# Chow's Kitchen: Agent-Direct Score C (56.9%)

Site: https://chowskitchenpgh.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/chowskitchenpgh.com
Scanned: 2026-10-24 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Chow's Kitchen is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open Chow's Kitchen's website. It can read what Chow's Kitchen offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through vipcardspro.com.

## Direct links
- Menu: https://chowskitchenpgh.com/menu/index.html
- Phone: +1-412-521-0261
- Address: Forbes Avenue 5829 15217 Pittsburgh
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: Mon–Thu 11:30–21:30; Fri–Sat 11:30–22:00; Sun 11:30–21:00
- Its menu mentions: vegetarian dishes
- Step-free access (OpenStreetMap)

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Chow's Kitchen that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Tasty Noodle 西安面馆 (30 m): https://directindex.org/r/tastynoodles.net
- Wok Hei (3 km): https://directindex.org/r/wok-hei.com
- Szechuan Express (3 km): https://directindex.org/r/szechuanexpresspgh.com
- Golden Palace (3.1 km): https://directindex.org/r/goldenpalacepittsburgh.com

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+14 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (Restaurant, LocalBusiness or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine and acceptsReservations). Every assistant reads this block first, and the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Ordering through an unrecognised third party.** (+9 points) Check that the provider keeps your business as the seller of record. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/online-ordering-without-delivery-apps
- **Almost no text without JavaScript.** (+2 points) Crawlers that don't run scripts see an empty page. Put the menu, hours and address in plain HTML. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/website-blank-without-javascript
- **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": "Restaurant",
  "name": "Chow's Kitchen",
  "url": "https://chowskitchenpgh.com/",
  "telephone": "+1-412-521-0261",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Forbes Avenue 5829",
    "postalCode": "15217",
    "addressLocality": "Pittsburgh"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 40.4381936,
    "longitude": -79.9218339
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Th 11:30-21:30; Fr,Sa 11:30-22:00; Su 11:30-21:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:30",
      "closes": "21:30"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:30",
      "closes": "22:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:30",
      "closes": "21:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "chinese"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://chowskitchenpgh.com/menu/index.html"
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Chow's Kitchen

> restaurant (chinese) in Forbes Avenue 5829 15217 Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh. Phone +1-412-521-0261.

## Book or order directly

- Menu: https://chowskitchenpgh.com/menu/index.html

## Opening hours

Mo-Th 11:30-21:30; Fr,Sa 11:30-22:00; Su 11:30-21:00

## About

- Website: https://chowskitchenpgh.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.** There's no robots.txt, which means everything is allowed.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.

## Where it stands
157 of 250 in Pittsburgh. Top 63% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top 10% of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 100% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 100% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 92% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 80% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 28% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Tasty Noodle 西安面馆 (C, 30 m, https://directindex.org/r/tastynoodles.net); Hunan Bar (D, 2938 m, https://directindex.org/r/hunanbar.com); Wok Hei (D, 2963 m, https://directindex.org/r/wok-hei.com); Little Corner Grill House 街边儿 (D, 2996 m, https://directindex.org/r/littlecorner.top); Szechuan Express (C, 3007 m, https://directindex.org/r/szechuanexpresspgh.com); Golden Palace (A, 3088 m, https://directindex.org/r/goldenpalacepittsburgh.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 22 everyday questions about Pittsburgh and named 93 places. Chow's Kitchen wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/pittsburgh/recommended


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

## Businesses like Chow's Kitchen in Pittsburgh

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Pittsburgh | 250 | 62% | 45% | 56.9% |

The best of the businesses of the same kind in Pittsburgh: All India authentic cuisine (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/allindiacuisine.com); Aruba Island Bowls (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/arubaislandbowls.com); Condado Tacos (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/condadotacos.com); Eat'n Park (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/eatnpark.com); Hard Rock Cafe (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/hardrock.com).

With the three fixes above (No structured data for the business; Ordering through an unrecognised third party; Almost no text without JavaScript), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 15th of 250 in Pittsburgh, up from 157th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Chow's Kitchen, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/chowskitchenpgh.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://chowskitchenpgh.com/menu/index.html (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Th 11:30-21:30; Fr,Sa 11:30-22:00; Su 11:30-21:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1-412-521-0261
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/chowskitchenpgh.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 | 23 | 25 |
| Readable | 8 | 25 |
| Actionable | 6 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 0 of 5, Not Ready. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/chowskitchenpgh.com
- Link headers on the homepage: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/link-headers/SKILL.md)
- sitemap.xml: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/sitemap/SKILL.md)
- 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: no

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