The day
Independent restaurants on September 26, 2025
Data as of — 7 readings published, each with the number of restaurants behind it. Days with too little data to publish are not on this page at all.
What moved
Readings that changed by at least 3% against the day before, biggest move first. Both ends of every comparison are published, adequately covered days — a thin day is never one of them.
- +27% In-store orders per restaurant to 80.0 1,363 restaurants, 137,502 orders
- +20% Online orders per restaurant to 13.1 755 restaurants, 9,870 orders
- +8.3% In-store ticket to $33.30 1,363 restaurants, 137,502 orders
- +7.4% Online order ticket to $34.17 755 restaurants, 9,870 orders
Everything published on this day
Every Kwick365 reading and price index with a published cell for September 26, 2025. A dash in a change column means there was no comparable earlier day to measure against.
| Reading | Value | vs the day before | vs a week before | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online order ticket median $ per order | $34.17 | +7.4% | −3.3% | 755 restaurants, 9,870 orders |
| Online tip rate median tip ÷ subtotal | 15.0% | no change | no change | 755 restaurants, 1,521 tipped orders — 15.4% of 9,870 orders |
| Items per online order line items per order | 2.0 | no change | −33% | 755 restaurants, 9,870 orders |
| Online orders per restaurant orders per active restaurant | 13.1 | +20% | −3.1% | 755 restaurants, 9,870 orders |
| In-store ticket median of each restaurant’s average ticket | $33.30 | +8.3% | +0.5% | 1,363 restaurants, 137,502 orders |
| In-store orders per restaurant median orders per restaurant | 80.0 | +27% | +2.6% | 1,363 restaurants, 137,502 orders |
| Restaurants trading in store restaurants | 1,363 | +0.7% | +0.1% | 1,363 restaurants, 137,502 orders |
How the metros ranked
Of the 2 metros that cleared the publication threshold on this day, Houston, TX ($37.89) was the highest and Atlanta, GA ($31.16) the lowest.
Median online order ticket by metro on September 26, 2025.
| Metro | Median $ per order | Restaurants | Orders |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | $37.89 | 61 | 767 |
| Atlanta, GA | $31.16 | 140 | 2,382 |
| Orlando, FL | Not enough data on this day | ||
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL | Not enough data on this day | ||
| San Francisco Bay Area, CA | Not enough data on this day | ||
| Los Angeles, CA | Not enough data on this day | ||
| Tampa Bay, FL | Not enough data on this day | ||
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