# Ed Debevic's: Agent-Direct Score A (89.7%)

Site: https://www.eddebevics.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/eddebevics.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.)
Ed Debevic's is ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.eddebevics.com/eds-reservations/ (on the business's own site)
- Order directly: https://www.toasttab.com/bravo-restaurants-group-ed-debevics-chicago-il (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.eddebevics.com/menu/
- Phone: +13123748497

## What to fix first
- **The server turns AI crawlers away at the door.** (+6.7 points) Live fetches as GPTBot (http_403), ClaudeBot (http_403) were refused while a normal browser got the page. This is usually a hosting or firewall bot list the owner never chose. Ask the host to allow these user agents. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** No rule blocks the key AI user agents.
- **Structured data present (Restaurant).** address, phone, opening hours
- **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
141 of 1561 in Chicago. Top 9% 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 | 97% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 95% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 52% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 19% | yes |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Weber Grill (A, 398 m, https://directindex.org/r/webergrillrestaurant.com); Gordon Ramsay Burger (A, 418 m, https://directindex.org/r/gordonramsayrestaurants.com); Crave (B, 1274 m, https://directindex.org/r/lamichoacana5estrellas.com); Delmonico Restaurant (D, 1285 m, https://directindex.org/r/delmonicochicago.com); Jollibee (B, 1360 m, https://directindex.org/r/jollibeefoods.com); The Marq (B, 1537 m, https://directindex.org/r/themarqchicago.com); Jubilee Juice & Grill (A, 2229 m, https://directindex.org/r/jubileejuice.com); Burger Baron (F, 3230 m, https://directindex.org/r/burgerbarontogo.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 using Toast 74% (63% A or B, 1884 sites); This site 89.7%.

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

## Businesses like Ed Debevic's in Chicago

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Chicago | 1561 | 50% | 38% | 89.7% |
| Using Toast in Chicago | 200 | 76% | 63% | 89.7% |

The best of Using Toast in Chicago: Galit (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/galitrestaurant.com); Sepia (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/sepiachicago.com); Gale Street Inn (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/galestreetinn.com); Macello (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/macellochicago.com); Nellie’s Restaurant (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/nelliesrestaurant.com).

With the fix above (The server turns AI crawlers away at the door) the score would be about 100%: first of 1,561 in Chicago.

## The direct record
What agents get for Ed Debevic's, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/eddebevics.com
- Book: https://www.eddebevics.com/eds-reservations/ (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: https://www.toasttab.com/bravo-restaurants-group-ed-debevics-chicago-il (vendor on own site: Toast; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.eddebevics.com/menu/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Su 08:00-21:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +13123748497
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/eddebevics.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/eddebevics.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/eddebevics.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 | 18.3 | 25 |
| Readable | 25 | 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/eddebevics.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: yes
- 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: yes
- 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/eddebevics.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=eddebevics.com&force=1