# Mediterranean Bistro: Agent-Direct Score B (78.5%)

Site: http://www.esso-bistro.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/esso-bistro.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.)
Mediterranean Bistro is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Mediterranean Bistro's website. It can read what Mediterranean Bistro offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through esso-bistro.upmenusite.com.

## Direct links
- Menu: https://www.esso-bistro.com/menus
- Phone: (818) 514-6201
- Its menu mentions: vegan options, vegetarian dishes

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Mediterranean Bistro that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Indian Masala House (100 m): https://directindex.org/r/masalaencino.com
- Makoto Sushi (120 m): https://directindex.org/r/makotosushila.com
- Kale My Name (180 m): https://directindex.org/r/kalemyname.com
- Tiberias Restaurant (270 m): https://directindex.org/r/tiberiasnyc.com
- Lum Ka Naad (590 m): https://directindex.org/r/lumkanaadthai.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
- **Almost no text without JavaScript.** (+2 points) Crawlers that don't run scripts see an empty page. Put the menu, hours and address in plain HTML. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/website-blank-without-javascript

## What the site tells visitors (Measured, not scored)
- **The footer says © 2021.** Visitors and assistants may read that year as the last time anyone looked after the site. In Los Angeles, 74% of comparable sites that show a year say 2025 or later.

## 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
878 of 4565 in Los Angeles. Top 19% of the sites scanned in this index.

| 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 | 95% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 98% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 59% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 38% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Indian Masala House (A, 99 m, https://directindex.org/r/masalaencino.com); King David Glatt Kosher Grill (F, 111 m, https://directindex.org/r/kingdavidgrill.com); Makoto Sushi (A, 123 m, https://directindex.org/r/makotosushila.com); Kale My Name (B, 179 m, https://directindex.org/r/kalemyname.com); Moonlight (F, 186 m, https://directindex.org/r/moonlightrestaurantencino.com); Taj Mahal (F, 228 m, https://directindex.org/r/tajmahaldining.com); Tacos El Tijuanense (F, 258 m, https://directindex.org/r/tacoseltijuanense.com); Tiberias Restaurant (A, 270 m, https://directindex.org/r/tiberiasnyc.com); Lum Ka Naad (A, 588 m, https://directindex.org/r/lumkanaadthai.com); Fromin's Restaurant (F, 617 m, https://directindex.org/r/ewbz.net).

## 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. Mediterranean Bistro wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/los-angeles/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Wix 54% (31% A or B, 42583 sites); This site 78.5%.

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

## Businesses like Mediterranean Bistro in Los Angeles

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Los Angeles | 4565 | 50% | 32% | 78.5% |
| Sites built with Wix in Los Angeles | 319 | 67% | 47% | 78.5% |

The best of the sites built with Wix in Los Angeles: Melodia Restaurant (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/melodiarest.com); Telefèric Barcelona Los Angeles (A 96.3%, https://directindex.org/r/telefericbarcelona.com); Agua Chiles Sushi (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/aguachilessushi.com); Baja Cali Fish & Tacos (highland Park) (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/bajacali.com); Carnitas Michoacan (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/ogcarnitasmichoacan.com).

With the two fixes above (Ordering through an unrecognised third party; Almost no text without JavaScript), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 126th of 4,565 in Los Angeles, up from 878th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Mediterranean Bistro, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/esso-bistro.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.esso-bistro.com/menus (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: (818) 514-6201
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/esso-bistro.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): yes
- 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 | 23 | 25 |
| Readable | 22 | 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/esso-bistro.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

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/esso-bistro.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/esso-bistro.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=esso-bistro.com&force=1