# Duckworth's Grill and Taphouse: Agent-Direct Score B (83.1%)

Site: https://www.duckworths.com/location/duckworths-rea-farms/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/duckworths.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.)
Duckworth's Grill and Taphouse is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Duckworth's Grill and Taphouse's website. It can read what Duckworth's Grill and Taphouse offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through DoorDash Storefront.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://order.online/business/duckworths-grill--taphouse-40157 (through doordash_storefront acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.duckworths.com/menus/
- Phone: 980.339.5835
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap · Overture Maps: Mon–Wed 11:00–23:00; Thu–Sat 11:00–00:00; Sun 11:00–23:00
- Prices: 114 prices on the site, the middle one $10.29

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Duckworth's Grill and Taphouse that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Penn Station (50 m): https://directindex.org/r/penn-station.com
- Hickory Tavern (260 m): https://directindex.org/r/hickorytavern.com
- Mason's Famous Lobster Rolls (300 m): https://directindex.org/r/masonslobster.com
- Xenia Hospitality Group (350 m): https://directindex.org/r/xeniahospitality.com
- Circle K / Wendy's (400 m): https://directindex.org/r/wendys.com

## 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, 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

## What the site tells visitors (Measured, not scored)
- **114 prices on the landing page, the middle one $10.29.** In Charlotte, the middle price of comparable sites that show prices is $10.99.

## 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": "Duckworth's Grill and Taphouse",
  "url": "https://www.duckworths.com/location/duckworths-rea-farms/",
  "telephone": "980.339.5835",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 35.0539833,
    "longitude": -80.7735277
  },
  "openingHours": "Su-We 11:00-23:00; Th-Sa 11:00-24:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday",
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "23:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "24:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "american"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://www.duckworths.com/menus/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://order.online/business/duckworths-grill--taphouse-40157",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Duckworth's Grill and Taphouse

> restaurant (american) in Charlotte. Phone 980.339.5835.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://order.online/business/duckworths-grill--taphouse-40157 (through doordash_storefront acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.duckworths.com/menus/

## Opening hours

Su-We 11:00-23:00; Th-Sa 11:00-24:00

## About

- Website: https://www.duckworths.com/location/duckworths-rea-farms/
- 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.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Structured data found (FoodEstablishment).** address, phone
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Ordering through doordash_storefront on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.

## Where it stands
216 of 1225 in Charlotte. Top 18% 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% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 93% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 95% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 67% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 40% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Penn Station (A, 52 m, https://directindex.org/r/penn-station.com); Lean Kitchen Charlotte (F, 71 m, https://directindex.org/r/bottle.com); Hickory Tavern (B, 256 m, https://directindex.org/r/hickorytavern.com); Mason's Famous Lobster Rolls (A, 296 m, https://directindex.org/r/masonslobster.com); Xenia Hospitality Group (C, 349 m, https://directindex.org/r/xeniahospitality.com); Circle K / Wendy's (C, 400 m, https://directindex.org/r/wendys.com); Yama (D, 566 m, https://directindex.org/r/yamawaverly.com); Carolina Ale House (A, 606 m, https://directindex.org/r/carolinaalehouse.com); DeSano Pizzeria Napoletana (C, 622 m, https://directindex.org/r/desanopizza.com); Ted's Montana Grill (B, 630 m, https://directindex.org/r/tedsmontanagrill.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 Charlotte and named 91 places. Duckworth's Grill and Taphouse wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/charlotte/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with BentoBox 80% (86% A or B, 2256 sites); Sites using DoorDash Storefront 70% (58% A or B, 2547 sites); This site 83.1%.

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

## Businesses like Duckworth's Grill and Taphouse in Charlotte

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Charlotte | 1225 | 56% | 38% | 83.1% |
| Sites built with BentoBox in Charlotte | 33 | 85% | 94% | 83.1% |
| Sites using DoorDash Storefront in Charlotte | 67 | 73% | 63% | 83.1% |
| Sites built with BentoBox and using DoorDash Storefront in Charlotte | 3 | 84% | 100% | 83.1% |

The best of the sites using DoorDash Storefront in Charlotte: Big View Diner (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/bigviewrestaurant.com); Cabo's Mexican Cuisine & Cantina (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/cabosmexrest.com); Greco Fresh Grille (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/grecofreshgrille.com); Yume Ramen Sushi & Bar (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/yumeclt.com); Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/hookreel.com).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 87.7%. That would be 130th of 1,225 in Charlotte, up from 216th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Duckworth's Grill and Taphouse, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/duckworths.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://order.online/business/duckworths-grill--taphouse-40157 (vendor on own site: DoorDash Storefront; found by the scan of 2026-10-23, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.duckworths.com/menus/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Su-We 11:00-23:00; Th-Sa 11:00-24:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: 980.339.5835
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/duckworths.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/duckworths.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
- Vendor terms for agents, DoorDash Storefront: Not stated. The terms do not address an agent acting for a person (several bar scraping or data extraction only), could not be read on the date given, or the vendor has not been researched yet.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 19 | 25 |
| Actionable | 10 | 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/duckworths.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: yes
- 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/duckworths.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/duckworths.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=duckworths.com&force=1