# Backyard: Agent-Direct Score A (89.7%)

Site: https://www.backyarddesertridge.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/backyarddesertridge.com
Scanned: 2026-10-24 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Backyard is ready for agents.
Some AI assistants are turned away by Backyard's website. It can read what Backyard offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://backyarddesertridge.com/reservations/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://backyarddesertridge.com/menu/
- Phone: (480) 585-5900
- Address: North Tatum Boulevard 21001 85050 Phoenix
- Its menu mentions: vegetarian dishes, a lunch or set menu

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Backyard that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Nekter Juice Bar (130 m): https://directindex.org/r/nekterjuicebar.com
- Romano's Macaroni Grill (180 m): https://directindex.org/r/macaronigrill.com
- Mimi's Cafe (230 m): https://directindex.org/r/mimiscafe.com
- Yonutz Desert Ridge Phoenix AZ (290 m): https://directindex.org/r/yonutz.com
- Nautical Bowls (390 m): https://directindex.org/r/nauticalbowls.com

## What to fix first
- **robots.txt blocks GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended.** (+3.7 points) These are the crawlers behind ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google's AI features. Remove the Disallow lines for them, or add explicit Allow rules. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/robots-txt-for-ai-agents
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+3 points) Missing: opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant

## Fix kit: What to paste

Structured data (JSON-LD). Paste it as one block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom code box. Change anything that's wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "Backyard",
  "url": "https://www.backyarddesertridge.com/",
  "telephone": "(480) 585-5900",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "North Tatum Boulevard 21001",
    "postalCode": "85050",
    "addressLocality": "Phoenix",
    "addressCountry": "US"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 33.6760372,
    "longitude": -111.9767437
  },
  "acceptsReservations": "https://backyarddesertridge.com/reservations/",
  "hasMenu": "https://backyarddesertridge.com/menu/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://backyarddesertridge.com/reservations/",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

robots.txt. Add these lines to /robots.txt and delete any Disallow rule that names these crawlers.

```
# Let AI assistants read the site: they send people to you; a marketplace keeps them.
# Remove any Disallow lines for these names elsewhere in this file.
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-User
Allow: /

User-agent: Perplexity-User
Allow: /
```

## Already right
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Structured data found (Restaurant).** address, phone
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
39 of 488 in Phoenix cafes and bars. Top 8% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top 10% of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 100% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 98% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 94% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 50% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 36% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Fat Tuesday at Desert Ridge Marketplace Phoenix (D, 19 m, https://directindex.org/r/fattuesday.com); Nekter Juice Bar (B, 127 m, https://directindex.org/r/nekterjuicebar.com); Romano's Macaroni Grill (B, 183 m, https://directindex.org/r/macaronigrill.com); Mimi's Cafe (C, 229 m, https://directindex.org/r/mimiscafe.com); Yonutz Desert Ridge Phoenix AZ (B, 289 m, https://directindex.org/r/yonutz.com); Pigtails Desert Ridge (F, 381 m, https://directindex.org/r/pigtailscocktails.com); Nautical Bowls (B, 388 m, https://directindex.org/r/nauticalbowls.com); Sharetea (C, 412 m, https://directindex.org/r/1992sharetea.com); Smoothie King (B, 413 m, https://directindex.org/r/smoothieking.com); Keva Juice (D, 495 m, https://directindex.org/r/kevajuice.com).

## What assistants answer
The assistants haven't been asked about this business yet. They're asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about any business as soon as it's claimed. Claim this page to be included.


Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (24% A or B, 224455 sites); This site 89.7%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/backyarddesertridge.com/agent-view

## Businesses like Backyard in Phoenix cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Phoenix cafes and bars | 488 | 50% | 27% | 89.7% |
| Sites built with WordPress in Phoenix cafes and bars | 120 | 63% | 39% | 89.7% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress in Phoenix cafes and bars: Elly's Brunch & Cafe (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/ellysrestaurants.com); Neutral Ground Lounge (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/nglphx.com); Wow Wow Lemonade Ahwatukee (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/wowwowhawaiianlemonade.com); Bar 1 (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/bar1bar.com); Tropical Smoothie Cafe (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/tropicalsmoothiecafe.com).

With the two fixes above (robots.txt blocks GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended; Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 100%, which would be first of 488 in Phoenix cafes and bars.

## The direct record
What agents get for Backyard, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/backyarddesertridge.com
- Book: https://backyarddesertridge.com/reservations/ (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://backyarddesertridge.com/menu/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: (480) 585-5900
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/backyarddesertridge.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/backyarddesertridge.com/menu

## Can an agent transact?
Measured, not scored (the score stays at spec v1.0).
- UCP profile (/.well-known/ucp, Google and Shopify's Universal Commerce Protocol): no
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): no
- MCP server card (/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json): yes
- Ordering vendor that takes agent orders (Square, Toast, or a vendor whose terms allow agents): no

Found one hop past the home page: contact page /about/: telephone; menu page /menu/: menu schema.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 21.3 | 25 |
| Readable | 22 | 25 |
| Actionable | 15 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 2 of 5, Bot-Aware. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/backyarddesertridge.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: yes
- Markdown on Accept: text/markdown: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/markdown-negotiation/SKILL.md)
- llms.txt: yes
- API catalog (RFC 9727): yes
- MCP server card: yes
- A2A agent card: yes
- Agent Skills index: yes
- 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: yes
- JSON-LD for the business: yes

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/backyarddesertridge.com/plan): the assistants are asked again every month, and you see what changed. 2 EUR a month or 19 EUR a year.
Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/backyarddesertridge.com/deep. Ten questions phrased the way people ask them, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF. 5 EUR, paid once. Reading and scanning stay free. These few euros pay for the questions sent to the assistants and for the servers.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=backyarddesertridge.com&force=1