The day
Independent restaurants on September 26, 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.
- +50% Items per online order to 3.0 863 restaurants, 12,306 orders
- −11% Online orders per restaurant to 14.3 863 restaurants, 12,306 orders
- +11% In-store ticket to $37.86 1,763 restaurants, 170,436 orders
- −8.5% In-store orders per restaurant to 75.0 1,763 restaurants, 170,436 orders
- +6.6% Online order ticket to $36.95 863 restaurants, 12,306 orders
Everything published on this day
Every Kwick365 reading and price index with a published cell for September 26, 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 | $36.95 | +6.6% | −0.4% | 863 restaurants, 12,306 orders |
| Online tip rate median tip ÷ subtotal | 15.0% | no change | no change | 863 restaurants, 1,675 tipped orders — 13.6% of 12,306 orders |
| Items per online order line items per order | 3.0 | +50% | no change | 863 restaurants, 12,306 orders |
| Online orders per restaurant orders per active restaurant | 14.3 | −11% | −5.9% | 863 restaurants, 12,306 orders |
| In-store ticket median of each restaurant’s average ticket | $37.86 | +11% | +0.8% | 1,763 restaurants, 170,436 orders |
| In-store orders per restaurant median orders per restaurant | 75.0 | −8.5% | −1.3% | 1,763 restaurants, 170,436 orders |
| Restaurants trading in store restaurants | 1,763 | −1.1% | +0.1% | 1,763 restaurants, 170,436 orders |
| Restaurants in the index restaurants | 1,961 | +0.1% | — | counted from the menu index on the build date |
| Median Google rating stars out of 5 | 4.3 | no change | — | 1,667 restaurants with 50 or more Google reviews |
| Rated 4.5 or better share of rated restaurants | 34.0% | no change | — | 1,667 restaurants with 50 or more Google reviews |
| Taco (single) median listed price, per taco | $5.99 | no change | — | 832 menu items from 84 restaurants |
| Burrito median listed price, each | $11.99 | no change | — | 706 menu items from 77 restaurants |
| Pho (regular bowl) median listed price, per bowl | $14.25 | no change | — | 224 menu items from 34 restaurants |
| Pizza slice median listed price, per slice | $4.50 | no change | — | 260 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 37 restaurants |
| California roll median listed price, per roll | $7.00 | no change | — | 316 menu items from 230 restaurants |
| Ramen (basic bowl) median listed price, per bowl | $15.50 | no change | — | 793 menu items from 133 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 | $11.97 | +0.2% | — | 528 menu items from 388 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 | — | 287 menu items from 123 restaurants |
How the metros ranked
Of the 2 metros that cleared the publication threshold on this day, Houston, TX ($40.82) was the highest and Atlanta, GA ($35.86) the lowest.
Median online order ticket by metro on September 26, 2026.
| Metro | Median $ per order | Restaurants | Orders |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | $40.82 | 78 | 1,037 |
| Atlanta, GA | $35.86 | 142 | 2,479 |
| 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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