Product Description

Look what's cookin' in Elmo's Restaurant -- an entire world of pretend-play possibilities! This two-sided restaurant comes with a working microphone, cash register and play money. Little chefs can turn the chunky Bert and Ernie knobs to hear fun phrases that will make them giggle. Place the pot on the burner to hear realistic bubbling sounds and hear sizzling sounds with the pan. Press on the cutting board to hear chopping sounds, and press the bell for a delightful "ding!" Elmo talks when you take the spatula out of this hand. When the cooking is complete, turn to the kitchen's Grover side for dining fun. Take the menu out of Grover's hand to hear him speak, and open/close the refrigerator door for Oscar phrases. All play pieces fit neatly inside the unit's built-in storage spaces. Requires three "AA" batteries, included. Kitchen measures 22"L x 26.3"W x 38"H.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3801 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Fisher-Price
• Model: L9040
• Released on: 2008-06-01
• Dimensions: 20.00" h x 18.00" w x 26.00" l, 18.70 pounds

Features

• Join Elmo and his friends in his very own restaurant
• Use Elmo's working cash register
• Burner makes bubbling sound when pot is placed on it and sizzling sound when pan is placed on it
• The Grover side is for dining and Grover will speak when you take the menu out of his hand
• Fun phrases and sounds from Elmo, Cookie Monster, Oscar, Grover, Bert and Ernie

Amazon.com Review
Kids will love hearing sound effects voiced by their favorite Sesame Street characters with this Elmo's Restaurant set from Fisher-Price. With a variety of plastic utensils and food items included, kids aged 18 months and up can enjoy pretending to cook alongside Elmo and his visiting friends at this fun-filled restaurant.

The two-sided kitchen offers lots of opportunities for interaction. View larger.

Keep play money in the cash register's working drawer. View larger.

What We Think Fun Factor: Durability: (what this means) The Good: Interactive restaurant counter with lots of accessories The Bad: Sound effects could grow tiresome In a Nutshell: Fun features inspire hours of imaginative play At a Glance Ages: 18 months to 4 years Requires: 3 AA batteries

Open for Business
Before kids start helping Elmo run this restaurant, a parent will need to snap the legs and arch onto the main unit and check the batteries. The pieces fit together easily and securely. Since these parts make use of one-time snaps, the unit cannot be broken down once it is assembled. Batteries for demonstration purposes are included, but these may need to be replaced with three new AA batteries, which requires use of a Philips head screwdriver.

Once this is done, simply make sure the switch, located inside the oven, is in the "on" position and watch as children explore the restaurant and delight in prerecorded messages from their Sesame Street friends.

Detailed, Interactive Construction
With the idea of a restaurant as their starting point, kids will quickly begin role playing and inviting their friends to enjoy a piece of pizza pie or a bunch of broccoli--once they've paid with some Duck Bills or Trash Cash, of course.

Kids will love the surprise of discovering what makes their favorite characters speak. They'll hear an effect right away when play begins with taking the spatula from Elmo or picking up the menu from its resting place in Grover's hand. Opening and closing the oven prompts the hungry Cookie Monster to speak, and knobs picturing Bert and Ernie let kids know whether they are cranking up the heat or turning it down. The smart stove makes a sizzling noise when the frying pan is set on its burner. There's even a bell to ring that inspires a yell of "order's up," just like in a real kitchen. The cash register offers a drawer for stashing bills, and it includes a working microphone so that kids can hear themselves talk with the same speaker that plays all the restaurant's fun sound effects.

Room for Imaginative Play to Flourish
With a side for cooking and a side for serving, this set is perfect for inspiring cooperative play between friends and siblings, or keeping a single child with an active imagination engaged for hours. Since the restaurant only comes with one set of utensils, kids will need to get creative if there are lots of diners.

Parents will love the way all the accessories that come with this set can be neatly stored inside the oven and refrigerator. Of course, getting kids to remember to clean-up may be tough when they're having so much fun. Coming from Fisher-Price, a brand know for fun, durable toys that inspire learning, Elmo's kitchen is well-suited for the demands of active play. Parents will love the sturdy construction and the way accessories can be neatly stored inside the oven and refrigerator.

What's in the Box
Main unit, arch, and two legs. Plastic play fork, spoon, plate, cup, spatula, frying pan, menu, egg, milk carton, cookie, bunch of broccoli, slice of pizza, peanut butter and jelly sandwich, bun, hamburger patty, and 12 bills of colored paper money.

From the Manufacturer
Elmos Restaurant has two sides. On the kitchen side, kids can cook with Elmo! Turn the Bert and Ernie oven knobs to hear fun and silly sound effects and phrases. When kids place the pan on the stove top burner, it will recognize the pan and they'll hear more silly sounds. When the food is ready, kids can press the bell to get a ding, signaling the order is ready. Kids can also take the spatula out of Elmo's hand to encourage him to talk. On the dining or the ordering side, Grover will speak when kids take the menu out of his hand. To hear more fun phrases and sound effects, kids can just open and close the Oscar refrigerator door or Cookie Monster oven door. And, they can hear a fun song! Elmo's Restaurant features a working microphone, a cash register complete with play money and more than 20 play pieces that can be stored within the unit. Requires 3 AA batteries, included.

Customer Reviews

Not a Monster Hit
This was given as a gift for my little girls' two year birthday. She absolutely loves Sesame Street but is not at all interested in this set up. It is not very large, the sounds are limited and loop quickly, the Grouch door falls off easily, and it is overwhelmingly tacky. The Speaker on the cash register does not work and the storage space is very limited. I suppose it is as good as any other kitchen set, although for the price, I'm sure you could find better. I do not mean to be negative about this product, just informative.

Little ones will love it
My daughter received this toy for her birthday two months ago, and she plays with it every day. There was minimal assembly involved. It took longer to unwrap everything from its plastic and carboard than it took to snap on doors, turn it on and position all the cooking implements and play food.

The menu is simply and colorfully illustrated, which makes it easy for youngsters to read. The sound effects, such as sizzling, bells ringing, Ernie and Bert's voices, and speaking into the microphone attached near the cashier make the restaurant even more fun as my child brought it to life.

The only drawbacks to the toy is that some of the doors come off easily, but they're made to snap right back on. Also, if you leave the unit on, it will randomly ring, speak or sizzle, which can be a bit alarming in the middle of the night. This toy is also on the expensive side, a fact i wouldn't have minded so much if it had come with a few more pieces, such as a bowl or even a chef's hat for a child.

Elmo's Restaurant is colorful, portable and most importantly, it provided hours of quiet, active play for young children.

Great for the Imagination
My 23 month old daughter played with this at her playmates house and loves it. It is set up in their playroom, and both she and the 3 year old played pretend for over an hour. It is on the top of our Christmas list.