# Issho Japanese: Agent-Direct Score A (87.7%)

Site: http://www.issho.com.au/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/issho.com.au
Scanned: 2026-10-18 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Issho Japanese is ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Issho Japanese's website. What Issho Japanese offers is in a PDF or an image, and assistants read those badly. To book or order, it is sent to OpenTable, a marketplace.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://www.issho.com.au/s/Issho-Takeaway-Menu-2024-01-merged.pdf (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.issho.com.au/s/Issho-Dine-in-Menu-2024.pdf
- Phone: +61394972685

## What to fix first

- **Menu or price list is a PDF.** (+3 points) Most agents skip PDFs or read them badly. Publish it as an HTML page and keep the PDF as a download. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+2 points) Missing: telephone. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Booking only through opentable.** (no points, but worth doing) Every transaction an agent makes goes through the marketplace, which takes its commission. Add a direct way on your own site. Even a simple form will do. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **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

## 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": "LocalBusiness",
  "name": "Issho Japanese",
  "url": "http://www.issho.com.au/",
  "telephone": "+61394972685",
  "address": "248 Lower Heidelberg Rd, 3079, Melbourne",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": -37.77289125,
    "longitude": 145.05944279
  },
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.issho.com.au/s/Issho-Takeaway-Menu-2024-01-merged.pdf",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Issho Japanese

> local business (japanese) in 248 Lower Heidelberg Rd, 3079, Melbourne, Melbourne. Phone +61394972685.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://www.issho.com.au/s/Issho-Takeaway-Menu-2024-01-merged.pdf (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.issho.com.au/s/Issho-Dine-in-Menu-2024.pdf

## About

- Website: http://www.issho.com.au/
- 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 (LocalBusiness).** address, opening hours
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
404 of 4399 in Melbourne. Top 9% 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 | 91% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 95% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 51% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 27% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Barr'd Tapas Bar (C, 27 m, https://directindex.org/r/barrdwinebar.com.au); Taken Away Fish and Chippery (C, 48 m, https://directindex.org/r/eastivanhoefishnchipstakeaway.com.au); Lucille Bistrot (B, 56 m, https://directindex.org/r/lucillebistro.com.au); Ivanhoe Tavern (C, 1426 m, https://directindex.org/r/ivanhoetavern.com.au); Thai Lantern (B, 1439 m, https://directindex.org/r/thailantern.com.au); Va Tutto (B, 1442 m, https://directindex.org/r/vatutto.com.au); Ivanhoe Chicken Bar (D, 1456 m, https://directindex.org/r/ivanhoehotel.com.au); Bussaracum Thai (F, 1463 m, https://directindex.org/r/bussaracumthai.com.au); Dama Rose (B, 1470 m, https://directindex.org/r/damarose.com.au); Toyama Japanese Cuisine (B, 1473 m, https://directindex.org/r/toyamajapanese.com.au).

## 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 12 everyday questions about Melbourne and named 56 places. Issho Japanese wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/melbourne/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Squarespace 65% (49% A or B, 11547 sites); Sites using OpenTable 65% (40% A or B, 2352 sites); This site 87.7%.

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

## Businesses like Issho Japanese in Melbourne

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Melbourne | 4399 | 56% | 32% | 87.7% |
| Sites built with Squarespace in Melbourne | 574 | 73% | 61% | 87.7% |
| Sites using OpenTable in Melbourne | 134 | 64% | 34% | 87.7% |
| Sites built with Squarespace and using OpenTable in Melbourne | 45 | 65% | 33% | 87.7% |

The best of the sites built with Squarespace and using OpenTable in Melbourne: Pizza e Vino (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/pizzaevino.com.au); Matsumoto (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/matsumoto.com.au); Augello's Balwyn Ristorante (B 75.4%, https://directindex.org/r/augellosbalwyn.com.au); Blacksmith Bar & Grill (B 75.4%, https://directindex.org/r/blacksmithbarandgrill.com); Capitano Carlton (B 75.4%, https://directindex.org/r/capitano.com.au).

With the two fixes above (Menu or price list is a PDF; Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 96th of 4,399 in Melbourne, up from 404th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Issho Japanese, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/issho.com.au
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://www.issho.com.au/s/Issho-Takeaway-Menu-2024-01-merged.pdf (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-18, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.issho.com.au/s/Issho-Dine-in-Menu-2024.pdf (pdf; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +61394972685
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/issho.com.au/order, https://directindex.org/go/issho.com.au/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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 17 | 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/issho.com.au
- 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/issho.com.au/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/issho.com.au/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=issho.com.au&force=1
