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Railway Chai
House.

Kennedy & Queen · 244 Queen St E, Unit 1, Brampton, ON

A public record of how a restaurant becomes easier to find on Google, beginning with the honest before.

Published: Week 3 of 12 Updated Sep 6, 2026
Google visibility score
74.7out of 100
80%target
4weeks published
183/245places found
01 · Where we started

The baseline is the promise.

Every number below was captured before optimization began. It stays on this page permanently, so progress is always judged against a real starting line.

The condition we inherited

Measured Aug 16, 2026 across 245 search locations and 5 local-intent keywords.

187 / 245 places where Railway Chai House appears in Google’s top 20
8.2average position when visible
58places invisible in the top 20
4.06average rank for “karak chai brampton”
02 · Where we are

One score. The details behind it.

Visibility is the share of the neighbourhood where Google actually shows the restaurant. The remaining metrics explain where that number comes from.

Google visibility
74.7%
Shown in the top 20 at 183 of 245 scanned locations.
Target · 80%
Average map rank
9.83
Target: top 3
Top 3 positions
32
of 245 locations
Google rating
4.8★
from 1,498 reviews
Reviews in 30 days
75
fresh social proof
03 · Owner summary

What has changed since we began.

A plain-English comparison, always anchored to the baseline for the current keyword set (Week 0). This is the piece an owner can understand and share without reading a technical report.

Baseline → current

Visibility is down 1.6 points since Week 0.

The restaurant is now visible at 183 of 245 locations. The Google actions below show whether that visibility is creating customer intent. Revenue is only reported when it can be tied to orders.

WEEK 3 · SEP 6, 2026
Visibility
74.7%-1.6% · percentage points
Map rank
9.83-1.63 · lower is better
Direction requests
504+5.5% · vs Week 0, per reporting day
Calls
368-7.0% · vs Week 0, per reporting day
vs Week 0 baseline
-1.6%
visibility, from 76.3%
vs last week
-0.8%
visibility, from 75.5% in week 2
Rank vs last week
+0.03
lower is better
W076.3%
W173.9%
W275.5%
W374.7%

Visibility trend

Each point is a weekly 245-location scan
100%75%50%25%0%
80% target
76.3% visibleWeek 0 · Aug 16, 202673.9% visibleWeek 1 · Aug 23, 202675.5% visibleWeek 2 · Aug 30, 202674.7% visibleWeek 3 · Sep 6, 2026
Wk 0Aug 16Wk 1Aug 23Wk 2Aug 30Wk 3Sep 6
04 · What it means

Customers, not just rankings.

These are real actions people took on the business profile in the last 28 days. They are leading indicators. Revenue is only claimed when it can be tied to orders or POS data.

Correction. Corrected on September 9, 2026. The figures first published here counted a Google reporting gap as lost demand: our ingestion stored a zero for every day Google had not yet reported, and the trailing window carried 17 of 28 reporting days for calls against a complete baseline window. The comparison is now made per reporting day, and the day counts are shown alongside each figure. The originally published numbers are kept in the record below. The missing days fall evenly across all seven weekdays, 2 or 3 of every 4, so the per-day rate is not skewed by which days are absent. No ranking, review or profile-health figure was affected.

Read this carefully. This window ends September 5, 2026 and almost entirely predates our involvement, which began August 16, 2026. These movements are not our result. They are the trend we inherited, published so that any change from here can be attributed rather than assumed.

8,750↓ 13.6% vs baseline
profile views
27 of 28 days reported, against 21 at baseline
504↑ 5.5% vs baseline
direction requests
22 of 28 days reported, against 21 at baseline
30↓ 27.9% vs baseline
website clicks
16 of 28 days reported, against 15 at baseline
368↓ 7.0% vs baseline
calls
17 of 28 days reported, against 21 at baseline
05 · Ranking grid

Where Google shows the restaurant.

Where the restaurant ranks on Google Maps, checked from 49 points around it. Every marker is one real search location. The outlined marker in the middle is the restaurant.

Week 0 baseline
North49 search originsSouth
5556564544554444333443531333343234444434444467555
Week 3 current
North49 search originsSouth
3334455333346442232341121353111234411224442346555
Found now
49 / 49
search locations
vs Week 0 baseline
+0
from 49 locations
vs last week
+0
week 2, 49 locations
Week 0 baseline
North49 search originsSouth
11881615191766767131555535813533136137452481777669812767781015
Week 3 current
North49 search originsSouth
14131316···111111101318·10101171111151286178161177479191211108911171011109131319
Found now
45 / 49
search locations
vs Week 0 baseline
-4
from 49 locations
vs last week
-2
week 2, 47 locations
Week 0 baseline
North49 search originsSouth
························11························
Week 3 current
North49 search originsSouth
························12························
Found now
1 / 49
search locations
vs Week 0 baseline
+0
from 1 locations
vs last week
+0
week 2, 1 locations
Week 0 baseline
North49 search originsSouth
201717····1312141418··12121071016·12125169·121073711·1211910111216131212121113·
Week 3 current
North49 search originsSouth
·171820···1416141417··13131181016·121272812·1311961012·1312109131518141313141417·
Found now
39 / 49
search locations
vs Week 0 baseline
+0
from 39 locations
vs last week
+0
week 2, 39 locations
Week 0 baseline
North49 search originsSouth
910911121211999911111110999111010111092810911109899111099811111110111113121313
Week 3 current
North49 search originsSouth
1212131313141412121313121313131213121213141312121121313131212121315161414141316171514141516191818
Found now
49 / 49
search locations
vs Week 0 baseline
+0
from 49 locations
vs last week
+0
week 2, 49 locations
06 · What changes next

The work, in the open.

Every planned change is listed before it happens, so each one is traceable to the movement that follows it. Statuses come from the platform, never from what would look better.

Foundation

Capture baseline and lock competitor set

245 points across 5 search terms have been collected.

Completed
Profile

Add menu items to the profile

0 menu items live, against a 30-item baseline

Scheduled
Profile

Diversify post types

2 archetypes used in the last 30 days, against a 3-archetype baseline

Scheduled
07 · Weekly record

Every week tells the next part of the story.

The three latest updates stay open. Earlier weeks move to a compact archive, so this record keeps growing without rewriting history.

Fourth grid scan since the 2026-08-16 baseline, across the same 5 keywords and 245 measured points.

The headline change this week is top-3 depth: 32 of 245 points now rank in the top 3 against 18 last week, a 78% increase, while average rank held essentially flat at 9.86 to 9.83. Coverage eased slightly from 185 to 183 ranked points, so visibility moved from 75.5% to 74.7%. The footprint is marginally smaller and considerably stronger inside it. Karak chai brampton drove almost all of it, recovering from last week's slip: average rank improved from 4.14 to 3.12 and top-3 points nearly doubled from 15 to 29 of 49. It now ranks in all 49 points with a worst position of 6. The other four terms were flat to slightly softer week over week. Bun maska near me eased from 10.68 to 10.89, irani chai near me from 12.18 to 12.56 and masala chai cafe brampton from 12.90 to 13.35. Kulcha near me is still ranked in just 1 of 49 points. Profile health improved from 89.86 to 92.39 out of 100, the largest single-week gain recorded for this location. Posting restarted: the gap since the last post closed from 11 days to 2, volume rose from 2 posts to 3 in the last 30 days, and post types went from 1 archetype to 2. Photos also rose from 47 to 49. The optimization plan is down from four open items to two. The posting tasks cleared themselves through the work above. What remains is adding menu items, still at 0 live against a 30-item baseline and the single largest scored gap on this profile, and widening post types from 2 archetypes to 3. Nothing is marked completed, because the database records both remaining items as open. The live Google total rose from 1,489 to 1,498 reviews at 4.8 stars. Synced reviews rose from 232 to 248 and replies from 164 to 179, with the reply rate close to flat at 93.9%. Google profile actions over the trailing 28 days are still measured against a window that predates the 2026-08-16 onboarding entirely, so this movement is inherited and is not attributed to Restaurant Velocity. Measured per reporting day against the Week 0 baseline, direction requests are up 5.5% while profile views are down 13.6%, calls 7.0% and website clicks 27.9%. Coverage is uneven, 27 of 28 days reported for views against 16 for website clicks, so all four are compared per reporting day rather than on totals.

Second grid scan since the 2026-08-16 baseline, across the same 5 keywords and 245 measured points.

Coverage grew slightly, 181 of 245 points ranked last week against 185 today, Google visibility moving from 73.9% to 75.5%. Average rank eased from 9.35 to 9.86 as the extra ranked points landed lower in the pack. Karak chai brampton, the strongest term, lost meaningful top-3 ground: 15 of 49 points in the top 3 this week against 27 last week, average rank easing from 3.31 to 4.14. It remains well ahead of the other four keywords. Bun maska near me, irani chai near me and masala chai cafe brampton all held close to flat week over week. Kulcha near me remains barely visible, ranked in just 1 of 49 points. Profile health eased from 91.11 to 89.86 out of 100. Menu items are still not live on the profile and the gap since the last post widened from 4 to 11 days. The live Google total held close to flat at 1,489 reviews against 1,490 last week, both around 4.8 stars. The reply rate recovered to 93.7% from 91.4%. No optimization tasks have been completed yet. Four are open: adding menu items, posting this week, restarting a weekly post cadence, and diversifying post types. Google profile actions over the trailing 28 days are still measured against a window that predates onboarding, so this week's movement is not attributed to Restaurant Velocity.

First weekly grid scan since the 2026-08-16 baseline, across the same 5 keywords and 245 measured points.

Coverage eased from the baseline: 181 of 245 points ranked against 187 at baseline, Google visibility moving from 76.3% to 73.9%. Average rank eased from 8.20 to 9.35. Karak chai brampton strengthened, its top 3 coverage growing from 14 to 27 of 49 points and its average rank improving from 4.06 to 3.31. Masala chai cafe brampton and irani chai near me both eased in the top 10 band this week, a normal early swing this soon after baseline with no optimization work started yet. Profile health rose from 89.79 at baseline to 91.11 out of 100. The live Google total held close to flat at 1,490 reviews against 1,483 at baseline, both at 4.8 stars. The reply rate eased to 91.4% as new reviews arrived faster than replies caught up. No optimization tasks have been completed yet. Three remain open: adding menu items, starting a weekly post cadence, and diversifying post types. Google profile actions over the trailing 28 days are still measured against a window that predates onboarding, so this week's movement is not attributed to Restaurant Velocity.

View earlier updates
Week 0Aug 16, 2026 · Client onboarded and Google Business Profile connected.
The trust layer

Nothing hidden behind the win.

Live data

Fresh Google data collected automatically every week.

Historical

Prior weeks stay visible and are never overwritten.

Transparent

Targets are labelled as targets, not outcomes.

Never cherry picked

Declines and weak areas remain on the page.

Grid scan 2858f383-3bd6-413e-ba8c-731a2b60769f completed 2026-09-06. Profile audit ee79efe1-4367-4a47-a444-0a66d84a5d45 run 2026-09-06. Google Business Profile figures cover 2026-02-17 to 2026-09-05. Page generated September 9, 2026.
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