During her works days, Emily encounters different kinds of customers. Each type of customer orders and eats at a certain speed, and they have 'preferred foods' - products which they are most likely to order. Knowing their traits can be essential to beating the game. Below is a list of the types of customers and their traits.
Regular[]
Appears in: Delicious, Delicious 2, Delicious: Emily's Tea Garden, Delicious: Emily's Taste of Fame, Delicious: Emily's Holiday Season, Delicious: Emily's Childhood Memories
- Ordering speed: Medium
- Eating speed: Medium
- Patience: Medium
- Preferred foods: Everything
Business[]
Appears in: Delicious, Delicious 2, Delicious: Emily's Tea Garden
- Ordering speed: High
- Eating speed: High
- Patience: Low
- Preferred foods: Coffee, salads
Elderly[]
Appears in: Delicious, Delicious 2, Delicious: Emily's Tea Garden, Delicious: Emily's
Taste of Fame, Delicious: Emily's Holiday Season, Delicious: Emily's Childhood Memories
- Ordering speed: Low
- Eating speed: Low
- Patience: High
- Preferred foods: Coffee, sweets, drinks, hot meals
Children[]
Appears in: Delicious 2, Delicious: Emily's Tea Garden, Delicious: Emily's Taste of Fame,
Delicious: Emily's Holiday Season, Delicious: Emily's Childhood Memories
- Ordering speed: High
- Eating speed: Medium
- Patience: Low
- Preferred foods: Sweets, fast food, lemonade
Students[]
Appears in: Delicious, Delicious 2, Delicious: Emily's Tea Garden
- Ordering speed: Medium
- Eating speed: High
- Patience: Medium
- Preferred foods: Sweets, sandwiches, hot meals, fast food
Tourists[]
Appears in: Delicious, Delicious 2, Delicious: Emily's Tea Garden
- Ordering speed: Low
- Eating speed: High
- Patience: High
- Preferred foods: Everything except sweets and fast food
Posh[]
Appears in: Delicious: Emily's Tea Garden. The appearance for Posh customers would set the goal of elderly impatient folk.
- Ordering speed: High
- Eating speed: Medium
- Patience: Low
- Preferred foods: Wine, caviar, lobster, escargot, hot tea
Biggies[]
Appears in: Delicious: Emily's Taste of Fame, Delicious: Emily's Holiday Season, Delicious: Emily's Childhood Memories. Biggies replace the Tourists after Tea Garden.
- Ordering speed: High
- Eating speed: Low
- Patience: High
- Preferred foods: Fast food, sweets, coffee
Designer[]
Appears in: Delicious: Emily's Taste of Fame, Delicious: Emily's Holiday Season, Delicious: Emily's Childhood Memories. Designers replace the Posh customers after Tea Garden.
- Ordering speed: High
- Eating speed: High
- Patience: Low
- Preferred foods: Coffee, fast foods, sweets, drinks, large meals
Farmer[]
Appears in: Delicious: Emily's Taste of Fame, Delicious: Emily's Holiday Season, Delicious: Emily's Childhood Memories
- Ordering speed: Medium
- Eating speed: High
- Patience: Medium
- Preferred foods: Coffee, drinks, fast food, fruit, hot meals, snacks
Yuppie[]
Appears in: Delicious: Emily's Taste of Fame, Delicious: Emily's Holiday Season, Delicious: Emily's Childhood Memories. Yuppies replace the Business customers after Tea Garden.
- Ordering speed: Medium
- Eating speed: High
- Patience: Low
- Preferred foods: Snacks, drinks, fast food, fruit
Friends[]
In Delicious: Emily's Childhood Memories, an upgrade can be bought in the last restaurant that makes Tashi, Mo, Betty, Charles, Matthew, Jacob Miller, Maggie and Bill randomly appear as customers.
- Ordering speed: Medium
- Eating speed: Medium
- Patience: Unlimited
- Preferred foods: Everything