# Ess-a-Bagel: Agent-Direct Score B (83.1%)

Site: https://www.ess-a-bagel32.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/ess-a-bagel32.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.)
Ess-a-Bagel is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open the website of Ess-a-Bagel. It can read what Ess-a-Bagel offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through Toast.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://order.toasttab.com/online/ess-a-bagel-uqzda (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.ess-a-bagel32.com/our-story-1/
- Phone: +1-917-781-4040

## 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": "FastFoodRestaurant",
  "name": "Ess-a-Bagel",
  "url": "https://www.ess-a-bagel32.com",
  "telephone": "+1-917-781-4040",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "West 32nd Street 108",
    "postalCode": "10001"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 40.7486317,
    "longitude": -73.9893492
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Fr 06:00-21:00; Sa-Su 06:00-17:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "06:00",
      "closes": "21:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "06:00",
      "closes": "17:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "bagel",
    "sandwich"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://www.ess-a-bagel32.com/our-story-1/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://order.toasttab.com/online/ess-a-bagel-uqzda",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Ess-a-Bagel

> fast food restaurant (bagel, sandwich) in West 32nd Street 108 10001, New York. Phone +1-917-781-4040.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://order.toasttab.com/online/ess-a-bagel-uqzda (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.ess-a-bagel32.com/our-story-1/

## Opening hours

Mo-Fr 06:00-21:00; Sa-Su 06:00-17:00

## About

- Website: https://www.ess-a-bagel32.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
735 of 3788 in New York. Top 19% 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% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 94% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 48% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 14% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Market Crates (C, 240 m, https://directindex.org/r/marketcrates.com); Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors (B, 273 m, https://directindex.org/r/thepennsy.nyc); Macaron Café (C, 360 m, https://directindex.org/r/macaroncafe.com); Olde City (A, 621 m, https://directindex.org/r/loveoldecity.com); Lenwich (A, 695 m, https://directindex.org/r/lenwich.com); Così (A, 705 m, https://directindex.org/r/getcosi.com); Bagel To Sandwiches (D, 741 m, https://directindex.org/r/bageltosandwich.com); Fresh Kitchen (C, 793 m, https://directindex.org/r/freshkitchen.nyc); Brown Bag Sandwich Shop (A, 798 m, https://directindex.org/r/brownbagny.com); Skylight Diner (F, 820 m, https://directindex.org/r/skylightdinernyc.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 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/ess-a-bagel32.com/agent-view

## Businesses like Ess-a-Bagel in New York

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in New York | 3788 | 55% | 41% | 83.1% |
| Sites built with BentoBox in New York | 316 | 86% | 96% | 83.1% |
| Sites using Toast in New York | 344 | 75% | 66% | 83.1% |
| Sites built with BentoBox and using Toast in New York | 69 | 85% | 94% | 83.1% |

The best of the sites built with BentoBox and using Toast in New York: Battello (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/battellojc.com); Ellington in the park (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/ellingtoninthepark.com); Kings of Kobe (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/kingsofkobe.com); Lingo (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/lingobk.com); Melba's (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/melbasrestaurant.com).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 87.7%: 424th of 3,788 in New York, up from 735th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Ess-a-Bagel, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/ess-a-bagel32.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://order.toasttab.com/online/ess-a-bagel-uqzda (vendor on own site: Toast; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.ess-a-bagel32.com/our-story-1/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Fr 06:00-21:00; Sa-Su 06:00-17:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1-917-781-4040
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/ess-a-bagel32.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/ess-a-bagel32.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/ess-a-bagel32.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/ess-a-bagel32.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/ess-a-bagel32.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=ess-a-bagel32.com&force=1