In the last 30 days, 40 sites in the Chicago cafes and bars index changed something the scanner or the assistants can see: 45 findings fixed, 20 grades up and 7 down, 6 started turning an AI crawler away and 6 let them in again, 0 assistant answers changed.
sites with a change in the last 30 days
findings fixed
grades up / down
started turning a crawler away
assistant answers that changed
Each line links the site's report. Atom feed · JSON · Markdown · every city · the index.
| findings fixed | 45 |
| new findings | 22 |
| grades up | 20 |
| grades down | 7 |
| started turning crawlers away | 6 |
| let crawlers in again | 6 |
| direct channel changed | 23 |
| vendor changed | 8 |
| No booking or ordering path at all | 23 |
| The server turned AI crawlers away at the door | 11 |
| No llms.txt | 7 |
| Almost no text without JavaScript | 3 |
| Menu lived on another site | 1 |
| Day | Business | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 15 October 2026 | Whispers Coffee & Tea whispersgroup.com | grade D to F (11%) new finding: the site turned every visitor without a browser away fixed: no llms.txt fixed: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door |
| 15 October 2026 | Vietfive Coffee vietfive.com | now turns an AI crawler away at the edge grade D to F (12%) new finding: the site turned every visitor without a browser away |
| 15 October 2026 | The Unforgettable Bar hugedomains.com | new finding: the site turned every visitor without a browser away fixed: no llms.txt fixed: almost no text without JavaScript fixed: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door |
| 15 October 2026 | Wang’s hugedomains.com | new finding: the site turned every visitor without a browser away fixed: no llms.txt fixed: almost no text without JavaScript fixed: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door |
| 15 October 2026 | First Sip Cafe firstsip.cafe | new finding: no llms.txt |
| 15 October 2026 | Bueno Days buenodays.online | now turns an AI crawler away at the edge grade D to F (12%) new finding: the site turned every visitor without a browser away |
| 15 October 2026 | Mom's Place - A Chicago Gathering Spot momsplacechicago.com | now turns an AI crawler away at the edge grade C to D (52%) new finding: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door |
| 15 October 2026 | Mojo Coffee mojo.coffee | direct channel: none to own site now turns an AI crawler away at the edge new finding: the site turned every visitor without a browser away fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 15 October 2026 | Central Park Bar centralparkbarchicago.com | direct channel: none to own site lets AI crawlers in again grade C to A (95%) fixed: no booking or ordering path at all fixed: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door |
| 15 October 2026 | Reverie hugedomains.com | new finding: the site turned every visitor without a browser away fixed: no llms.txt fixed: almost no text without JavaScript fixed: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door |
| 15 October 2026 | Four Moon Tavern fourmoontavern.com | lets AI crawlers in again fixed: no llms.txt fixed: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door |
| 15 October 2026 | La Colombe Coffee Roasters lacolombe.com | grade D to F (12%) new finding: the site turned every visitor without a browser away fixed: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door |
| 14 October 2026 | Kingston Mines kingstonmines.com | direct channel: none to third party grade D to C (59%) new finding: booking through an unrecognised third party fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 14 October 2026 | Mother Hubbard's Sports Pub motherhubbardschicago.com | vendor: none to SpotOn direct channel: none to vendor on own site grade D to C (66%) fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 14 October 2026 | Galway Arms galwayarms.com | vendor: none to SpotOn direct channel: none to vendor on own site fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 14 October 2026 | Rock Island Public House rockislandpublichouse.com | vendor: none to SpotOn direct channel: none to vendor on own site grade D to C (66%) fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 14 October 2026 | Lincoln Hall lh-st.com | direct channel: none to third party grade D to C (60%) new finding: booking through an unrecognised third party fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 14 October 2026 | The Hideout hideoutchicago.com | direct channel: none to own site grade F to C (62%) fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 14 October 2026 | Capital One Café at State Street capitalone.com | grade D to F (39%) new finding: no menu or price list fixed: menu lived on another site |
| 14 October 2026 | Buzzed by Zea zeasalon.com | direct channel: none to third party grade C to B (72%) new finding: booking through an unrecognised third party fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 14 October 2026 | Pullman Club Coffee Shop pullmanathome.org | vendor: none to Eventbrite direct channel: none to marketplace grade D to C (55%) new finding: booking only through a marketplace fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 14 October 2026 | Coach's Corner tpsfit.com | vendor: none to Mindbody direct channel: none to vendor on own site fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 14 October 2026 | Le Piano lepianochicago.com | direct channel: none to third party grade C to B (74%) new finding: booking through an unrecognised third party fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 14 October 2026 | The Owl owlbarchicago.com | fixed: no llms.txt |
| 14 October 2026 | Rory Lake’s Karaoke Dreams rorylakepresents.com | lets AI crawlers in again fixed: no llms.txt fixed: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door |
| 14 October 2026 | The Kedzie Inn kedzieinn.com | new finding: no llms.txt |
| 14 October 2026 | The Green Lady thegreenlady-chicago.com | lets AI crawlers in again fixed: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door |
| 14 October 2026 | Brando’s Speakeasy brandoschicago.com | now turns an AI crawler away at the edge grade C to D (50%) new finding: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door |
| 14 October 2026 | George Street Pub gspchicago.com | vendor: none to SpotOn direct channel: none to vendor on own site grade D to C (66%) fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 14 October 2026 | Park West jamusa.com | direct channel: none to own site grade D to B (74%) fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 14 October 2026 | Revive Club & Cafe expireddomains.com | lets AI crawlers in again fixed: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door |
| 14 October 2026 | Smart Bar smartbarchicago.com | direct channel: none to third party grade C to B (74%) new finding: booking through an unrecognised third party fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 14 October 2026 | Chromium midtown.com | direct channel: none to own site now turns an AI crawler away at the edge grade C to B (77%) new finding: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 14 October 2026 | Christmas Club christmasclubchicago.com | direct channel: none to own site grade D to B (72%) fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 14 October 2026 | ChiSox Bar & Grill mlb.com | direct channel: none to own site grade D to B (72%) fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 14 October 2026 | Sleeping Village sleeping-village.com | direct channel: none to third party new finding: booking through an unrecognised third party fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 14 October 2026 | Rossi’s Liquors rossischicago.com | vendor: none to SpotOn direct channel: none to vendor on own site grade D to C (65%) fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 14 October 2026 | Backlot Coffee backlotcoffee.com | direct channel: none to own site grade D to B (74%) fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 14 October 2026 | California Clipper californiaclipper.com | vendor: none to SpotOn direct channel: none to vendor on own site grade D to C (66%) fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 14 October 2026 | Goose Island Brewery gooseisland.com | direct channel: none to own site grade F to C (62%) fixed: no booking or ordering path at all |
| 14 October 2026 | Uptown Lounge uptownlounge.net | lets AI crawlers in again grade D to C (55%) fixed: the server turned AI crawlers away at the door |
| 14 October 2026 | Lincoln Tavern lincolntavern.com | new finding: no llms.txt |
Every full scan of a site is compared with the site's previous full scan, the hour it lands: findings that are gone count as fixed, new ones as new, a grade that moved as up or down, AI crawlers turned away or let in at the edge, and a change of direct booking or ordering channel or of the vendor behind it. A scan that could not reach the site is not compared: it says nothing about the site. Every answer an assistant gives to one of the three questions about a business is compared with its previous answer to the same question. Methodology.