# Ella Elli: Agent-Direct Score B (83.1%)

Site: https://www.ellaellichicago.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/ellaellichicago.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.)
Ella Elli is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open the website of Ella Elli. It can read what Ella Elli offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through Tock.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.exploretock.com/ellaelli (through tock acting for the business)
- Order directly: https://getbento.com/?utm_source=header&utm_campaign=ellaellichicago.com (through bentobox acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.ellaellichicago.com/menus/
- Phone: +1-773-935-3552

## 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, 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": "Ella Elli",
  "url": "https://www.ellaellichicago.com/",
  "telephone": "+1-773-935-3552",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "West Cornelia Avenue 1349",
    "postalCode": "60657",
    "addressLocality": "Chicago"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 41.9451277,
    "longitude": -87.6634876
  },
  "servesCuisine": [
    "italian",
    "mediterranean"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.exploretock.com/ellaelli",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.ellaellichicago.com/menus/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.exploretock.com/ellaelli",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://getbento.com/?utm_source=header&amp;utm_campaign=ellaellichicago.com",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Ella Elli

> restaurant (italian, mediterranean) in West Cornelia Avenue 1349 60657 Chicago, Chicago. Phone +1-773-935-3552.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.exploretock.com/ellaelli (through tock acting for the business)
- Order: https://getbento.com/?utm_source=header&amp;utm_campaign=ellaellichicago.com (through bentobox acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.ellaellichicago.com/menus/

## About

- Website: https://www.ellaellichicago.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.
- **Booking through tock on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.
- **Ordering through bentobox on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.
- **Tock works with agents through its partners.** Tock's terms (12 February 2026) prohibit robots, scripts, scrapers and automated systems except software expressly licensed by Tock; Google names Tock as an AI Mode booking partner. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.exploretock.com/terms. 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.

## Since the scan of 2026-10-14 (B then)
- Fixed: nothing
- New: nothing

## Where it stands
306 of 1524 in Chicago. Top 20% 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% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 51% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 19% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Coda di Volpe (B, 276 m, https://directindex.org/r/cdvolpe.com); Frasca Pizzeria and Wine Bar (B, 693 m, https://directindex.org/r/frascapizzeria.com); Sinya Mediterranean (B, 1355 m, https://directindex.org/r/eatsinya.com); Angelina's Italian Restaurant (D, 1384 m, https://directindex.org/r/angelinaristorante.com); Tuscan Hen Market (D, 1648 m, https://directindex.org/r/tuscanhenmarket.com); Spacca Napoli (A, 2181 m, https://directindex.org/r/spaccanapolipizzeria.com); Cafe Yaya (B, 2385 m, https://directindex.org/r/cafeyaya.com); Galit (A, 2392 m, https://directindex.org/r/galitrestaurant.com); Il Girasole Trattoria (B, 2616 m, https://directindex.org/r/ilgirasoletrattoria.com); Bacino's Italian Grill (C, 2650 m, https://directindex.org/r/bacinositaliangrill.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 Tock 73% (60% A or B, 129 sites); Sites using BentoBox 83% (93% A or B, 357 sites); This site 83.1%.

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

Read by AI agents 1 times this month.

## Businesses like Ella Elli in Chicago

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Chicago | 1524 | 50% | 39% | 83.1% |
| Sites built with BentoBox in Chicago | 71 | 85% | 96% | 83.1% |
| Sites using Tock in Chicago | 24 | 76% | 71% | 83.1% |
| Sites built with BentoBox and using Tock in Chicago | 6 | 81% | 100% | 83.1% |

The best of the sites built with BentoBox and using Tock in Chicago: Crosby’s Kitchen (B 83.1%, https://directindex.org/r/crosbyschicago.com); Frasca Pizzeria and Wine Bar (B 83.1%, https://directindex.org/r/frascapizzeria.com); Remington’s (B 83.1%, https://directindex.org/r/remingtonschicago.com); Tuco and Blondie (B 80%, https://directindex.org/r/tucoandblondie.com); The Loyalist (B 72.3%, https://directindex.org/r/smythandtheloyalist.com).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 87.7%: 148th of 1,524 in Chicago, up from 306th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Ella Elli, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/ellaellichicago.com
- Book: https://www.exploretock.com/ellaelli (vendor on own site: Tock; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: https://getbento.com/?utm_source=header&amp;utm_campaign=ellaellichicago.com (vendor on own site: BentoBox; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.ellaellichicago.com/menus/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +1-773-935-3552
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/ellaellichicago.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/ellaellichicago.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/ellaellichicago.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, Tock: Through partners. Tock's terms (12 February 2026) prohibit robots, scripts, scrapers and automated systems except software expressly licensed by Tock; Google names Tock as an AI Mode booking partner. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.exploretock.com/terms

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/ellaellichicago.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

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/ellaellichicago.com/plan): the assistants asked again every month, with what changed; 2 EUR a month or 19 EUR a year.
Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/ellaellichicago.com/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 5 EUR, one-off. 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=ellaellichicago.com&force=1