# Koto Hibachi: Agent-Direct Score A (89.2%)

Site: https://kotohibachichicago.com/page/catering-and-events
Report: https://directindex.org/r/kotohibachichicago.com
Scanned: 2026-10-24 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Koto Hibachi is ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Koto Hibachi's website. It can read what Koto Hibachi offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://kotohibachichicago.com/menu (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://kotohibachichicago.com/menu
- Address: West 31st Street 258 60616 Chicago
- Its menu mentions: vegetarian dishes

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Koto Hibachi that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Shinya Ramen House (1.1 km): https://directindex.org/r/shinyaramen.com
- South Kawa Japanese Restaurant (1.2 km): https://directindex.org/r/southkawatogo.com
- Strings Ramen (1.7 km): https://directindex.org/r/ramenstrings.com
- Mikami (2.9 km): https://directindex.org/r/mikamichicago.com
- Wagyu House (3.3 km): https://directindex.org/r/thexpot.com

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+7 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant

## 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": "Restaurant",
  "name": "Koto Hibachi",
  "url": "https://kotohibachichicago.com/page/catering-and-events",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "West 31st Street 258",
    "postalCode": "60616",
    "addressLocality": "Chicago"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 41.8383635,
    "longitude": -87.6339444
  },
  "servesCuisine": [
    "japanese"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://kotohibachichicago.com/menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://kotohibachichicago.com/menu",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

## 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 (Restaurant).** no address, phone or hours in it
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without going through a marketplace.

## Since the scan of 2026-10-23 (A then)
- Fixed: nothing
- New: nothing

## Where it stands
Not ranked yet in Chicago.

| 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 | 94% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 94% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 57% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 30% | yes |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Lawrence Fish Market Chinatown (F, 72 m, https://directindex.org/r/lawrencefish.com); Shinya Ramen House (A, 1086 m, https://directindex.org/r/shinyaramen.com); South Kawa Japanese Restaurant (A, 1228 m, https://directindex.org/r/southkawatogo.com); Strings Ramen (B, 1674 m, https://directindex.org/r/ramenstrings.com); Chubby Cattle BBQ (C, 1684 m, https://directindex.org/r/chubbycattle.com); Kajiken Chicago (D, 1708 m, https://directindex.org/r/souplessramenchicago.com); Mikami (A, 2941 m, https://directindex.org/r/mikamichicago.com); Wagyu House (B, 3262 m, https://directindex.org/r/thexpot.com).

## 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 Chicago and named 55 places. Koto Hibachi wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/chicago/recommended


Score over 2 scans since 2026-10-23: 2026-10-23 89%, 2026-10-24 89%.

Compared with its peers: Sites built with Owner 73% (38% A or B, 1218 sites); This site 89.2%.

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

## Businesses like Koto Hibachi in Chicago

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sites built with Owner in Chicago | 60 | 73% | 35% | 89.2% |

The best of the sites built with Owner in Chicago: Baba Saj (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/babasaj.com); Bánh Mì Ông Mười (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/banhmiongmuoi.com); Cesar's Killer Margaritas (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/killermargaritas.com); Chez Adele (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/chez-adele.com); Gayle V's Best Ever Grilled Cheese (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/gaylesbestever.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for Koto Hibachi, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/kotohibachichicago.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://kotohibachichicago.com/menu (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://kotohibachichicago.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: none on record
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/kotohibachichicago.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/kotohibachichicago.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

Found one hop past the home page: menu page /menu: business JSON-LD, menu schema, ordering via owner.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 18 | 25 |
| Actionable | 15 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 3 of 5, Agent-Readable. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/kotohibachichicago.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: yes
- Markdown on Accept: text/markdown: yes
- llms.txt: yes
- 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/kotohibachichicago.com/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/kotohibachichicago.com/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=kotohibachichicago.com&force=1