The Direct Index
Report · scanned 2026-11-05

What an AI agent reads on Iai

An assistant's crawler fetches the page once, without running JavaScript, and reads the text, the structured data and the links. Below is what it gets from iaimanila.com, taken from the copy the scanner kept.

7,500

characters of text without JavaScript

LocalBusiness

structured data for the business

0

of 3 AI crawlers turned away at the edge

Text

The words an agent gets

Title: iai · language en-US. First 1,800 of 7,500 characters:

iai 0 Skip to Content Reservations Open Menu Close Menu Reservations Open Menu Close Menu Reservations Instinct meets culinary craft at Iai, a sushi kappo restaurant driven by craftsmanship and a unique creative identity. Here, daily interactions set the stage for the shokunin pursuit, where dedication and play go hand in hand in chef Bruce Ricketts' culinary expression.‘iai’ derives from ‘iaido,’ a Japanese martial art that focuses on awareness, instinct, and keen responsiveness. The practice hews closely to chef Bruce's off-the-cuff cooking style and references his lineage in martial arts.Iai offers dinner-only sushi omakase and kappo service focusing on Filipino, global, and seasonal Japanese ingredients, and Japanese techniques and executions. NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2026 RESERVATIONS FAQ What is the difference between kappo omakase, sushi omakase, and premium omakase? Directly translating to "I leave it up to you," omakase is a type of menu format where the chef chooses all the dishes and ingredients served to you. At Iai, we have three different kinds, with courses that vary frequently depending on seasonality, ingredient availability, and chef Bruce's spontaneous style of cooking.• Kappo omakaseKappo cuisine is a style of cooking that falls somewhere in between formal kaiseki and casual izakaya. This is a shorter menu with 8 courses, without sushi.₱5,800 per person (inclusive of 12% VAT and exclusive of 10% service charge)• Sushi omakaseOur main offering, this begins with 4 to 5 otsumami or seasonal appetizers. The main feature is the nigiri course, with 6 to 7 pieces of sushi. A meat course and dessert finish the meal. This is available at the chef’s counter where direct interaction with chef Bruce is part of the experience. Seatings at our main dining tables and pr
Facts

What it can say about the business

A business type in JSON-LDLocalBusiness
Nameno
Telephoneno
Addressno
Opening hoursno
Menu or price listnothing
Cuisine in structured datano
JSON-LD blocks2 (LocalBusiness, WebSite)
Actions

The links it would act on

LinkRoleWhere it goes
www.erestaurants.co/modules/booking/book_form_section.php?redirect=1&dbookingan unrecognised third party
www.restaurants.sg/modules/booking/book_form_section.php?redirect=1&ambookingan unrecognised third party

Everything here comes from fetching the homepage once as a crawler. The report turns it into a score and a list of fixes, with code to paste.