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title: What an AI agent reads on China Live · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/r/chinalivesf.com/agent-view?format=md
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# What an AI agent reads on China Live

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 [chinalivesf.com](https://chinalivesf.com/), from the copy the scanner kept.

5,732

characters of text without JavaScript

Organization

structured data for the business

0

of 3 AI crawlers turned away at the edge

 Text

## The words an agent gets

Title: China Live | Restaurants In Chinatown | Bars In Chinatown · language en-US. First 1,800 of 5,732 characters:

```
China Live | Restaurants In Chinatown | Bars In Chinatown Skip to content Facebook Instagram Twitter Join The List > Monthly Marin Pop-up > Home China Live Dine About Reserve Menu Order Online Allergen Guide China Live Shop About Our Shop Shop Online Gift Cards Wholesale Private Events Cold Drinks Bar About Reserve Menu Gallery More Contact Marin Popup Reviews Press Blog & News Email List × Home China Live Dine About Reserve Menu Order Online Allergen Guide China Live Shop About Our Shop Shop Online Gift Cards Wholesale Private Events Cold Drinks Bar About Reserve Menu Gallery More Contact Marin Popup Reviews Press Blog & News Email List Reserve Delivery Shop "World's Greatest Places" Time magazine "Restaurant of the Year" Eater San Francisco China Live San Francisco (415) 788-8188 Find Us Welcome to China Live, the most successful independent Chinese restaurant in the United States! Created by world-renowned Chef George Chen, China Live has won numerous awards, including “Restaurant of the Year” – Eater and “World’s Greatest Places” by Time Magazine. China Live is not just a restaurant – it’s a captivating destination for gourmet enthusiasts, trendsetters, and world travelers that explore by palate. Experience Chinese cuisine like never before as you indulge in Chef Chen’s culinary creations. Based on China’s rich traditions and culinary history, immerse all the senses as you explore masterful offerings prepared in our dedicated, open kitchens. Be Kind. Stay Well. China Live Restaurant Dive into a world of bold, clean flavors in our Main Dining Hall – the heart of China Live. Explore a diverse array of dishes expertly crafted to perfection by our talented chefs. The seasonal menu using sustainable, farm-to-table practices is personally curated by Chef Chen. Eight
```

 Facts

## What it can state about the business

| A business type in JSON-LD | Organization |
| Name | China Live | Restaurant & Bar In Chinatown |
| Telephone | 415-788-8188 (a tel: link, not structured) |
| Address | no |
| Opening hours | no |
| Menu or price list | a menu or price-list page in HTML chinalivesf.com/menu/china-live-restaurant/ |
| Cuisine in structured data | no |
| JSON-LD blocks | 1 (BreadcrumbList, EntryPoint, ImageObject, ListItem, Organization, PropertyValueSpecification) |

 Actions

## The links it would act on

| Link | Role | Where it goes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [www.opentable.com/r/china-live-reservations-san-francisco?restref=7331](https://www.opentable.com/r/china-live-reservations-san-francisco?restref=733120&lang=en-US&ot_source=Restaurant%20website) | booking | opentable, a marketplace |
| [order.spoton.com/so-china-live-528/san-francisco-ca/6813e0d5c799a7f8c2](https://order.spoton.com/so-china-live-528/san-francisco-ca/6813e0d5c799a7f8c2505084) | booking | spoton, acting for the business |
| [order.online/store/~102102/?hideModal=true](https://order.online/store/~102102/?hideModal=true) | ordering | doordash_storefront, acting for the business |

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

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```json
{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://directindex.org/#org","name":"The Direct Index","url":"https://directindex.org/","logo":"https://directindex.org/favicon.svg","founder":{"@type":"Person","name":"Antonio Curado"},"description":"Independent measurement of whether AI agents can find, read and act on a business's own website."},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://directindex.org/#site","url":"https://directindex.org/","name":"The Direct Index","publisher":{"@id":"https://directindex.org/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://directindex.org/scan?url={url}"},"query-input":"required name=url"}},{"@type":"WebAPI","name":"The Direct Index API","url":"https://directindex.org/openapi.json","documentation":"https://directindex.org/llms-full.txt","provider":{"@id":"https://directindex.org/#org"}}]}
```