# HIDE+SEEK: Agent-Direct Score A (95.4%)

Site: https://hideandseekchicago.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/hideandseekchicago.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.)
HIDE+SEEK is ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.hideandseekchicago.com/reserve/ (on the business's own site)
- Order directly: https://getbento.com/?utm_source=header&utm_campaign=hideandseekchicago.com (through bentobox acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.hideandseekchicago.com/menus/
- Phone: 312-680-8217

## What to fix first
- **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

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

```
# HIDE+SEEK

> restaurant (american, italian, spanish, french) in West Randolph Street 838 60607 Chicago, Chicago. Phone 312-680-8217.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.hideandseekchicago.com/reserve/ (on the business's own site)
- Order: https://getbento.com/?utm_source=header&utm_campaign=hideandseekchicago.com (through bentobox acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.hideandseekchicago.com/menus/

## Opening hours

Mo-Fr 16:00-02:00; Sa 11:00-03:00; Su 11:00-02:00

## About

- Website: https://hideandseekchicago.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, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without a marketplace in the loop.
- **Ordering through bentobox on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.

## Where it stands
49 of 1561 in Chicago. Top 3% 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 | 97% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 95% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 52% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 19% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: The Oakville Grill & Cellar (C, 62 m, https://directindex.org/r/theoakville.com); Trivoli Tavern (F, 98 m, https://directindex.org/r/trivolitavern.com); Green Street Smoked Meats (B, 107 m, https://directindex.org/r/greenstreetmeats.com); Jubilee Juice & Grill (A, 123 m, https://directindex.org/r/jubileejuice.com); Formento's (C, 156 m, https://directindex.org/r/formentos.com); Boqueria (A, 246 m, https://directindex.org/r/boqueriarestaurant.com); Beatrix Fulton Market (F, 260 m, https://directindex.org/r/beatrixrestaurants.com); Bar La Rue (B, 266 m, https://directindex.org/r/barlarue.com); Italian Homemade Company (A, 314 m, https://directindex.org/r/italianhomemade.com); Rose Mary (B, 319 m, https://directindex.org/r/rosemarychicago.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, 911 sites); Sites using BentoBox 83% (93% A or B, 343 sites); This site 95.4%.

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

## Businesses like HIDE+SEEK in Chicago

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Chicago | 1561 | 50% | 38% | 95.4% |
| Built with BentoBox in Chicago | 71 | 85% | 96% | 95.4% |
| Using BentoBox in Chicago | 22 | 83% | 100% | 95.4% |
| Built with BentoBox and using BentoBox in Chicago | 22 | 83% | 100% | 95.4% |

The best of Built with BentoBox and using BentoBox in Chicago: Mastro's Steakhouse (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/mastrosrestaurants.com); Truth Be Told (A 90.8%, https://directindex.org/r/truthbetoldtavern.com); Miller’s Pub (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/millerspub.com); Southern Chicago (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/southernchicagorestaurant.com); Tzuco (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/tzuco.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for HIDE+SEEK, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/hideandseekchicago.com
- Book: https://www.hideandseekchicago.com/reserve/ (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: https://getbento.com/?utm_source=header&utm_campaign=hideandseekchicago.com (vendor on own site: BentoBox; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.hideandseekchicago.com/menus/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Fr 16:00-02:00; Sa 11:00-03:00; Su 11:00-02:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: 312-680-8217
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/hideandseekchicago.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/hideandseekchicago.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/hideandseekchicago.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

Not measured at this scan; the next scan measures it.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 22 | 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/hideandseekchicago.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

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/hideandseekchicago.com/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=hideandseekchicago.com&force=1