# Old Ebbitt Grill: Agent-Direct Score B (83.1%)

Site: https://www.ebbitt.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/ebbitt.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.)
Old Ebbitt Grill is mostly ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://order.toasttab.com/online/old-ebbitt-grill (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.ebbitt.com/menus/
- Phone: +1 202-347-4800

## What to fix first
- **Booking only through opentable.** (+5 points) Every agent transaction goes through the marketplace and its commission. Add a direct path on your own site, even a simple form. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **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": "Old Ebbitt Grill",
  "url": "https://www.ebbitt.com",
  "telephone": "+1 202-347-4800",
  "email": "info@ebbitt.com",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "15th Street Northwest 675",
    "postalCode": "20005-5702",
    "addressLocality": "Washington"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 38.898056,
    "longitude": -77.0333288
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Fr 08:00-02:00; Sa-Su 09:00-02:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "08:00",
      "closes": "02:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "02:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "american",
    "seafood",
    "steak house"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://www.ebbitt.com/menus/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://order.toasttab.com/online/old-ebbitt-grill",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Old Ebbitt Grill

> restaurant (american, seafood, steak house) in 15th Street Northwest 675 20005-5702 Washington, Washington. Phone +1 202-347-4800.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://order.toasttab.com/online/old-ebbitt-grill (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.ebbitt.com/menus/

## Opening hours

Mo-Fr 08:00-02:00; Sa-Su 09:00-02:00

## About

- Website: https://www.ebbitt.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.
- **Ordering through toast on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.
- **Toast works with agents through its partners.** Toast's guest terms could not be read on 2026-10-15 (bot challenge); since August 2026 Google's Ask Maps completes orders at Toast restaurants through Toast Local under the UCP for Food standard. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.digitaltransactions.net/square-toast-jump-into-ai-boosted-google-maps/. An assistant that is not a partner may not finish the step there; a direct path on your own domain works for all of them.

## Where it stands
Not ranked yet in Washington.

| 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 | 100% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 95% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 53% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 25% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab - Washington DC (B, 221 m, https://directindex.org/r/joes.net); Proper 21 (C, 247 m, https://directindex.org/r/proper21.com); Avenue Grill (C, 268 m, https://directindex.org/r/marriott.com); Bobby Van's Steakhouse (C, 280 m, https://directindex.org/r/bobbyvans15thdc.com); Mastro's Steakhouse (A, 298 m, https://directindex.org/r/mastrosrestaurants.com); The Oceanaire Seafood Room (B, 417 m, https://directindex.org/r/theoceanaire.com); RARE Steaks & Seafood (A, 439 m, https://directindex.org/r/raresteaks.com); The Oval Room (F, 534 m, https://directindex.org/r/ovalroom.com); Bobby Van's Grill (B, 541 m, https://directindex.org/r/bobbyvansnyave.com); P. J. Clark's (C, 552 m, https://directindex.org/r/pjclarkes.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 OpenTable 67% (43% A or B, 1462 sites); Sites using Toast 74% (63% A or B, 1884 sites); This site 83.1%.

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

## Businesses like Old Ebbitt Grill in Washington

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built with BentoBox in Washington | 82 | 87% | 99% | 83.1% |
| Using OpenTable in Washington | 48 | 76% | 65% | 83.1% |
| Built with BentoBox and using OpenTable in Washington | 15 | 87% | 100% | 83.1% |

The best of Built with BentoBox and using OpenTable in Washington: China Chilcano (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/chinachilcano.com); Tiffany's Bar & Bistro (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/tiffanysbistrobar.com); Bresca (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/brescadc.com); Daikaya Ramen (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/daikaya.com); Opaline (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/opalinedc.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for Old Ebbitt Grill, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/ebbitt.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://order.toasttab.com/online/old-ebbitt-grill (vendor on own site: Toast; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.ebbitt.com/menus/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-02:00; Sa-Su 09:00-02:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1 202-347-4800
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/ebbitt.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/ebbitt.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
- Vendor terms for agents, Toast: Through partners. Toast's guest terms could not be read on 2026-10-15 (bot challenge); since August 2026 Google's Ask Maps completes orders at Toast restaurants through Toast Local under the UCP for Food standard. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.digitaltransactions.net/square-toast-jump-into-ai-boosted-google-maps/

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

## 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/ebbitt.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/ebbitt.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=ebbitt.com&force=1