← Weekly Brand Health, week of Oct 19–Oct 25, 2026

CA· #3 of 10 by this week's sales· Open since Sep 12, 2022In comps

Long Beach

Week of Oct 19 to Oct 25, 2026. Sales −5.3% over the last 8 weeks · transactions −6.5% · rest of the network −2.4%

This week

Oct 19 to Oct 25, 2026 · vs last week, vs the same week last year (holiday-aligned), and the 8-week trend

Net sales$43,607this week
vs last week▼ −7.4%
vs same week LY▼ −6.1%
8-week trend▼ −5.3%
Transactions2,154this week
vs last week▼ −7.1%
vs same week LY▼ −8.4%
8-week trend▼ −6.5%
Average ticket$20.24this week
8-week trend▲ +1.2%
Third-party share25.1%
Labor share29.5%

Vs last year. Fewer transactions, led by dinner and in-store, set it behind last year; catering ran about $200 under a year ago.

Signals

The same store in four windows, each labeled, so an 8-week climb and a weak week can both be true

Declining over the last 8 weeks · several signals stacked against it
Last 8 weeks
Sales −5.3% · transactions −6.5% · ticket +1.2% · rest of the network −2.4%, so 2.9 points behindA straight line through the 8 weekly totals, as a share of the 8-week average.▼ the sales trend weighs against the store▼ the transaction trend weighs against the store
This week vs last week
Sales −7.4% ($43,607 vs $47,110) · transactions −7.1% · ticket −0.4%Weather days: 2 rainy this week, 1 rainy last week.▼ this week's swing weighs against the store
Vs the same week last year
Sales −6.1% · transactions −8.4%Oct 20–Oct 26, 2025, holiday-aligned
Guest reviews this week
9 new reviews averaging 4.1★, 1 at 1–2★▼ the review mix weighs against the store
What moved over 8 weeks
mostly traffic (transactions −6.5%, ticket +1.2%) · Dine-in moved most among channels (−$979 a week) · Dinner (5pm–close) moved most among dayparts (−$1,212 a week)

Last 8 weeks

Week by week · sales and transactions each vs the same week last year

WeekNet salesWoWSales vs LYTransactions vs LYTransactionsTicket1P / 3P %LaborWeather
Aug 31$47,135—−2.0%−4.4%2,364$19.9472 / 2628%—
Sep 7Labor Day$46,299−1.8%−0.5%−4.4%2,289$20.2374 / 2529%—
Sep 14$48,136+4.0%+6.0%+4.0%2,391$20.1373 / 2529%—
Sep 21$47,431−1.5%+3.0%−0.6%2,325$20.4073 / 2529%—
Sep 28$48,137+1.5%+4.0%+2.1%2,395$20.1073 / 2530%1d rain
Oct 5$44,983−6.6%−3.8%−7.0%2,212$20.3473 / 2529%—
Oct 12$47,110+4.7%+4.1%+0.9%2,318$20.3272 / 2628%1d rain
Oct 19$43,607−7.4%−6.1%−8.4%2,154$20.2473 / 2530%2d rain

vs LY = the same Mon–Sun week last year, shifted so both hold the same holiday.

Channels this week

Net sales by channel

Dine-in
$16K35.6%−6.1%
Take-out
$8K18.9%−6.1%
Online ordering
$7K15.3%−6.1%
DoorDash
$6K14.6%−12.0%
Uber Eats
$3K7.5%−12.0%
Grubhub
$1K3.0%−12.0%
Phone
$1K2.9%−6.1%
Catering
$9802.2%+2.8%

Bar = share of this week's net sales; right column = change vs last week.

Share of sales by week

Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19
Third-party26%25%25%25%25%25%26%25%
Catering2%2%2%2%2%2%2%2%

Dayparts this week

By the time the order was opened: before the posted opening time, lunch = open to 5 PM, dinner = 5 PM to close. Catering excluded.

Dinner (5pm to close)
$23K53.6%−7.3%
Lunch (open to 5pm)
$19K44.7%−7.8%
Before open
$6861.6%−16.3%

Bar = share of this week's sales, catering excluded; right column = change vs last week.

Hourly labor

Time-clock wages this week

Hourly time-clock wages this week$12,842Share of net sales29.5%Hours674.7FOH$5,779 · 45%BOH$5,137 · 40%Management (hourly)$1,926 · 15%

Guest feedback

Google and Yelp

Google · all time4.4★1,196 reviews
Yelp · all time4.1★502+ reviews

9 reviews this week (Google 7, Yelp 2), averaging 4.1★, 1 at 1–2★.

Aug 31
3.9★ · 8G 5 · Y 3
Sep 7
4.4★ · 8G 7 · Y 1
Sep 14
4.3★ · 7G 5 · Y 2
Sep 21
4.6★ · 5G 5 · Y 0
Sep 28
4.6★ · 8G 7 · Y 1
Oct 5
3.9★ · 8G 7 · Y 1
Oct 12
4.1★ · 11G 6 · Y 5
Oct 19
4.1★ · 9G 7 · Y 2
3.0★4.0★5.0★

Google + Yelp by the week posted · dashed line is the 4.3★ benchmark.

★★☆☆☆Oct 25 · Google · Avery F.

“Ordered through the app, half the order was wrong.”

Local competitors

The fast-casual competitors leadership named near this store, on Google, as of Oct 26.

Long Beach (us)★4.4 · 1,196Field & Fork★4.6 · 153Citrus Kitchen★4.0 · 927Grain House★4.7 · 574

Notes

Data as of Nov 6, 2026, 11:21 AM PST · How to read these numbers · Print: portrait · landscape