Great ending, even if ripping off things you know, still enjoyable as the opening cutscene. Wouldn't say the game is hilarious or even funny, but the whole game has a charm to get a smile or "heh" from the writing/animations sometimes.
Hard mode is actually noticeably more difficult than easy mode, and does so in a smart way, unlike most games. Especially if you avoid using the sous chefs.
When your Wii is set to widescreen, this game actually shows you more of the workstation to the point where you can reach almost all the stations without needing to zoom out. Instead of just stretching the standard view.
Many of the controls more logical than Cooking Mama's. The ability to work on multiple dishes at once, or multiple steps at once immediately made it superior.
Was one of my top three games of 2008. Played it for like six hours straight the night I got it. Played through the "campaign" twice now, and have a third one that I'll pick up and play a couple services when waiting for something sometimes since you can bang out two or three in 15-20 minutes.
Not for all of GAF obviously, but still the best cooking game I've seen on the Wii. Can't wait for the sequel, hope it lands on the Wii as well, would probably "day one" it. (Definitely will if it's $20 again, I got it a couple months after for $15, I hadn't heard of it prior or else I probably would have got it at launch.)