# Higgins: Agent-Direct Score B (79.6%)

Site: https://higginsportland.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/higginsportland.com
Scanned: 2026-10-24 (Provisional, with the action test still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Higgins is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Higgins's website. It can read what Higgins offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through OpenTable.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.opentable.com/widget/reservation/loader?rid=135982&type=button&theme=standard&iframe=true&domain=com&lang=en-US&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website (through opentable acting for the business)
- Menu: https://higginsportland.com/dinner-menu/
- Phone: +1-503-222-9070
- Address: Southwest Broadway 1239 97205 Portland
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: Mon–Fri 11:30–00:00; Sat–Sun 16:00–00:00
- Its menu mentions: a lunch or set menu
- Prices: 51 prices on the site, the middle one $22.50

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Higgins that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- ArtBar & Bistro (120 m): https://directindex.org/r/portland5.com
- Vance + Vine Kitchen (130 m): https://directindex.org/r/marriott.com
- The Melting Pot (200 m): https://directindex.org/r/meltingpot.com
- Zab Pinto Thai Express (230 m): https://directindex.org/r/zabpintothai.com
- Southpark Seafood (270 m): https://directindex.org/r/southparkseafood.com

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+6 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Ordering through an unrecognised third party.** (+5 points) Check that the provider keeps your business as the seller of record. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/online-ordering-without-delivery-apps
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, but worth doing) Optional for now and cheap to add. It's a short text file that describes the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## What the site tells visitors (Measured, not scored)
- **51 prices on the landing page, the middle one $22.50.** In Portland, the middle price of comparable sites that show prices is $15.00.

## Fix kit: What to paste

Structured data (JSON-LD). Paste it as one block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom code box. Change anything that's wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Restaurant",
  "name": "Higgins",
  "url": "https://higginsportland.com/",
  "telephone": "+1-503-222-9070",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Southwest Broadway 1239",
    "postalCode": "97205",
    "addressLocality": "Portland"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 45.5155745,
    "longitude": -122.6820072
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Fr 11:30-24:00; Sa,Su 16:00-24:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:30",
      "closes": "24:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "16:00",
      "closes": "24:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "fine dining"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.opentable.com/widget/reservation/loader?rid=135982&type=button&theme=standard&iframe=true&domain=com&lang=en-US&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website",
  "hasMenu": "https://higginsportland.com/dinner-menu/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.opentable.com/widget/reservation/loader?rid=135982&type=button&theme=standard&iframe=true&domain=com&lang=en-US&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Higgins

> restaurant (fine dining) in Southwest Broadway 1239 97205 Portland, Portland. Phone +1-503-222-9070.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.opentable.com/widget/reservation/loader?rid=135982&type=button&theme=standard&iframe=true&domain=com&lang=en-US&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website (through opentable acting for the business)
- Menu: https://higginsportland.com/dinner-menu/

## Opening hours

Mo-Fr 11:30-24:00; Sa,Su 16:00-24:00

## About

- Website: https://higginsportland.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 main AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Structured data found (Organization).** no address, phone or hours in it
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking through opentable on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.
- **OpenTable works with agents through its partners.** OpenTable's terms page could not be fetched on 2026-10-15; OpenTable names over 200 authorized partners, Google, Meta and OpenAI among them, as the channels through which agents book. Terms read on 2026-10-15: https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/business/2026/07/14/opentable-new-terms. An assistant that isn't a partner may not be able to finish there. A direct path on your own domain works for all of them.

## Where it stands
197 of 758 in Portland. Top 26% 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% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 100% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 96% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 53% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 30% | no |

Nearest places in the index: ArtBar & Bistro (D, 116 m, https://directindex.org/r/portland5.com); Vance + Vine Kitchen (C, 127 m, https://directindex.org/r/marriott.com); The Melting Pot (A, 198 m, https://directindex.org/r/meltingpot.com); Zab Pinto Thai Express (A, 225 m, https://directindex.org/r/zabpintothai.com); Southpark Seafood (C, 272 m, https://directindex.org/r/southparkseafood.com); Fogo de Chão (A, 273 m, https://directindex.org/r/fogodechao.com); Taylor Street Tavern (B, 290 m, https://directindex.org/r/taylorstreettavern.com); Hop City Tavern (F, 295 m, https://directindex.org/r/hilton.com); Veggie Grill (C, 332 m, https://directindex.org/r/columbia.com); Pastini (B, 337 m, https://directindex.org/r/pastini.com).

## What assistants answer
Asked on 2026-10-27 with web search on. 83% of the answers pointed to the business's own site or to a vendor working for it. That share is the Cited part of the score.
| Assistant | Official website? | Where to book? | Where to order? |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | own site | marketplace: opentable | own site |
| Gemini | own site | own site | own site |

Recommended when people ask: "A quiet place for a business lunch on Tuesday, book for three at noon." (Gemini)


**What ChatGPT said, Official website? (2026-10-27):** https://higginsportland.com/ (higginsportland.com (https://higginsportland.com/?utmsource=openai))

**What ChatGPT said, Where to book? (2026-10-27):** You can book a table at Higgins on OpenTable: Reserve at Higgins (https://www.opentable.com/restaurant/profile/135982/reserve?rid=135982). (opentable.com (https://www.opentable.com/restaurant/profile/135982/reserve?rid=135982&utmsource=openai))

**What ChatGPT said, Where to order? (2026-10-27):** You can order online through Higgins’ official website (https://higginsportland.com/). (higginsportland.com (https://higginsportland.com/?utmsource=openai))

**What Gemini said, Official website? (2026-10-27):** The official website of Higgins, a restaurant in Portland, United States, is https://www.higginsportland.com.

**What Gemini said, Where to book? (2026-10-27):** You can book a table online at Higgins restaurant in Portland, United States, through their official website. Here is the link you should use: https://higginsportland.com/ (https://higginsportland.com/)

**What Gemini said, Where to order? (2026-10-27):** To order food from Higgins restaurant in Portland, United States, you should call them directly to place your order. Their phone number is 503-222-9070. You can view their menu on their website to see available options for takeout.

Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (25% A or B, 236087 sites); Sites using OpenTable 69% (51% A or B, 6523 sites); This site 79.6%.

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

## Named by Gemini for "A quiet place for a business lunch on Tuesday, book for three at noon" in Portland, October 2026
- "A quiet place for a business lunch on Tuesday, book for three at noon." (2026-10-22): Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/portland/recommended/business-lunch
Named by 1 of 3 assistants asked. Badge: https://directindex.org/badge/named/higginsportland.com.svg

## Businesses like Higgins in Portland

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Portland | 758 | 60% | 43% | 79.6% |
| Sites built with WordPress in Portland | 121 | 64% | 43% | 79.6% |
| Sites using OpenTable in Portland | 39 | 73% | 54% | 79.6% |
| Sites built with WordPress and using OpenTable in Portland | 2 | 67% | 50% | 79.6% |

The best of the sites using OpenTable in Portland: Laurelhurst Market (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/laurelhurstmarket.com); Gado Gado (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/gadogadopdx.com); Langbaan (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/langbaanportland.com); Mayrose (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/mayrosepdx.com); Portland City Grill (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/portlandcitygrill.com).

With the two fixes above (Structured data is incomplete; Ordering through an unrecognised third party), the score would be about 92.6%. That would be 45th of 758 in Portland, up from 197th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Higgins, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/higginsportland.com
- Book: https://www.opentable.com/widget/reservation/loader?rid=135982&type=button&theme=standard&iframe=true&domain=com&lang=en-US&newtab=false&ot_source=Restaurant%20website (vendor on own site: OpenTable; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://higginsportland.com/dinner-menu/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Fr 11:30-24:00; Sa,Su 16:00-24:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1-503-222-9070
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/higginsportland.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/higginsportland.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): no
- 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
- Vendor terms for agents, OpenTable: Through partners. OpenTable's terms page could not be fetched on 2026-10-15; OpenTable names over 200 authorized partners, Google, Meta and OpenAI among them, as the channels through which agents book. Read 2026-10-15: https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/business/2026/07/14/opentable-new-terms

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 16 | 25 |
| Actionable | 10 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 16.7 | 20 |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/higginsportland.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: 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/higginsportland.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/higginsportland.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=higginsportland.com&force=1