Answers for Dine Out "Food Never Served" issues - fix for Shimuzu (and others)

@bouquetcatcher I had that same issue with the Japanese restaurant as well. I was able to have a birthday party there once & it worked fine. But then my Sim went on a date and the food was never served. My Sim sat for like 6 hours. This has happened twice. I tried playing as an owner of the restaurant, but same as you mentioned....waiters just stand there waiting for food and customers get upset. I ended up selling it and bought another restaurant. I don't have any mods.