The day
Independent restaurants on May 16, 2026
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.
- +50% Items per online order to 3.0 795 restaurants, 10,926 orders
- +9.9% In-store ticket to $38.62 1,635 restaurants, 163,414 orders
- −8.3% In-store orders per restaurant to 77.0 1,635 restaurants, 163,414 orders
- +8.1% Online order ticket to $38.03 795 restaurants, 10,926 orders
- −7.5% Online orders per restaurant to 13.7 795 restaurants, 10,926 orders
Everything published on this day
Every Kwick365 reading and price index with a published cell for May 16, 2026. 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 | $38.03 | +8.1% | −0.8% | 795 restaurants, 10,926 orders |
| Online tip rate median tip ÷ subtotal | 15.0% | no change | no change | 795 restaurants, 1,584 tipped orders — 14.5% of 10,926 orders |
| Items per online order line items per order | 3.0 | +50% | no change | 795 restaurants, 10,926 orders |
| Online orders per restaurant orders per active restaurant | 13.7 | −7.5% | no change | 795 restaurants, 10,926 orders |
| In-store ticket median of each restaurant’s average ticket | $38.62 | +9.9% | −0.7% | 1,635 restaurants, 163,414 orders |
| In-store orders per restaurant median orders per restaurant | 77.0 | −8.3% | −1.3% | 1,635 restaurants, 163,414 orders |
| Restaurants trading in store restaurants | 1,635 | −1.0% | −0.2% | 1,635 restaurants, 163,414 orders |
How the metros ranked
Of the 2 metros that cleared the publication threshold on this day, Houston, TX ($41.74) was the highest and Atlanta, GA ($35.46) the lowest.
Median online order ticket by metro on May 16, 2026.
| Metro | Median $ per order | Restaurants | Orders |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | $41.74 | 71 | 934 |
| Atlanta, GA | $35.46 | 136 | 2,402 |
| 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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