Kwick365The Independent Restaurant Index

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May 16

1 sourced entry for this day of the year. Every one links the page it was read off.

What falls on May 16

What the data showed

On May 16, 2026, 1,635 restaurants traded in store across 163,414 in-store orders and 795 restaurants took 10,926 online orders. Every reading was within 5% of the 8 nearest Saturdays.

Computed from the readings for the most recent May 16 in the index, not from anything the calendar entry above claims. The entries say only what their own sources say; the numbers here are the only thing Kwick365 knows about how this date trades, and they are recomputed every night.

The rest of May

  • May 5
    Cinco de MayoHolidayKwick365's Taco and Burrito indexes are gated to Mexican menus; the Margarita index is not gated to a cuisine.Source: National Day Calendar — checked September 23, 2026
  • May 10
    National Shrimp DayFood daySource: National Day Calendar — checked September 23, 2026
  • May 15
    IRS employment tax deposit due — monthly depositorsOperator deadlineMonthly depositors deposit the employment taxes on wages paid during the previous month by the 15th day of the following month.Source: IRS — Employment tax due dates — checked September 23, 2026
  • May 21
    National Waitstaff DayFood dayKwick365 publishes an Online tip rate reading.Source: National Day Calendar — checked September 23, 2026
  • May 28
    National Hamburger DayFood dayKwick365 publishes a Burger (basic) index.Source: National Day Calendar — checked September 23, 2026

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