# Il Fornaio: Agent-Direct Score A (90.8%)

Site: https://www.ilfornaio.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/ilfornaio.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.)
Il Fornaio is ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.ilfornaio.com/%3Cbutton%20class= (on the business's own site)
- Order directly: https://www.ilfornaio.com/order-online/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.ilfornaio.com/menus/
- Phone: (650) 375-8000

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+3 points) Missing: opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **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": "Restaurant",
  "name": "Il Fornaio",
  "url": "https://www.ilfornaio.com/",
  "telephone": "(650) 375-8000",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 34.1858689,
    "longitude": -118.6053036
  },
  "servesCuisine": [
    "italian"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.ilfornaio.com/%3Cbutton%20class=",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.ilfornaio.com/menus/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.ilfornaio.com/%3Cbutton%20class=",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.ilfornaio.com/order-online/",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Il Fornaio

> restaurant (italian) in Los Angeles. Phone (650) 375-8000.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.ilfornaio.com/%3Cbutton%20class= (on the business's own site)
- Order: https://www.ilfornaio.com/order-online/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.ilfornaio.com/menus/

## About

- Website: https://www.ilfornaio.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
- **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 on your own site.** Agents can order without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
110 of 1492 in Los Angeles. Top 7% 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) | 96% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 47% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 20% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Joey (B, 31 m, https://directindex.org/r/joeyrestaurants.com); Veggie Grill (A, 118 m, https://directindex.org/r/nextlevelvg.com); Costco Food Court (C, 142 m, https://directindex.org/r/costco.com); Pressed Juicery (D, 215 m, https://directindex.org/r/pressed.com); Lucille's Smokehouse BBQ (B, 249 m, https://directindex.org/r/lucillesbbq.com); Old New York Deli & Bakery Co. (C, 355 m, https://directindex.org/r/oldnewyork.com); Morton's The Steakhouse (B, 769 m, https://directindex.org/r/mortons.com); Red Lobster (D, 1894 m, https://directindex.org/r/redlobster.com); Nick The Greek (B, 1909 m, https://directindex.org/r/nickthegreek.com); Pokitomik (B, 1915 m, https://directindex.org/r/pokitomik.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, 951 sites); This site 90.8%.

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

## Businesses like Il Fornaio in Los Angeles

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Los Angeles | 1492 | 50% | 37% | 90.8% |
| Built with BentoBox in Los Angeles | 55 | 86% | 96% | 90.8% |

The best of Built with BentoBox in Los Angeles: All'Antico Vinaio (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/allanticovinaiousa.com); Gjelina (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/gjelina.com); Il Cielo (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/ilcielo.com); Islands (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/islandsrestaurants.com); Pho N Mor (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/phonmor.com).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 95.4%: 22nd of 1,492 in Los Angeles, up from 110th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Il Fornaio, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/ilfornaio.com
- Book: https://www.ilfornaio.com/%3Cbutton%20class= (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: https://www.ilfornaio.com/order-online/ (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.ilfornaio.com/menus/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: (650) 375-8000
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/ilfornaio.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/ilfornaio.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/ilfornaio.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 | 19 | 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/ilfornaio.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/ilfornaio.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=ilfornaio.com&force=1