The Hunt: Roblox 20 Work at a Pizza Place — 2010 Secret Recipe

2010 Work at a Pizza Place is the first long story stop in The Hunt: Roblox 20 and the year most players softlock. The free UGC is Builder Brothers’ Balancing Act. You must finish the anniversary secret-recipe chain, see the badge, then return to the Hunt hub to claim. This guide assumes you already unlocked 2010 via the chronological hub loop from Getting Started and the all-quests list.

Why this year breaks for so many players

Unlike the early KO years, Pizza Place chains NPC dialogue, cooking stations, a fire beat, a detective escort, a time-machine trip to a retro restaurant, deliveries, a second recipe steal, and a keypad code. If any NPC fails to spawn or a prop interaction is stolen by another player, the objective pointer can strand you. That is why community consensus — and this wiki — recommends a solo server whenever the game offers a solo or private quest instance.

If you already softlocked, skip to the troubleshooting section before replaying every pizza from scratch.

Work at a Pizza Place badge and UGC walkthrough

Before you enter

1. Claim 2009 Crest of the Canyon so 2010 is actually unlocked on the hub.
2. Set aside a focused session; this is not a two-minute KO.
3. Prefer keyboard/mouse if mobile controls fight the cooking UI.
4. Keep the claim rewards page handy for after the badge.
5. Join from the hub portal when possible so the anniversary mode flags correctly.

Solo server advice

When the transition area asks whether to play solo or with others, choose solo. Public groups of four can complete the quest, but shared interactions (detective boat, cardboard box entrance, manager desk recipe, boxing stations) desync often. Solo removes contest on those clicks. If you started public and already see missing arrows or a detective who will not move, leave to Roblox home, re-enter Work at a Pizza Place through the hub, and pick solo.

Phase 1 — Modern restaurant: order, cook, fire

Start by taking a customer order and attempting to cook (including sausage pizza beats called out by the objective list). Expect the cook to go wrong — burnt food is part of the script, not a reason to reset the entire place. When the fire objective appears, put the fire out with the highlighted extinguisher or interaction. Do not restart the server just because a pizza burns; the story wants that failure so it can send you after the secret recipe.

Phase 2 — Manager’s office and missing recipe

Follow markers into the back hallway and manager’s office. Finding the recipe missing updates the objective (steal / find secret recipe). Leave the office when prompted and follow exterior arrows to meet the Detective. Talk to the Detective to start the escort cutscene or boat ride toward the time-machine island.

Softlock watch: If the Detective never appears or the boat drops you into the void, you are in the classic public-server failure mode. Rejoin solo and replay from the restaurant start rather than wandering the map for twenty minutes.

Phase 3 — Island, Jordan, and the time machine

On the island, speak with Jordan (or the highlighted coastal NPC) until a hatch or cardboard-box entrance opens to the time machine. Climb in when the objective allows. You will shift into a retro / past Pizza Place presentation for the deeper craft and delivery work.

Phase 4 — Retro kitchen: three pizzas

In the past restaurant you typically need to produce a set of pizzas such as cheese, pepperoni, and sausage (follow the live objective text if naming differs slightly). Cook each order cleanly, then box three pizzas at the boxing station. Brick Builder or similar NPCs may guide station order — follow their markers instead of improvising a full tycoon shift.

Station tips:

• Stay at one pizza until it is boxed; juggling three raw doughs invites objective confusion.
• If a station interaction fails, step off and on the pad once before resetting the whole quest.
• Console and mobile players should zoom the camera on prompts; some chef interactions are finicky with imprecise taps.

Phase 5 — Deliver three orders

Take a car and deliver to the marked addresses (guides often cite stops such as C3, B1, and A2 — trust your on-screen postal markers). Mailboxes and house numbers help confirm the right doorstep. Drop each order, then drive back and walk into the restaurant when the objective updates.

Do not skip the walk-in; some players deliver all three and sit in the car, leaving the quest waiting on a building enter prompt.

Phase 6 — Steal the recipe and return to the machine

With deliveries done, enter the manager’s room again and take the secret recipe from the desk when the Detective or marker allows. Exit through the rear path, follow arrows to the cardboard-box / hatch entrance, and re-enter the time machine.

Phase 7 — Keypad codes (0917 / 09172026)

Inside the machine, use the numeric keypad. Players enter codes tied to the event date, commonly:

• 0917 as a short form referenced in tips
• 09172026 (September 17, 2026) on launch day
• Later calendar forms such as 09182026 on subsequent days when dialogue reads the full MMDDYYYY date

Always prefer the digits shown in on-screen dialogue over memorized guides if they disagree. Enter the code carefully; mistypes waste time but usually let you retry. After a correct entry, expect a glitchy return sequence and a success screen that may list in-game reward pack pieces alongside the Hunt badge notification for stealing the secret recipe.

Claim Builder Brothers’ Balancing Act

The badge is not the UGC claim. Leave Work at a Pizza Place and rejoin The Hunt: Roblox 20 hub. Claim the 2010 pedestal for Builder Brothers’ Balancing Act, confirm it in inventory, and verify 2011 unlocked for Natural Disaster Survival. If the pedestal is dead while the badge exists, follow Claim Rewards.

Softlock and bug fix checklist

• Detective missing / boat void: Solo rejoin; do not keep searching a broken public instance.
• Cannot enter cardboard box after stealing formula: Rejoin solo; ensure the steal objective completed before the box prompt.
• Black screen when Builder gives clothes: Wait briefly, then rejoin if UI never returns; solo reduces repeat rate.
• Elliot / escort NPC stuck: Reset via solo instance rather than waiting on a frozen pathing NPC.
• Keypad rejects input: Re-read dialogue for today’s date code; try 09172026 versus the short 0917 only if the UI expects four digits.
• Quest done but hub year locked: Badge registered in Pizza Place but claim not taken — hub claim, not another full replay.

How this year fits the wider Hunt

Pizza Place sits between Chaos Canyon and Natural Disaster Survival on the timeline. Clearing it efficiently protects your schedule for later long stops (Jailbreak rescues, World // Zero tower, Grow a Garden fruit counts) before the September 28, 10 AM PT end. After 2011 onward, return to the all-quests walkthrough for condensed objectives, and keep Year Infinity in mind so you do not treat 2025 as the true finish line.

Sibling links worth keeping open while you cook: Getting Started for hub loop habits, tier list if you are ranking remaining difficulty, and players for Work at a Pizza Place creator context.

Recommended clear order around 2010

If you still have 2006–2009 unclaimed, finish those KO years first — they are shorter warm-ups and ensure the hub gate is honest. Then solo Pizza Place in one sitting. Immediately claim, then do NDS animal rescues while the success momentum is fresh. Avoid starting Pizza Place five minutes before you have to log off; mid-story quits are where broken objectives multiply.

Play solo, follow markers, enter the date code the Detective gives you, claim at the hub, and move on. That is the entire 2010 skill expression for The Hunt.