[karenmon]

That happened to me on that level also. Yesterday, I got over 28,000 though. When I first got past that level, the way I did it was this:

I seated 4 groups at time as close together as possible, like down the counter and directly across from it. As soon as you take the 4 group's orders, put them in, and if possible (if the seated have a decent amount of hearts), go to the podium until you fill the heart there.

Then, serve the food and immediately click the table to give the check...sometimes it looks like they'll still be eating, but they finish so quickly, that by the time Flo gets there, they're done.

As soon as you click the last table to give the check, click it again to clean it, then click the other 3 and dump em.

Go back to the podium, and unless anyone has under three hearts, you should be able to wait until you get a full heart and then seat 4 more groups. I try to seat the business women first and then the college kids, as they're more impatient.

Continue on this way and you'll get a rhythm going. seat four, take orders, podium, serve food, immediately give checks for all four and back track to clean up. Go to the podium and try to look for the best color bonuses while you're there so you can plan.

This took me a few tries and I did have to try to remain calm to get the best seating bonuses. If you lose even one table, you probably won't get there. Keep your eye on the business women and the college kids. If they are really angry, drop them in a seat, pick up their order and get them a drink. This will mess up your order chain, but it's better than losing them.

Hope this helps. I'm still trying to get expert...it's driving me insane. I started seating 6 tables at time, then 7 to get longer chains...still not enough. I tried seating four more after the initial four were done eating and I didn't clean up the tables until I had all 8 to chain. Unfortunately, by that time, I had people leaving the line.

Oh well, I'll just keep trying!

Good Luck!

Karen