# Chez Nick: Agent-Direct Score A (90.8%)

Site: https://www.cheznicknyc.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/cheznicknyc.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.)
Chez Nick is ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.cheznicknyc.com/button%20class= (on the business's own site)
- Order directly: https://www.toasttab.com/chez-nick (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.cheznicknyc.com/menus/
- Phone: +1 646-429-3310

## What to fix first
- **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": "Chez Nick",
  "url": "https://www.cheznicknyc.com",
  "telephone": "+1 646-429-3310",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "York Avenue 1737",
    "postalCode": "10128"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 40.7790963,
    "longitude": -73.94508
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-We 12:00-15:00, 17:00-21:30; Th, Fr 12:00-15:00, 17:00-22:00; Sa 11:00-15:00, 17:00-22:00; Su 11:00-15:00, 17:00-21:30",
  "servesCuisine": [
    "american"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.cheznicknyc.com/button%20class=",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.cheznicknyc.com/menus/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.cheznicknyc.com/button%20class=",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.toasttab.com/chez-nick",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Chez Nick

> restaurant (american) in York Avenue 1737 10128, New York. Phone +1 646-429-3310.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.cheznicknyc.com/button%20class= (on the business's own site)
- Order: https://www.toasttab.com/chez-nick (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.cheznicknyc.com/menus/

## Opening hours

Mo-We 12:00-15:00, 17:00-21:30; Th, Fr 12:00-15:00, 17:00-22:00; Sa 11:00-15:00, 17:00-22:00; Su 11:00-15:00, 17:00-21:30

## About

- Website: https://www.cheznicknyc.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.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without a marketplace in the loop.
- **Ordering through toast on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.

## Where it stands
334 of 4270 in New York. Top 8% 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 | 99% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 94% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 50% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 13% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: The Milton (D, 412 m, https://directindex.org/r/themiltonnyc.com); Sojourn Social (F, 447 m, https://directindex.org/r/sojournsocial.com); Dorrian's (B, 701 m, https://directindex.org/r/dorrians-nyc.com); Barking Dog (B, 711 m, https://directindex.org/r/barkingdognyc.com); Island (A, 1100 m, https://directindex.org/r/islandny.com); Westville (B, 1485 m, https://directindex.org/r/westville.com); Arcadia Bar and Kitchen (A, 1536 m, https://directindex.org/r/arcadiabarlic.com); Cafe Luna Astoria (B, 1543 m, https://directindex.org/r/cafelunaastoria.com); Cafe Luka (F, 1670 m, https://directindex.org/r/cafelukanyc.com); Wimpy's Hamburger Place (C, 2376 m, https://directindex.org/r/wimpysrestaurant.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 Toast 74% (63% A or B, 1884 sites); This site 90.8%.

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

## Businesses like Chez Nick in New York

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in New York | 4270 | 52% | 40% | 90.8% |
| Built with BentoBox in New York | 317 | 86% | 96% | 90.8% |
| Using Toast in New York | 324 | 77% | 69% | 90.8% |
| Built with BentoBox and using Toast in New York | 69 | 85% | 94% | 90.8% |

The best of Built with BentoBox and using Toast in New York: Battello (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/battellojc.com); Ellington in the park (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/ellingtoninthepark.com); Kings of Kobe (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/kingsofkobe.com); Lingo (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/lingobk.com); Melba's (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/melbasrestaurant.com).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 95.4%: 74th of 4,270 in New York, up from 334th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Chez Nick, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/cheznicknyc.com
- Book: https://www.cheznicknyc.com/button%20class= (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: https://www.toasttab.com/chez-nick (vendor on own site: Toast; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.cheznicknyc.com/menus/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-We 12:00-15:00, 17:00-21:30; Th, Fr 12:00-15:00, 17:00-22:00; Sa 11:00-15:00, 17:00-22:00; Su 11:00-15:00, 17:00-21:30 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1 646-429-3310
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/cheznicknyc.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/cheznicknyc.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/cheznicknyc.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

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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 19 | 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/cheznicknyc.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/cheznicknyc.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=cheznicknyc.com&force=1