The Direct Index
Report · Washington, DC · scanned 2026-10-14

Hard Rock Cafe

hardrock.com is mostly ready for agents.

Order directly: cafe.hardrock.com/delivery.aspx on the business's own site · Menu: cafe.hardrock.com/menu.aspx

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B
84%

84 of 100 points available

1/5

agent-readiness level, Basic Web Presence

3

things to fix

Action test, 2026-10-14: partial, a path exists but an agent would struggle. There is a button or a form, but no complete booking or ordering flow an agent can finish on this page.

Findings

What to fix first

  1. Structured data is incomplete +5 points

    Missing: telephone, opening hours. How to fix it

  2. Booking through an unrecognised third party no points, still worth doing

    Check that the provider keeps you as the merchant of record. How to fix it

  3. No llms.txt no points, still worth doing

    Optional today, cheap to add: a short text file describing the business for language models. How to fix it

No one is listed yet to fix this in Washington, DC. List your agency or yourself: free, reviewed by hand.

Already right

Builder: unknown · Front: cloudflare

Fix kit

What to paste

Filled from the business's own record and this scan. Check every line before it goes live; where it goes on your builder is in the guides.

Structured data (JSON-LD)

One block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom-code slot. Replace anything that is wrong. Guide.

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Restaurant",
  "name": "Hard Rock Cafe",
  "url": "https://cafe.hardrock.com/washington-dc/",
  "telephone": "+1 202-737-7625",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "E Street Northwest 999",
    "postalCode": "20004",
    "addressLocality": "Washington"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 38.8963303,
    "longitude": -77.0257003
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Th,Su 11:00-21:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-22:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "21:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "22:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "american"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://cafe.hardrock.com/menu.aspx",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://cafe.hardrock.com/delivery.aspx",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>

llms.txt

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

# Hard Rock Cafe

> restaurant (american) in E Street Northwest 999 20004 Washington, Washington, DC. Phone +1 202-737-7625.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://cafe.hardrock.com/delivery.aspx (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://cafe.hardrock.com/menu.aspx

## Opening hours

Mo-Th,Su 11:00-21:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-22:00

## About

- Website: https://cafe.hardrock.com/washington-dc/
- This file follows llms.txt (https://llmstxt.org): a short plain-text description for language models.
Where it stands

Not ranked yet in Washington, DC

The ranking refreshes hourly; this site joins it on the next refresh.

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Agent readiness

Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence

The standards an agent looks for before it reads a page, on the same criteria as Cloudflare's Agent Readiness scan. Not part of the score; each missing item links to a how-to. Cloudflare's report.

Link headers on the homepageno how
sitemap.xmlyes
AI bot rules in robots.txtno how
Content Signals in robots.txtno how
Markdown on Accept: text/markdownno how
llms.txtno how
API catalog (RFC 9727)no how
MCP server cardno how
A2A agent cardno how
Agent Skills indexno how
OAuth or OIDC discoveryno how
OAuth protected resource metadatano how
auth.mdno how
Web Bot Auth key directoryno how
ARD capability manifestno how
DNS-AID recordsno how
WebMCP tools on the pageno how
JSON-LD for the businessyes
Assistants

What assistants answer

Each assistant is asked three questions about this business: the official website, where to book, where to order. The cell says where the answer sent people.

AssistantOfficial website?Where to book?Where to order?
ChatGPTown siteown siteown site
Claudeown siteown siteown site
Geminiown siteown siteown site

Asked on 2026-10-14 with web search on. 100% of answers pointed at the business's own site or a vendor acting for it; that share is the Cited part of the score.

What ChatGPT said 2026-10-14, three questions

Official website?
https://cafe.hardrock.com/porto/

Where to book?
Book through Hard Rock Cafe Porto’s official reservation page (powered by OpenTable): https://cafe.hardrock.com/porto/ (cafe.hardrock.com (https://cafe.hardrock.com/porto/?utmsource=openai))

Where to order?
Order online from Hard Rock Cafe Porto via Uber Eats: https://www.ubereats.com/pt/store/hard-rock-cafe-porto/i9MSEDVRTWWrJo-oknfoOw Hard Rock Cafe Porto’s official site links to this ordering option. (cafe.hardrock.com (https://cafe.hardrock.com/porto/))

What Claude said 2026-10-14, three questions

Official website?
https://cafe.hardrock.com/porto/

Where to book?
You can book online through OpenTable: https://www.opentable.com/r/hard-rock-cafe-porto I didn't open the page to check that it's taking bookings right now. Two other options are TheFork (https://www.thefork.com/restaurant/hard-rock-cafe-porto-r804074) and the restaurant's own site (https://cafe.hardrock.com/porto/).

Where to order?
Use the Hard Rock Cafe Porto page: https://cafe.hardrock.com/porto/ The page has a "Delivery" option. It also lists order links for Uber Eats, Glovo and Bolt Food. Pick one of those delivery apps from the page to place your order.

What Gemini said 2026-10-14, three questions

Official website?
The official website for Hard Rock Cafe Porto is: https://cafe.hardrock.com/porto/

Where to book?
You can book a table directly on the official Hard Rock Cafe Porto website: Hard Rock Cafe Porto – Reservations (https://cafe.hardrock.com/porto/) Alternatively, you can reserve via restaurant booking platforms: Hard Rock Cafe Porto on TheFork (https://www.thefork.com/restaurant/hard-rock-cafe-porto-r689539)

Where to order?
You can order food online from Hard Rock Cafe Porto for delivery through Uber Eats. You can place your order using this link: Uber Eats – Hard Rock Cafe Porto (https://www.ubereats.com/store/hard-rock-cafe-porto/46zH1HwQRN6wPj5q-126w) Alternatively, you can visit their official location page to view their menu and options: Hard Rock Cafe Porto Official Page (https://cafe.hardrock.com/porto/)

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