# Ichiban: Agent-Direct Score F (0%)

Site: http://www.ichibanedinburgh.co.uk/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/ichibanedinburgh.co.uk
Scanned: 2026-10-21 (Provisional, with the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
The scanner couldn't reach Ichiban's website on 2026-10-21 (http 401). Rescans are free.
AI assistants can't open Ichiban's website, so they go by what other sites say about it.

## Direct links
- Address: Causewayside 49 EH9 1QF

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Ichiban that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Hot Kung Fu (130 m): https://directindex.org/r/hotkungfu.com
- Pomelo (270 m): https://directindex.org/r/pomelocafe.co.uk
- Yikou Charcoal Pot (790 m): https://directindex.org/r/makiramen.com

## What to fix first
- **The site couldn't be read at all.** The fetch failed with http_401.

## Already right
- Nothing.

## Where it stands
826 of 896 in Edinburgh. Top 92% 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 | 99% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 74% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 95% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 56% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 22% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Hot Kung Fu (A, 128 m, https://directindex.org/r/hotkungfu.com); Pomelo (B, 271 m, https://directindex.org/r/pomelocafe.co.uk); One Plate (D, 541 m, https://directindex.org/r/blogspot.com); Thaisanuk (F, 642 m, https://directindex.org/r/thaisanuk.com); Gy (D, 727 m, https://directindex.org/r/gychinesetakeaway.co.uk); Shao (F, 737 m, https://directindex.org/r/shaofood.co.uk); Yikou Charcoal Pot (A, 786 m, https://directindex.org/r/makiramen.com); Wu Zhen of China (D, 1010 m, https://directindex.org/r/wuzhenofchina.co.uk); Jimmy's Express (B, 1152 m, https://directindex.org/r/jimmysexpress.com); Dumpling Queen Edinburgh (C, 1230 m, https://directindex.org/r/dumplingqueenuk.art).

## What assistants answer
The assistants haven't been asked about this business yet. They're asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about any business as soon as it's claimed. Claim this page to be included.

The assistants were asked 23 everyday questions about Edinburgh and named 148 places. Ichiban wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/edinburgh/recommended


## Businesses like Ichiban in Edinburgh

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Edinburgh | 896 | 56% | 40% | 0% |

The best of the businesses of the same kind in Edinburgh: Minami (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/minami-sushi.co.uk); Osaka (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/osakaedinburgh.co.uk); Rishi's Indian Aroma (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/rishis.restaurant); The Theatre Royal Bar (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/thetheatreroyalbar.co.uk); Wee Greek Kitchen (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/weegreekkitchen.co.uk).

## The direct record
What agents get for Ichiban, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/ichibanedinburgh.co.uk
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: none on record
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: none on record

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 0 | 25 |
| Readable | 0 | 25 |
| Actionable | 0 | 30 |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Not measured for this scan.
- JSON-LD for the business: no

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/ichibanedinburgh.co.uk/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/ichibanedinburgh.co.uk/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=ichibanedinburgh.co.uk&force=1