. Then walk the pass once: trays match Today’s Ramen rows, eggs marinating, menma reachable — open only when the line looks like your slip cheat sheet.

▶ Watch this moment at 32:52

📸 Optional but observed: pre-fill glasses while toppings still simmer.

Prep station FAQ

Q1.When should I prep toppings in Japanese Ramen Simulator?

Creator preview runs treat 10:00 as the last quiet window: read Today’s Ramen, chop on the board, fill cooking trays, boil/marinate eggs, then stage the pass before the first ticket. Exact day length is not officially published — see /guides/first-week-walkthrough.

Q2.What is a cooking tray vs a serving tray?

Grey/black cooking trays hold chopped toppings near the line (JMXP shop unlock + Part 4 restocks). Black/red serving trays carry gyoza, beer and combo tickets to tables. Running out of either stalls tickets — details in /guides/dish-washing-guide.

Q3.How do cutting boards work?

Place the white board on a prep table, interact to chop cabbage/garlic/chashu/green onion until the UI completes. Day 1 patch notes add right-click lock/unlock; preview footage still chops while locked (/guides/beginners-guide).

Q4.How many seasoned eggs should I prep?

Part 5 tutorial text says “place ten eggs” in the simmering pot; trays in footage hold a dozen or more after marinating. No official per-day quota — prep enough so halving during tickets never waits on the marinate bar (observed).

Q5.Does prep differ for rice bowls or gyoza?

Shared chashu/green onion trays feed ramen and rice bowls (/guides/rice-bowl-guide). Gyoza uses a separate pan/plate loop (/guides/side-dishes-guide) but still competes for pass space and serving trays at rush (/guides/dish-washing-guide).

Q6.Will Early Access match this preview prep flow?

Footage is from October 2026 creator previews (v0.1.50.17746 live). UI labels, tray counts and unlock levels may differ — prefer /changelog and in-game tooltips when they conflict with this page.

Customer orders & miso ticketsDish & tray washing loopNoodles & toppings guideGyoza & side dishes guideRush-hour kitchen flowBeginner guide: your first shop dayRestock, delivery & fridge storage