# Empire East: Agent-Direct Score C (67.7%)

Site: https://www.empireeast.nyc/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/empireeast.nyc
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.)
Empire East is partly visible to agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.empireeast.nyc/reservations (on the business's own site)
- Order directly: https://www.empireeast.nyc/order-online-hylan-blvd (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.empireeast.nyc/_files/ugd/5763c9_b01a547167e44d9493ae46b6a1a6636a.pdf
- Phone: +1 718-983-1111

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+15 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (Restaurant, LocalBusiness or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine and acceptsReservations). It is the one block every assistant reads first; the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Menu or price list is a PDF.** (+3 points) Most agents skip PDFs or read them badly. Publish it as HTML, keep the PDF as a download. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai

## 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": "Empire East",
  "url": "https://www.empireeast.nyc/",
  "telephone": "+1 718-983-1111",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Richmond Avenue 1445",
    "postalCode": "10314",
    "addressLocality": "Staten Island"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 40.6118263,
    "longitude": -74.1575413
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Th 11:30-21:30; Fr,Sa 11:30-22:30; Su 12:30-21:30",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:30",
      "closes": "21:30"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:30",
      "closes": "22:30"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:30",
      "closes": "21:30"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "chinese"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.empireeast.nyc/reservations",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.empireeast.nyc/_files/ugd/5763c9_b01a547167e44d9493ae46b6a1a6636a.pdf",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.empireeast.nyc/reservations",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.empireeast.nyc/order-online-hylan-blvd",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

## 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.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without a marketplace in the loop.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
1795 of 4270 in New York. Top 42% 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 | 99% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 94% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 50% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 13% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: La Piazza Pizzeria & Restaurant (A, 8 m, https://directindex.org/r/lapiazzapizza.com); QuickGrill Japan (B, 31 m, https://directindex.org/r/quickgrilljapan.com); Ginza Sushi & Lounge (B, 90 m, https://directindex.org/r/ginzasushisi.com); Bubbakoo's Burritos (C, 599 m, https://directindex.org/r/bubbakoos.com); Avanti's Pizzeria (C, 613 m, https://directindex.org/r/avantispizza.com); Saporo Sushi (B, 642 m, https://directindex.org/r/sapporosushi.net); Di Farina Pizzeria (C, 1608 m, https://directindex.org/r/difarinapizzeria.com); J and B Restaurant (B, 1672 m, https://directindex.org/r/jbpizza.com); Lorenzo's Restaurant, Bar & Cabaret (D, 1685 m, https://directindex.org/r/lorenzosdining.com); El Sabor a mi Peru (B, 1685 m, https://directindex.org/r/elsaboramiperu.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 Wix 58% (35% A or B, 3255 sites); This site 67.7%.

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

## Businesses like Empire East in New York

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in New York | 4270 | 52% | 40% | 67.7% |
| Built with Wix in New York | 118 | 70% | 49% | 67.7% |

The best of Built with Wix in New York: Som Bo (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/sombofood.com); Airways Pizza (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/airwayspizzanyc.com); Aunt Jake's (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/auntjakesnyc.com); Cabana Restaurant & Bar (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/cabanarestaurant.com); Guadalupe (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/guadalupebargrill.com).

With the two fixes above (No structured data for the business; Menu or price list is a PDF) the score would be about 95.4%: 74th of 4,270 in New York, up from 1795th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Empire East, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/empireeast.nyc
- Book: https://www.empireeast.nyc/reservations (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: https://www.empireeast.nyc/order-online-hylan-blvd (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.empireeast.nyc/_files/ugd/5763c9_b01a547167e44d9493ae46b6a1a6636a.pdf (pdf; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Th 11:30-21:30; Fr,Sa 11:30-22:30; Su 12:30-21:30 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1 718-983-1111
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/empireeast.nyc/book, https://directindex.org/go/empireeast.nyc/order, https://directindex.org/go/empireeast.nyc/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 | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 4 | 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/empireeast.nyc
- 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: no

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/empireeast.nyc/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=empireeast.nyc&force=1