# Bar La Rue: Agent-Direct Score B (83.1%)

Site: https://www.barlarue.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/barlarue.com
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Bar La Rue is mostly ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://order.online/store/-36782617?hideModal=true (through doordash_storefront acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.barlarue.com/event/2-course-lunch-menu/
- Phone: 312.533.4607

## What to fix first
- **Booking only through opentable.** (+5 points) Every agent transaction goes through the marketplace and its commission. Add a direct path on your own site, even a simple form. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+3 points) Missing: opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **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 (JSON-LD). One block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom-code slot. Replace anything that is wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Restaurant",
  "name": "Bar La Rue",
  "url": "https://www.barlarue.com/",
  "telephone": "312.533.4607",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "West Fulton Market 820",
    "postalCode": "60607",
    "addressLocality": "Chicago"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 41.8869659,
    "longitude": -87.648427
  },
  "servesCuisine": [
    "french"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://www.barlarue.com/event/2-course-lunch-menu/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://order.online/store/-36782617?hideModal=true",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

llms.txt. Save as /llms.txt at the root of the site.

```
# Bar La Rue

> restaurant (french) in West Fulton Market 820 60607 Chicago, Chicago. Phone 312.533.4607.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://order.online/store/-36782617?hideModal=true (through doordash_storefront acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.barlarue.com/event/2-course-lunch-menu/

## About

- Website: https://www.barlarue.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.
- **Structured data present (FoodEstablishment).** address, phone
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Ordering through doordash_storefront on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.

## Where it stands
297 of 1561 in Chicago. Top 19% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top tenth 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 | 97% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 95% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 52% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 19% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: HIDE+SEEK (A, 266 m, https://directindex.org/r/hideandseekchicago.com); Obélix (C, 1195 m, https://directindex.org/r/obelixchicago.com); Bistro Monadnock (D, 1881 m, https://directindex.org/r/bistromonadnock.com); Chez Joel Bistro (D, 2046 m, https://directindex.org/r/chezjoelbistro.com); Bistronomic (B, 2139 m, https://directindex.org/r/bistronomic.net); Margeaux Brasserie (F, 2231 m, https://directindex.org/r/theminagroup.com); Bistrot Zinc (F, 2422 m, https://directindex.org/r/bistrotzinc.com); Mercat a la Planxa (B, 2491 m, https://directindex.org/r/mercatchicago.com); Coq d'Or (B, 2548 m, https://directindex.org/r/thedrakehotel.com); Gavroche (C, 2809 m, https://directindex.org/r/gavrochechi.com).

## What assistants answer
Not asked yet. Assistants are asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about every claimed business the moment it is claimed; claim this page to be included.

Against its peers: Sites built with BentoBox 84% (96% A or B, 951 sites); Sites using OpenTable 67% (43% A or B, 1462 sites); Sites using DoorDash Storefront 72% (60% A or B, 546 sites); This site 83.1%.

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

Read by AI agents 5 times this month (ClaudeBot 5).

## Businesses like Bar La Rue in Chicago

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Chicago | 1561 | 50% | 38% | 83.1% |
| Built with BentoBox in Chicago | 71 | 85% | 96% | 83.1% |
| Using OpenTable in Chicago | 121 | 71% | 45% | 83.1% |
| Built with BentoBox and using OpenTable in Chicago | 15 | 82% | 93% | 83.1% |

The best of Built with BentoBox and using OpenTable in Chicago: Fat Rosie's Taco & Tequila Bar (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/fatrosies.com); Perilla Steakhouse (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/perillachicago.com); Daisies (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/daisieschicago.com); Jinsei Motto (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/jinseimotto.com); Siena Tavern (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/sienatavern.com).

With the two fixes above (Booking only through opentable; Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 95.4%: 38th of 1,561 in Chicago, up from 297th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Bar La Rue, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/barlarue.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://order.online/store/-36782617?hideModal=true (vendor on own site: DoorDash Storefront; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.barlarue.com/event/2-course-lunch-menu/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: 312.533.4607
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/barlarue.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/barlarue.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): not measured
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): not measured
- MCP server card (/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json): no
- Ordering vendor that takes agent orders (Square, Toast, or a vendor whose terms allow agents): not measured
- Vendor terms for agents, DoorDash Storefront: Not stated. The terms say nothing about automated use, could not be read on the date given, or the vendor has not been researched yet.

Not measured at this scan; the next scan measures it.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 19 | 25 |
| Actionable | 10 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/barlarue.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: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ai-rules/SKILL.md)
- 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: yes

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/barlarue.com/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 19 EUR, one-off.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=barlarue.com&force=1