The day
Independent restaurants on October 3, 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.
- +8.7% In-store ticket to $38.02 1,759 restaurants, 179,185 orders
- −7.2% Online orders per restaurant to 15.2 862 restaurants, 13,120 orders
- −7.1% In-store orders per restaurant to 78.0 1,759 restaurants, 179,185 orders
- +6.3% Online order ticket to $36.72 862 restaurants, 13,120 orders
Everything published on this day
Every Kwick365 reading and price index with a published cell for October 3, 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 | $36.72 | +6.3% | −0.6% | 862 restaurants, 13,120 orders |
| Online tip rate median tip ÷ subtotal | 15.0% | no change | no change | 862 restaurants, 1,786 tipped orders — 13.6% of 13,120 orders |
| Items per online order line items per order | 2.0 | no change | −33% | 862 restaurants, 13,120 orders |
| Online orders per restaurant orders per active restaurant | 15.2 | −7.2% | +6.7% | 862 restaurants, 13,120 orders |
| In-store ticket median of each restaurant’s average ticket | $38.02 | +8.7% | +0.6% | 1,759 restaurants, 179,185 orders |
| In-store orders per restaurant median orders per restaurant | 78.0 | −7.1% | +5.4% | 1,759 restaurants, 179,185 orders |
| Restaurants trading in store restaurants | 1,759 | −0.8% | −0.2% | 1,759 restaurants, 179,185 orders |
| Restaurants in the index restaurants | 1,964 | +0.1% | +0.2% | counted from the menu index on the build date |
| Median Google rating stars out of 5 | 4.3 | no change | no change | 1,665 restaurants with 50 or more Google reviews |
| Rated 4.5 or better share of rated restaurants | 33.9% | −0.1% | −0.1% | 1,665 restaurants with 50 or more Google reviews |
| Taco (single) median listed price, per taco | $5.99 | no change | no change | 841 menu items from 85 restaurants |
| Burrito median listed price, each | $11.99 | no change | no change | 719 menu items from 78 restaurants |
| Pho (regular bowl) median listed price, per bowl | $14.50 | +1.8% | +1.8% | 239 menu items from 35 restaurants |
| Pizza slice median listed price, per slice | $4.50 | no change | no change | 260 menu items from 41 restaurants |
| Large pizza median listed price, per pie | $21.99 | no change | no change | 46 menu items from 20 restaurants |
| Burger (basic) median listed price, each | $13.00 | no change | no change | 159 menu items from 38 restaurants |
| California roll median listed price, per roll | $7.00 | no change | no change | 318 menu items from 231 restaurants |
| Ramen (basic bowl) median listed price, per bowl | $15.50 | no change | no change | 794 menu items from 133 restaurants |
| Wings (10 pc) median listed price, per 10 pc | $10.99 | no change | no change | 57 menu items from 43 restaurants |
| Chicken fried rice median listed price, per order | $11.99 | no change | +0.2% | 529 menu items from 389 restaurants |
| Pad Thai median listed price, per order | $14.99 | no change | no change | 60 menu items from 27 restaurants |
| Coffee (regular drip) median listed price, per cup | $3.49 | no change | no change | 113 menu items from 47 restaurants |
| Margarita (house) median listed price, each | $10.00 | no change | no change | 286 menu items from 122 restaurants |
How the metros ranked
Of the 2 metros that cleared the publication threshold on this day, Houston, TX ($42.21) was the highest and Atlanta, GA ($36.75) the lowest.
Median online order ticket by metro on October 3, 2026.
| Metro | Median $ per order | Restaurants | Orders |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | $42.21 | 77 | 994 |
| Atlanta, GA | $36.75 | 146 | 2,743 |
| 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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