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title: What an AI agent reads on Cafe d'Alsace · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/r/cafedalsace.com/agent-view?format=md
---

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# What an AI agent reads on Cafe d'Alsace

An assistant's crawler fetches the page once, without running JavaScript, and reads the text, the structured data and the links. This is that view of [cafedalsace.com](https://www.cafedalsace.com/), from the copy the scanner kept.

2,491

characters of text without JavaScript

FoodEstablishment

structured data for the business

0

of 3 AI crawlers turned away at the edge

 Text

## The words an agent gets

Title: Cafe D'Alsace | French Restaurant in New York, NY · language en-US. First 1,800 of 2,491 characters:

```
Cafe D&#39;Alsace | French Restaurant in New York, NY Skip to main content Menus About Us sub-menu About Us Our Story Our Team Private Events Hours &amp; Location Order Online Gift Cards Reservations Toggle Navigation Menus About Us sub-menu About Us Our Story Our Team Private Events Hours &amp; Location Order Online Gift Cards Contact Jobs Chef Driven Hospitality Reservations Email Signup Facebook Instagram powered by BentoBox Home Main content starts here, tab to start navigating Slide 1 of 6 Lunch. Brunch. Dinner. VIEW MENUS Slide 4 of 6 Daily Happy Hour 5-8pm Slide 5 of 6 Private Dining Learn More Slide 6 of 6 hero gallery paused, press to play images slides Playing hero gallery, press to pause images slides The Jewel of the Upper East Side A culinary cornerstone of Manhattan, Cafe D&#39;Alsace has been a neighborhood favorite for nearly two decades. Awarded two stars by the New York Times, we offer Alsatian cuisine in a familiar, yet uniquely special setting, blending German and French culinary influences and service traditions. Our Story Tradition &amp; Excellence So named for the Alsace region of northeastern France, our diverse menu features classic Alsatian favorites, alongside ever-changing seasonal specials. Think Tarte Flamb&amp;eacute;e, Choucroute Garnie and our exceptional house-made desserts, plus a beverage program that includes over 130 beers, and a dedicated in-house cicerone. View Menus Reservations Email Signup Facebook Instagram Contact Jobs Chef Driven Hospitality Email Signup leave this field blank Email Signup Please, enter a valid first name First Name - Required Please, enter a valid last name Last Name - Required Please, enter a valid email Email - Required Submit Please check errors in the form above Thank you for signing up for email updates! Close This site is pr
```

 Facts

## What it can state about the business

| A business type in JSON-LD | FoodEstablishment |
| Name | Cafe D'Alsace |
| Telephone | 212-722-5133 |
| Address | yes |
| Opening hours | no |
| Menu or price list | a menu or price-list page in HTML www.cafedalsace.com/menus/ |
| Cuisine in structured data | French Restaurant |
| JSON-LD blocks | 3 (FoodEstablishment, Organization, PostalAddress, Reservation, ReserveAction, WebPage) |

 Actions

## The links it would act on

| Link | Role | Where it goes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [www.grubhub.com/restaurant/cafe-dalsace-1705-2nd-ave-new-york/1026671](https://www.grubhub.com/restaurant/cafe-dalsace-1705-2nd-ave-new-york/1026671) | ordering | grubhub, a marketplace |
| [getbento.com/?utm_source=header&amp;utm_campaign=cafedalsace.com](https://getbento.com/?utm_source=header&amp;amp;utm_campaign=cafedalsace.com) | ordering | bentobox, acting for the business |
| [app-assets.getbento.com/alerts-component/f5f7a25/main.js.map](https://app-assets.getbento.com/alerts-component/f5f7a25/main.js.map) | ordering | bentobox, acting for the business |

Everything here comes from one fetch of the homepage as a crawler; the [report](https://directindex.org/r/cafedalsace.com) turns it into a score and fixes, with a kit to paste.

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```json
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```
