# Pollo Lico: Agent-Direct Score A (86.2%)

Site: http://www.elpollolico.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/elpollolico.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.)
Pollo Lico is ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Pollo Lico's website. It can read what Pollo Lico offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through orderonlinemenu.com.

## Direct links
- Menu: https://elpollolico.com/menu.html
- Phone: (310) 549-2824
- Address: 702 N Avalon Blvd, 90744, Wilmington

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Pollo Lico that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Los Tres Cochinitos (1.6 km): https://directindex.org/r/lostrescochinitos.com
- El Norte Restaurant (1.8 km): https://directindex.org/r/elnorterestaurant.com
- The Original Las Brisas (3.9 km): https://directindex.org/r/theoriginallasbrisas.com

## What to fix first
- **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
- **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

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

```
# Pollo Lico

> restaurant (mexican) in 702 N Avalon Blvd, 90744, Wilmington, Los Angeles. Phone (310) 549-2824.

## Book or order directly

- Menu: https://elpollolico.com/menu.html

## About

- Website: http://www.elpollolico.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 main AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Structured data found (Restaurant).** address, phone, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.

## Where it stands
Not ranked yet in Los Angeles.

| 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 | 97% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 98% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 44% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 21% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: La Mexicanita (F, 245 m, https://directindex.org/r/lamexicanita.com); Maya Mexican Restaurant (C, 490 m, https://directindex.org/r/ordermayamexicanrestaurant.com); El Taco Loco (F, 1357 m, https://directindex.org/r/taqueriaeltacoloco.com); El huarache restaurant (D, 1448 m, https://directindex.org/r/elhuaracherestaurant.com); Tamales Juanita (C, 1460 m, https://directindex.org/r/juanitas.com); Los Tres Cochinitos (A, 1645 m, https://directindex.org/r/lostrescochinitos.com); Mi Pueblito San Juan Restaurant (F, 1719 m, https://directindex.org/r/mi-pueblito.com); El Norte Restaurant (A, 1799 m, https://directindex.org/r/elnorterestaurant.com); The Original Las Brisas (A, 3882 m, https://directindex.org/r/theoriginallasbrisas.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 Los Angeles and named 95 places. Pollo Lico wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/los-angeles/recommended


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

## Businesses like Pollo Lico in Los Angeles

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Los Angeles | 894 | 53% | 38% | 86.2% |

The best of the businesses of the same kind in Los Angeles: Aki Shabu (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/akishabu.com); Dtown Pizzeria (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/dtownpizzeria.com); Fogo de Chão (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/fogodechao.com); Kiez Küche & Beer Garden (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/kiezla.com); Mixt (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/mixt.com).

With the fix above (Ordering through an unrecognised third party), the score would be about 100%, which would be first of 894 in Los Angeles.

## The direct record
What agents get for Pollo Lico, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/elpollolico.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://elpollolico.com/menu.html (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: (310) 549-2824
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/elpollolico.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 | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 25 | 25 |
| Actionable | 6 | 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/elpollolico.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: 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/elpollolico.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/elpollolico.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=elpollolico.com&force=1