The day
Independent restaurants on September 23, 2026
Data as of — 23 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.
- +13% Restaurants trading in store to 1,762 1,762 restaurants, 132,706 orders
- +3.8% Taco (single) to $5.50 834 menu items from 84 restaurants
- +3.5% Online order ticket to $31.58 824 restaurants, 10,360 orders
Everything published on this day
Every Kwick365 reading and price index with a published cell for September 23, 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 | $31.58 | +3.5% | +0.7% | 824 restaurants, 10,360 orders |
| Online tip rate median tip ÷ subtotal | 15.0% | no change | no change | 824 restaurants, 1,314 tipped orders — 12.7% of 10,360 orders |
| Items per online order line items per order | 2.0 | no change | no change | 824 restaurants, 10,360 orders |
| Online orders per restaurant orders per active restaurant | 12.6 | +1.8% | +3.0% | 824 restaurants, 10,360 orders |
| In-store ticket median of each restaurant’s average ticket | $31.68 | +1.8% | −0.4% | 1,762 restaurants, 132,706 orders |
| In-store orders per restaurant median orders per restaurant | 60.0 | +1.7% | no change | 1,762 restaurants, 132,706 orders |
| Restaurants trading in store restaurants | 1,762 | +13% | +0.3% | 1,762 restaurants, 132,706 orders |
| Restaurants in the index restaurants | 1,958 | +0.1% | — | counted from the menu index on the build date |
| Median Google rating stars out of 5 | 4.3 | no change | — | 1,669 restaurants with 50 or more Google reviews |
| Rated 4.5 or better share of rated restaurants | 34.0% | no change | — | 1,669 restaurants with 50 or more Google reviews |
| Taco (single) median listed price, per taco | $5.50 | +3.8% | — | 834 menu items from 84 restaurants |
| Burrito median listed price, each | $11.99 | no change | — | 707 menu items from 77 restaurants |
| Pho (regular bowl) median listed price, per bowl | $14.25 | no change | — | 223 menu items from 34 restaurants |
| Pizza slice median listed price, per slice | $4.50 | no change | — | 261 menu items from 41 restaurants |
| Large pizza median listed price, per pie | $21.99 | no change | — | 46 menu items from 20 restaurants |
| Burger (basic) median listed price, each | $13.00 | no change | — | 159 menu items from 36 restaurants |
| California roll median listed price, per roll | $7.00 | no change | — | 314 menu items from 228 restaurants |
| Ramen (basic bowl) median listed price, per bowl | $15.50 | no change | — | 786 menu items from 132 restaurants |
| Wings (10 pc) median listed price, per 10 pc | $10.99 | no change | — | 57 menu items from 43 restaurants |
| Chicken fried rice median listed price, per order | $11.95 | no change | — | 526 menu items from 386 restaurants |
| Pad Thai median listed price, per order | $14.99 | no change | — | 61 menu items from 28 restaurants |
| Coffee (regular drip) median listed price, per cup | $3.49 | no change | — | 112 menu items from 46 restaurants |
| Margarita (house) median listed price, each | $10.00 | no change | — | 284 menu items from 122 restaurants |
How the metros ranked
Of the 2 metros that cleared the publication threshold on this day, Houston, TX ($34.64) was the highest and Atlanta, GA ($29.95) the lowest.
Median online order ticket by metro on September 23, 2026.
| Metro | Median $ per order | Restaurants | Orders |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | $34.64 | 73 | 813 |
| Atlanta, GA | $29.95 | 136 | 2,128 |
| 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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