# Lona by Chef Richard Sandoval - Nashville: Agent-Direct Score A (100%)

Site: https://www.lonanashville.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/lonanashville.com
Scanned: 2026-11-12 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Lona by Chef Richard Sandoval - Nashville is ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Lona by Chef Richard Sandoval - Nashville's website. It can read what Lona by Chef Richard Sandoval - Nashville offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.lonanashville.com/book (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.lonanashville.com/menus
- Phone: +16156107835
- Address: 200 4th Ave N, Nashville 37219
- Hours, from lonanashville.com: Mon–Thu 17:00–22:00; Fri 16:00–23:00; Sat 11:00–14:00, 16:00–23:00; Sun 11:00–14:00, 17:00–22:00

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Lona by Chef Richard Sandoval - Nashville that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- El Rey (250 m): https://directindex.org/r/aztecamex.com
- Blanco Cocina + Cantina (400 m): https://directindex.org/r/blancococinacantina.com
- Bakersfield (630 m): https://directindex.org/r/bakersfieldtacos.com
- Calacas (890 m): https://directindex.org/r/calacasnashville.com
- Condado Capitol View (1.1 km): https://directindex.org/r/condadotacos.com

## What to fix first
- **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

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

```
# Lona by Chef Richard Sandoval - Nashville

> restaurant (mexican) in 200 4th Ave N, Nashville 37219, Nashville. Phone +16156107835.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.lonanashville.com/book (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.lonanashville.com/menus

## Opening hours

Mo-Th 17:00-22:00; Fr 16:00-23:00; Sa 11:00-14:00,16:00-23:00; Su 11:00-14:00,17:00-22:00

## About

- Website: https://www.lonanashville.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 main AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Structured data found (Restaurant).** address, phone, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
24 of 1166 in Nashville. Top 2% 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 | 99% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 95% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 75% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 36% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: La Playa Mexican Restaurant (F, 137 m, https://directindex.org/r/nashvilledowntown.com); El Rey (B, 247 m, https://directindex.org/r/aztecamex.com); Blanco Cocina + Cantina (B, 397 m, https://directindex.org/r/blancococinacantina.com); Bakersfield (B, 628 m, https://directindex.org/r/bakersfieldtacos.com); Calacas (A, 887 m, https://directindex.org/r/calacasnashville.com); Condado Capitol View (A, 1112 m, https://directindex.org/r/condadotacos.com); Saint Anejo (A, 1114 m, https://directindex.org/r/saintanejonashville.com); Ladybird Taco - The Gulch (F, 1264 m, https://directindex.org/r/ladybirdtaco.com); Pie Town Tacos (B, 1303 m, https://directindex.org/r/pietowntacos.com); Cantina Laredo (C, 1420 m, https://directindex.org/r/cantinalaredo.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.

Recommended when people ask: "Birthday dinner for eight on Friday. I want to book online." (ChatGPT)


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Squarespace 61% (41% A or B, 36138 sites); This site 100%.

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

## Named by ChatGPT for "Birthday dinner for eight on Friday. I want to book online" in Nashville, November 2026
- "Birthday dinner for eight on Friday. I want to book online." (2026-11-12): ChatGPT with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/nashville/recommended/birthday-8
Named by 1 of 2 assistants asked. Badge: https://directindex.org/badge/named/lonanashville.com.svg

## Businesses like Lona by Chef Richard Sandoval - Nashville in Nashville

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Nashville | 1166 | 58% | 44% | 100% |
| Sites built with Squarespace in Nashville | 131 | 74% | 66% | 100% |

The best of the sites built with Squarespace in Nashville: Midtown Cafe (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/midtowncafe.com); The Farm House (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/thefarmhousetn.com); Waldo's Chicken & Beer - Germantown (A 96.3%, https://directindex.org/r/waldoschicken.com); City House (A 95%, https://directindex.org/r/cityhousenashville.com); Lyra (A 95%, https://directindex.org/r/lyranashville.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for Lona by Chef Richard Sandoval - Nashville, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/lonanashville.com
- Book: https://www.lonanashville.com/book (own site; found by the scan of 2026-11-12, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.lonanashville.com/menus (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Th 17:00-22:00; Fr 16:00-23:00; Sa 11:00-14:00,16:00-23:00; Su 11:00-14:00,17:00-22:00 (closed now) (from lonanashville.com)
- Phone: +16156107835
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/lonanashville.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/lonanashville.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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 25 | 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/lonanashville.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: yes

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/lonanashville.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/lonanashville.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=lonanashville.com&force=1