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title: What an AI agent reads on Hickory Tavern · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/r/hickorytavern.com/agent-view?format=md
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# What an AI agent reads on Hickory Tavern

An assistant's crawler fetches the page once, without running JavaScript, and reads the text, the structured data and the links. This is that view of [hickorytavern.com](https://thehickorytavern.com/), from the copy the scanner kept.

2,590

characters of text without JavaScript

Organization

structured data for the business

2

of 3 AI crawlers turned away at the edge (GPTBot, ClaudeBot)

 Text

## The words an agent gets

Title: Hickory Tavern - Your Neighborhood Gathering Spot · language en-US. First 1,800 of 2,590 characters:

```
Hickory Tavern - Your Neighborhood Gathering Spot Skip to primary navigation Skip to main contentHickory TavernYour Neighborhood Gathering SpotMenu Locations Events Choose LocationAshevilleORDER ONLINE MenuFind Your LocationFind Nearest LocationNavigationGift CardsBook an EventOrder CateringBlogAbout UsFan ClubIndependence FundMore From Hickory TavernHomeMenuLocationsEventsContact UsJoin the TeamPrivacy PolicyBe SocialStay In Touch: MenuHickory TavernYour Neighborhood Gathering SpotView MenuYour Neighborhood Game Day Spot!Catch every tackle, touchdown, and win on big screens with cold beer and all your game day favorites at your Hickory Tavern!Find Your LocationThe NEW! HT LineupThe HT Lineup brings a new daily special to Hickory Tavern every day of the week - a different play every day, from wings to burgers to weekend favorites. Stop by any night and there's always something new on deck, made for however you like to gather. View The HT LineupAsheville30 Town Square Blvd Asheville, NC, 28803(828) 684-0975Sunday: 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM ESTMonday: 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM ESTTuesday: 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM ESTWednesday: 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM ESTThursday: 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM ESTFriday: 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM ESTSaturday: 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM ESTView MenuBook your eventBeer Menu What's on tap at AshevilleSee MoreUpcoming Events in Asheville!View All EventsAsheville Trivia NightOctober 21 2026 @ 7:00 PM ESTTrivia Night at Hickory Tavern Asheville Put your knowledge to the test every Wednesday night at Hi...Learn MoreAsheville Music BingoOctober 22 2026 @ 6:00 PM ESTThink you know your music? Put it to the test every Thursday night at Hickory Tavern Asheville! Musi...Learn MoreAsheville Trivia NightOctober 28 2026 @ 7:00 PM ESTTrivia Night at Hickory Tavern Asheville Put your knowledge to th
```

 Facts

## What it can state about the business

| A business type in JSON-LD | Organization |
| Name | Hickory Tavern |
| Telephone | +18286840975 (a tel: link, not structured) |
| Address | no |
| Opening hours | no |
| Menu or price list | a menu or price-list page in HTML hickorytavern.com/menu/ |
| Cuisine in structured data | no |
| JSON-LD blocks | 1 (BreadcrumbList, CollectionPage, EntryPoint, ImageObject, ListItem, Organization) |

 Actions

## The links it would act on

| Link | Role | Where it goes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [order.hickorytavern.com/](https://order.hickorytavern.com/) | ordering | the business's own site |
| [www.ezcater.com/brand/pvt/hickory-tavern](https://www.ezcater.com/brand/pvt/hickory-tavern) | ordering | an unrecognised third party |
| [hickorytavern.com/book-an-event/](https://hickorytavern.com/book-an-event/) | booking | the business's own site |

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```json
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```