# Bulldog Ale House - State St.: Agent-Direct Score B (74.3%)

Site: http://www.bulldogalehouse.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/bulldogalehouse.com
Scanned: 2026-10-23 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Bulldog Ale House - State St. is mostly ready for agents.
Some AI assistants are turned away by Bulldog Ale House - State St.'s website. It can read what Bulldog Ale House - State St. offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://www.bulldogalehouse.com/order-online/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.bulldogalehouse.com/lansing-menu/
- Phone: (312) 583-0333
- Address: 901 S State St, 60605, Chicago

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Bulldog Ale House - State St. that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Sweet Bean (320 m): https://directindex.org/r/sweetbeanchicago.com
- Cafe Press (340 m): https://directindex.org/r/goodeatsgroup.com
- 720 South Bar & Grill (370 m): https://directindex.org/r/hiltonchicagomeetings.com
- Pure Green South Loop (390 m): https://directindex.org/r/puregreenfranchise.com

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+7 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **The server turns AI crawlers away at the door.** (+6.7 points) Requests as GPTBot (http_403), ClaudeBot (http_403) were refused, but a normal browser got the page. That's usually a bot list at the host or in a firewall that the owner never chose. Ask the host to allow these user agents. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, but worth doing) Optional for now and cheap to add. It's a short text file that describes the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## 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": "Organization",
  "name": "Bulldog Ale House - State St.",
  "url": "http://www.bulldogalehouse.com",
  "telephone": "(312) 583-0333",
  "address": "901 S State St, 60605, Chicago",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 41.87037948342534,
    "longitude": -87.62736684193234
  },
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.bulldogalehouse.com/order-online/",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Bulldog Ale House - State St.

> organization in 901 S State St, 60605, Chicago, Chicago cafes and bars. Phone (312) 583-0333.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://www.bulldogalehouse.com/order-online/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.bulldogalehouse.com/lansing-menu/

## About

- Website: http://www.bulldogalehouse.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 main AI user agents.
- **Structured data found (Organization).** no address, phone or hours in it
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
Not ranked yet in Chicago cafes and bars.

| What the top 10% of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 97% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 98% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 96% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 41% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 32% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Jimmy Green's (C, 75 m, https://directindex.org/r/jimmygreens.com); Tantrum (F, 110 m, https://directindex.org/r/tantrumsouthloop.com); Molly’s Cupcakes (C, 312 m, https://directindex.org/r/mollyscupcakes.com); Printers Row Wine Shop (F, 319 m, https://directindex.org/r/printersrowwine.com); Sweet Bean (D, 322 m, https://directindex.org/r/sweetbeanchicago.com); Chicago's South Loop (F, 323 m, https://directindex.org/r/parkopedia.com); Kasey's Tavern (C, 337 m, https://directindex.org/r/kaseystavern.com); Cafe Press (D, 338 m, https://directindex.org/r/goodeatsgroup.com); 720 South Bar & Grill (B, 371 m, https://directindex.org/r/hiltonchicagomeetings.com); Pure Green South Loop (C, 387 m, https://directindex.org/r/puregreenfranchise.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.

The assistants were asked 12 everyday questions about Chicago cafes and bars and named 60 places. Bulldog Ale House - State St. wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/chicago-cafes-bars/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (25% A or B, 236087 sites); This site 74.3%.

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

## Businesses like Bulldog Ale House - State St. in Chicago cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sites built with WordPress in Chicago cafes and bars | 353 | 60% | 32% | 74.3% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress in Chicago cafes and bars: Belli's Lincoln Park (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/bellischicago.com); Bottled Blonde Chicago (A 94.3%, https://directindex.org/r/bottledblondescottsdale.com); Old Irving Brewing (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/oldirvingbrewing.com); Shotay's (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/shortsbrewing.com); AceBounce (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/acebounce.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for Bulldog Ale House - State St., as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/bulldogalehouse.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://www.bulldogalehouse.com/order-online/ (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-23, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.bulldogalehouse.com/lansing-menu/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: (312) 583-0333
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/bulldogalehouse.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/bulldogalehouse.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): no
- Ordering vendor that takes agent orders (Square, Toast, or a vendor whose terms allow agents): no

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 18.3 | 25 |
| Readable | 15 | 25 |
| Actionable | 15 | 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/bulldogalehouse.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: yes
- OAuth protected resource metadata: yes
- 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

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/bulldogalehouse.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/bulldogalehouse.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=bulldogalehouse.com&force=1