# Iguana Café: Agent-Direct Score D (52.8%)

Site: https://www.iguanacafe.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/iguanacafe.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.)
Iguana Café is hard for agents to use.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://ordering.chownow.com/order/23708/locations (through chownow acting for the business)
- Menu: https://iguanacafe.com/menu
- Phone: +1-312432-0663

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+14 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (CafeOrCoffeeShop, BarOrPub or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine). It is the one block every assistant reads first; the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **robots.txt blocks GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, Claude-User, Perplexity-User.** (+8.7 points) These are the crawlers behind ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google's AI features. Remove the Disallow lines for them, or add explicit Allow rules. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/robots-txt-for-ai-agents
- **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

Structured data (JSON-LD). One block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom-code slot. Replace anything that is wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "CafeOrCoffeeShop",
  "name": "Iguana Café",
  "url": "https://www.iguanacafe.com/",
  "telephone": "+1-312432-0663",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "North Halsted Street 517",
    "postalCode": "60642",
    "addressLocality": "Chicago"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 41.8918097,
    "longitude": -87.6474344
  },
  "hasMenu": "https://iguanacafe.com/menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://ordering.chownow.com/order/23708/locations",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

robots.txt. Add these lines to /robots.txt and delete any Disallow rule that names these crawlers.

```
# Let AI assistants read the site: they send people to you; a marketplace keeps them.
# Remove any Disallow lines for these names elsewhere in this file.
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Allow: /

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-User
Allow: /

User-agent: Perplexity-User
Allow: /
```

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

```
# Iguana Café

> cafe or coffee shop in North Halsted Street 517 60642 Chicago, Chicago cafes and bars. Phone +1-312432-0663.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://ordering.chownow.com/order/23708/locations (through chownow acting for the business)
- Menu: https://iguanacafe.com/menu

## About

- Website: https://www.iguanacafe.com/
- This file follows llms.txt (https://llmstxt.org): a short plain-text description for language models.
```

## Already right
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all received a normal response.
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Ordering through chownow on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.

## Where it stands
430 of 806 in Chicago cafes and bars. Top 53% 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 | 96% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 98% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 34% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 21% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Rebel & Rye (C, 60 m, https://directindex.org/r/rebelandrye.com); Clover (B, 71 m, https://directindex.org/r/cloverchicago.com); Guiness Open Gate Brewery (C, 428 m, https://directindex.org/r/guinnessbrewerychicago.com); The Dandy Crown (A, 501 m, https://directindex.org/r/thedandycrown.com); Coffee Bar (D, 596 m, https://directindex.org/r/emilyhotel.com); Bisous (C, 636 m, https://directindex.org/r/bisouschicago.com); The Aberdeen Tap (B, 647 m, https://directindex.org/r/aberdeentap.com); Good Ambler (B, 653 m, https://directindex.org/r/goodambler.com); Blind Barber (C, 654 m, https://directindex.org/r/blindbarber.com); Discourse Coffee (C, 666 m, https://directindex.org/r/discourse.coffee).

## 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 WordPress 58% (29% A or B, 36926 sites); Sites using ChowNow 72% (53% A or B, 270 sites); This site 52.8%.

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

## Businesses like Iguana Café in Chicago cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Chicago cafes and bars | 806 | 47% | 28% | 52.8% |
| Built with WordPress in Chicago cafes and bars | 168 | 61% | 31% | 52.8% |
| Using ChowNow in Chicago cafes and bars | 8 | 72% | 50% | 52.8% |
| Built with WordPress and using ChowNow in Chicago cafes and bars | 2 | 59% | 0% | 52.8% |

The best of Using ChowNow in Chicago cafes and bars: The Garage Bar & Sandwiches (A 90%, https://directindex.org/r/thegaragechicago.com); Lone Wolf (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/lonewolftavern.com); The Harding Tavern (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/thehardingtavern.com); Serai Cafe & Deli (B 73.8%, https://directindex.org/r/seraicafe.com); The Beetle Bar and Grill (C 66.2%, https://directindex.org/r/thebeetlechicago.com).

With the two fixes above (No structured data for the business; robots.txt blocks GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, Claude-User, Perplexity-User) the score would be about 87.7%: 23rd of 806 in Chicago cafes and bars, up from 430th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Iguana Café, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/iguanacafe.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://ordering.chownow.com/order/23708/locations (vendor on own site: ChowNow; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://iguanacafe.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +1-312432-0663
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/iguanacafe.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/iguanacafe.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
- Vendor terms for agents, ChowNow: Not stated. ChowNow's customer terms (8 September 2025) bar automated means such as spiders, robots and crawlers to download or scrape data, except search engines; they do not address an agent placing an order for a person, and no agent programme was found. Read 2026-10-15: https://get.chownow.com/terms-of-service

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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 16.3 | 25 |
| Readable | 8 | 25 |
| Actionable | 10 | 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/iguanacafe.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: no

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/iguanacafe.com/plan): the assistants asked again every month, with what changed; 2 EUR a month or 19 EUR a year.
Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/iguanacafe.com/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 5 EUR, one-off. 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=iguanacafe.com&force=1