Right, it’s better to enjoy what we have now than criticize it.
Besides, this is a SoL manga with food (not a romance or drama), so we can’t expect anything major to happen so quickly.
idk how you define 'actual friends', for me they are already friends.
I agree the development is really really slow, but as long as there's progress it's still a good thing. You just have to be patient, especially for this kind of SoL series.
i know what you feel, but that's a common problem for ongoing series to keep it longer.
Also, you can't expect them to go beyond 'just a friend' because it's not that kind of series in the first place. (there's still a chance tho, just not in early chapters)