The day
Independent restaurants on October 15, 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.
- +4.9% In-store orders per restaurant to 64.5 1,778 restaurants, 143,683 orders
Everything published on this day
Every Kwick365 reading and price index with a published cell for October 15, 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 | $31.53 | +0.5% | +0.1% | 854 restaurants, 11,177 orders |
| Online tip rate median tip ÷ subtotal | 15.0% | no change | no change | 854 restaurants, 1,452 tipped orders — 13.0% of 11,177 orders |
| Items per online order line items per order | 2.0 | no change | no change | 854 restaurants, 11,177 orders |
| Online orders per restaurant orders per active restaurant | 13.1 | +1.3% | −1.9% | 854 restaurants, 11,177 orders |
| In-store ticket median of each restaurant’s average ticket | $33.00 | +2.5% | +1.7% | 1,778 restaurants, 143,683 orders |
| In-store orders per restaurant median orders per restaurant | 64.5 | +4.9% | +0.8% | 1,778 restaurants, 143,683 orders |
| Restaurants trading in store restaurants | 1,778 | +1.5% | −0.2% | 1,778 restaurants, 143,683 orders |
| Restaurants in the index restaurants | 1,978 | +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 | 1,662 restaurants with 50 or more Google reviews |
| Rated 4.5 or better share of rated restaurants | 34.1% | +0.1% | +0.2% | 1,662 restaurants with 50 or more Google reviews |
| Taco (single) median listed price, per taco | $6.00 | no change | +0.2% | 867 menu items from 89 restaurants |
| Burrito median listed price, each | $11.99 | no change | no change | 761 menu items from 82 restaurants |
| Pho (regular bowl) median listed price, per bowl | $14.95 | no change | no change | 227 menu items from 34 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 | 48 menu items from 21 restaurants |
| Burger (basic) median listed price, each | $13.00 | no change | no change | 169 menu items from 39 restaurants |
| California roll median listed price, per roll | $7.00 | no change | no change | 315 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% | 536 menu items from 392 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 | 118 menu items from 50 restaurants |
| Margarita (house) median listed price, each | $10.00 | +0.4% | +0.5% | 282 menu items from 122 restaurants |
How the metros ranked
Of the 2 metros that cleared the publication threshold on this day, Houston, TX ($36.21) was the highest and Atlanta, GA ($31.03) the lowest.
Median online order ticket by metro on October 15, 2026.
| Metro | Median $ per order | Restaurants | Orders |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | $36.21 | 73 | 843 |
| Atlanta, GA | $31.03 | 140 | 2,140 |
| 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
- IRS employment tax deposit due — monthly depositors Monthly depositors deposit the employment taxes on wages paid during the previous month by the 15th day of the following month. Source: IRS — Employment tax due dates
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