The Direct Index
Report · scanned 2026-10-24

What an AI agent reads on Balzem

An assistant's crawler fetches the page once, without running JavaScript, and reads the text, the structured data and the links. Below is what it gets from balzem.com, taken from the copy the scanner kept.

6,888

characters of text without JavaScript

Restaurant

structured data for the business

0

of 3 AI crawlers turned away at the edge

Text

The words an agent gets

Title: BALZEM | Mediterranean Restaurant & Wine Bar | Nolita, NYC · language en. First 1,800 of 6,888 characters:

BALZEM | Mediterranean Restaurant & Wine Bar | Nolita, NYC Skip to content Home Order Online Menu Directions Events Catering Contact (646) 837-7033 Reserve A Table Home Order Online Menu Directions Events Catering Contact (646) 837-7033 Reserve A Table 01 02 Mediterranean Restaurant · Wine Bar — Mediterranean Restaurant & Wine Bar in Nolita, New York City Nolita · New York City Reserve a Table View Menus Corner of Spring & Mott In the Heartof Nolita Balzem is an intimate Mediterranean escape hidden in downtown Manhattan. We combine warm European hospitality with the spirited tempo of downtown New York. Designed for social dining, lively weekend brunches, shared meze feasts, and candlelight wine sessions that carry late into the evening. Find Us on Mott St · (646) 837-7033 The Menus Dinner Lunch Breakfast To Share & Antipasti Cold Appetizers Hummus Balzem 14 with toasted pita Cretan Spread 14 cheese, walnut, pistachio Whipped Pistachio 14 cheese, pistachio, greens Babaganoush 15 with toasted pita Seared Tuna 17 with caper and olive dressing Balzem Ceviche 20 with avocado, octopus, tuna, shrimp, pico de gallo Hot Appetizers Zucchini Pancakes 16 dill, parsley, scallion, feta, egg, flour Manti 19 authentic Turkish beef dumplings with yogurt, butter, dry herbs; only for the yogurt lover! Crevette Grille 18 shrimp with zucchini and spices Artichoke Dip 19 with shrimp, spinach, gruyère Escargot 19 butter, garlic, white wine sauce Anatolian Croquettes 21 Halloumi 18 Zucchini Chips 16 Grilled Octopus 28 Cigar Rolls (Cheese) 17 Entrees Grilled Brochette Chicken 30 on skewers, with herb dip, yogurt dip, lavash bread Grilled Brochette Ribeye 34 on skewers, with herb dip, yogurt dip, lavash bread Lokum Shashlik 36 Filet mignon, shallot, eggplant dip with a
Facts

What it can say about the business

A business type in JSON-LDRestaurant
NameBalzem
Telephone+1-646-837-7033
Addressyes
Opening hoursyes
Menu or price lista page on another site www.getsauce.com/order/balzem/menu
Cuisine in structured dataMediterranean, Turkish, Wine Bar, Brunch
JSON-LD blocks1 (BarOrPub, EntryPoint, FoodEstablishmentReservation, GeoCoordinates, OpeningHoursSpecification, PostalAddress)
Actions

The links it would act on

LinkRoleWhere it goes
www.getsauce.com/order/balzem/menuorderingsauce, acting for the business
www.opentable.com/booking/restref/availability?rid=140134&restRef=bookingopentable, a marketplace

Everything here comes from fetching the homepage once as a crawler. The report turns it into a score and a list of fixes, with code to paste.