# King & Cardinal: Agent-Direct Score C (64.6%)

Site: https://kingandcardinaltempe.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/kingandcardinaltempe.com
Scanned: 2026-10-16 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
King & Cardinal is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open the website of King & Cardinal. It can read what King & Cardinal offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through ChowNow.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://direct.chownow.com/order/41966/locations/63481?add_cn_ordering_class=true (through chownow acting for the business)
- Menu: https://kingandcardinaltempe.com/menu
- Phone: +1-480-875-9156

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+15 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (Restaurant, LocalBusiness or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine and acceptsReservations). 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
- **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": "King & Cardinal",
  "url": "https://kingandcardinaltempe.com/",
  "telephone": "+1-480-875-9156",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "East Southern Avenue 119",
    "postalCode": "85282",
    "addressLocality": "Tempe"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 33.3922221,
    "longitude": -111.9375868
  },
  "openingHours": "Fr-Sa 11:00-22:00; Su-Th 11:00-21:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "22:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday",
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "21:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "american",
    "indian"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://kingandcardinaltempe.com/menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://direct.chownow.com/order/41966/locations/63481?add_cn_ordering_class=true",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# King & Cardinal

> restaurant (american, indian) in East Southern Avenue 119 85282 Tempe, Phoenix. Phone +1-480-875-9156.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://direct.chownow.com/order/41966/locations/63481?add_cn_ordering_class=true (through chownow acting for the business)
- Menu: https://kingandcardinaltempe.com/menu

## Opening hours

Fr-Sa 11:00-22:00; Su-Th 11:00-21:00

## About

- Website: https://kingandcardinaltempe.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.
- **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
246 of 487 in Phoenix. Top 51% 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 | 100% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 94% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 52% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 36% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Mochinut (D, 22 m, https://directindex.org/r/mochinut.com); Venezia's Pizzeria (A, 110 m, https://directindex.org/r/venezias.com); Azusa Ramen (C, 409 m, https://directindex.org/r/azusaramen.com); Thaitanic Kitchen (D, 1473 m, https://directindex.org/r/thaitanickitchen.com); Cafe Rio (F, 1668 m, https://directindex.org/r/caferio.com); Barro's Pizza (B, 1851 m, https://directindex.org/r/barrospizza.com); Smile Thai Cuisine (C, 1871 m, https://directindex.org/r/smilethaicuisineaz.com); Osaka Grill Teriyaki & Roll (A, 2556 m, https://directindex.org/r/osakagrilloz.com); Spitz - ASU (F, 2563 m, https://directindex.org/r/spitz-restaurant.com); Everbowl (F, 2564 m, https://directindex.org/r/everbowl.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 Squarespace 66% (50% A or B, 7341 sites); Sites using ChowNow 71% (51% A or B, 313 sites); This site 64.6%.

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

## Businesses like King & Cardinal in Phoenix

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Phoenix | 487 | 57% | 42% | 64.6% |
| Sites built with Squarespace in Phoenix | 37 | 73% | 57% | 64.6% |
| Sites using ChowNow in Phoenix | 5 | 67% | 20% | 64.6% |
| Sites built with Squarespace and using ChowNow in Phoenix | 2 | 71% | 50% | 64.6% |

The best of the sites using ChowNow in Phoenix: Tea Light Cafe (B 76.9%, https://directindex.org/r/tealightcafe.co); Akaihana (C 66.2%, https://directindex.org/r/sushiakaihana.com); Chicago Hamburger Co. (C 66.2%, https://directindex.org/r/chicagohamburger.com); Carolina's Mexican Food (C 61.5%, https://directindex.org/r/carolinasmex.com).

With the fix above (No structured data for the business) the score would be about 87.7%: 70th of 487 in Phoenix, up from 246th.

## The direct record
What agents get for King & Cardinal, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/kingandcardinaltempe.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://direct.chownow.com/order/41966/locations/63481?add_cn_ordering_class=true (vendor on own site: ChowNow; found by the scan of 2026-10-16, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://kingandcardinaltempe.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Fr-Sa 11:00-22:00; Su-Th 11:00-21:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1-480-875-9156
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/kingandcardinaltempe.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/kingandcardinaltempe.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): 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
- 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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 7 | 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/kingandcardinaltempe.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/kingandcardinaltempe.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/kingandcardinaltempe.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=kingandcardinaltempe.com&force=1