The day
Independent restaurants on October 9, 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.
- +28% In-store orders per restaurant to 82.0 1,778 restaurants, 182,928 orders
- +21% Online orders per restaurant to 16.1 863 restaurants, 13,937 orders
- +10% Online order ticket to $34.73 863 restaurants, 13,937 orders
- +6.5% In-store ticket to $34.56 1,778 restaurants, 182,928 orders
Everything published on this day
Every Kwick365 reading and price index with a published cell for October 9, 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 | $34.73 | +10% | +0.6% | 863 restaurants, 13,937 orders |
| Online tip rate median tip ÷ subtotal | 15.0% | no change | no change | 863 restaurants, 1,888 tipped orders — 13.5% of 13,937 orders |
| Items per online order line items per order | 2.0 | no change | no change | 863 restaurants, 13,937 orders |
| Online orders per restaurant orders per active restaurant | 16.1 | +21% | −1.5% | 863 restaurants, 13,937 orders |
| In-store ticket median of each restaurant’s average ticket | $34.56 | +6.5% | −1.2% | 1,778 restaurants, 182,928 orders |
| In-store orders per restaurant median orders per restaurant | 82.0 | +28% | −2.4% | 1,778 restaurants, 182,928 orders |
| Restaurants trading in store restaurants | 1,778 | −0.2% | +0.3% | 1,778 restaurants, 182,928 orders |
| Restaurants in the index restaurants | 1,975 | no change | +0.7% | counted from the menu index on the build date |
| Median Google rating stars out of 5 | 4.3 | no change | no change | 1,664 restaurants with 50 or more Google reviews |
| Rated 4.5 or better share of rated restaurants | 34.0% | +0.1% | +0.2% | 1,664 restaurants with 50 or more Google reviews |
| Taco (single) median listed price, per taco | $6.00 | +0.2% | +0.2% | 861 menu items from 88 restaurants |
| Burrito median listed price, each | $11.99 | no change | no change | 749 menu items from 81 restaurants |
| Pho (regular bowl) median listed price, per bowl | $14.95 | no change | +4.9% | 240 menu items from 35 restaurants |
| Pizza slice median listed price, per slice | $4.50 | no change | no change | 262 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 | 170 menu items from 39 restaurants |
| California roll median listed price, per roll | $7.00 | no change | no change | 316 menu items from 229 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 | $11.97 | −0.2% | −0.2% | 530 menu items from 389 restaurants |
| Pad Thai median listed price, per order | $14.99 | no change | no change | 61 menu items from 28 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 | $9.95 | no change | −0.5% | 312 menu items from 123 restaurants |
How the metros ranked
Of the 2 metros that cleared the publication threshold on this day, Houston, TX ($37.87) was the highest and Atlanta, GA ($34.32) the lowest.
Median online order ticket by metro on October 9, 2026.
| Metro | Median $ per order | Restaurants | Orders |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | $37.87 | 80 | 1,109 |
| Atlanta, GA | $34.32 | 141 | 2,982 |
| 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 | ||
| Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | Not enough data on this day | ||
| Los Angeles, CA | Not enough data on this day | ||
| Tampa Bay, FL | Not enough data on this day | ||
On this date
- International Beer and Pizza Day Kwick365 publishes Pizza slice and Large pizza indexes. Source: National Day Calendar
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