# Backbone: Agent-Direct Score C (61.5%)

Site: https://www.backbonerestaurant.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/backbonerestaurant.com
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check pending)
Backbone is partly visible to agents.

## Direct links
- Book: https://www.opentable.com/widget/reservation/loader?rid=1380649&type=standard&theme=standard&color=7&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=com&lang=en-US&newtab=true&ot_source=Restaurant%20website&logo_pid=96407620&background_pid=96400964&cfe=true (through opentable acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.backbonerestaurant.com/menu

## What to fix first, by points
- **No structured data for the business.** (+15 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (Restaurant, LocalBusiness or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine and acceptsReservations). It is the one block every assistant reads first; the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Almost no text without JavaScript.** (+2 points) Crawlers that do not run scripts see an empty page. Render the menu, hours and address as plain HTML. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/website-blank-without-javascript
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, still worth doing) Optional today, cheap to add: a short text file describing the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## Fix kit: what to paste

Structured data, one block in the page head:

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Restaurant",
  "name": "Backbone",
  "url": "https://www.backbonerestaurant.com/",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "North Verdugo Road 3463",
    "addressLocality": "Glendale"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 34.2021338,
    "longitude": -118.2275255
  },
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.opentable.com/widget/reservation/loader?rid=1380649&type=standard&theme=standard&color=7&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=com&lang=en-US&newtab=true&ot_source=Restaurant%20website&logo_pid=96407620&background_pid=96400964&cfe=true",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.backbonerestaurant.com/menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.opentable.com/widget/reservation/loader?rid=1380649&type=standard&theme=standard&color=7&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=com&lang=en-US&newtab=true&ot_source=Restaurant%20website&logo_pid=96407620&background_pid=96400964&cfe=true",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

llms.txt draft:

```
# Backbone

> restaurant in North Verdugo Road 3463 Glendale, Los Angeles.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.opentable.com/widget/reservation/loader?rid=1380649&type=standard&theme=standard&color=7&dark=false&iframe=true&domain=com&lang=en-US&newtab=true&ot_source=Restaurant%20website&logo_pid=96407620&background_pid=96400964&cfe=true (through opentable acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.backbonerestaurant.com/menu

## About

- Website: https://www.backbonerestaurant.com/
- This file follows llms.txt (https://llmstxt.org): a short plain-text description for language models.
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** No rule blocks the key AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all received a normal response.
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Booking through opentable on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.

## Where it stands
Rank 726 of 1672 in Los Angeles (top 43%).

| What the top tenth does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 100% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 97% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 96% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 48% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 19% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Sake Sushi Bar & Lounge (A, 345 m, https://directindex.org/r/sakesushimontrose.com); Montrose Town Kitchen & Grill (B, 349 m, https://directindex.org/r/townkitchenandgrill.com); Kebab Daddy (A, 357 m, https://directindex.org/r/kebabdaddy.com); Portobello's Italian and Mediterranean Cuisine (D, 373 m, https://directindex.org/r/portobellosmontrose.com); Gus & Andy's Kitchen & Bar (F, 402 m, https://directindex.org/r/misohungrystatesboro.com); Casa Córdoba (A, 473 m, https://directindex.org/r/casacordoba.com); Cibo Thai (F, 909 m, https://directindex.org/r/cibothai.com); Maple (C, 1646 m, https://directindex.org/r/patinagroup.com); Haruka Sake & Sushi (A, 3065 m, https://directindex.org/r/harukasakeandsushi.com).

## What assistants answer
Not asked yet. Assistants are asked about the top-ranked and claimed businesses in each city index.

Against its peers: Sites built with Squarespace average 64% (46% A or B, 6916 sites); Sites using OpenTable average 67% (42% A or B, 1409 sites); this site 61.5%.

What an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/backbonerestaurant.com/agent-view

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| reachable | 23 | 25 |
| readable | 7 | 25 |
| actionable | 10 | 15 (action_test pending) |
| cited | 0 | 0 (probes pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare criteria)
Level 1 of 5: Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/backbonerestaurant.com
- Link headers on the homepage: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/link-headers/SKILL.md)
- sitemap.xml: yes
- AI bot rules in robots.txt: yes
- Content Signals in robots.txt: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/content-signals/SKILL.md)
- Markdown on Accept: text/markdown: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/markdown-negotiation/SKILL.md)
- llms.txt: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/llms-txt/SKILL.md)
- API catalog (RFC 9727): no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/api-catalog/SKILL.md)
- MCP server card: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/mcp-server-card/SKILL.md)
- A2A agent card: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/a2a-agent-card/SKILL.md)
- Agent Skills index: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/agent-skills/SKILL.md)
- OAuth or OIDC discovery: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-discovery/SKILL.md)
- OAuth protected resource metadata: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/oauth-protected-resource/SKILL.md)
- auth.md: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/auth-md/SKILL.md)
- Web Bot Auth key directory: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/web-bot-auth/SKILL.md)
- ARD capability manifest: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ard/SKILL.md)
- DNS-AID records: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/dns-aid/SKILL.md)
- WebMCP tools on the page: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/webmcp/SKILL.md)
- JSON-LD for the business: no

Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan: https://directindex.org/scan?url=backbonerestaurant.com&force=1