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title: What an AI agent reads on Massawa · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/r/massawanyc.com/agent-view?format=md
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# What an AI agent reads on Massawa

An assistant's crawler fetches the page once, without running JavaScript, and reads the text, the structured data and the links. This is that view of [massawanyc.com](https://www.massawanyc.com/), from the copy the scanner kept.

2,027

characters of text without JavaScript

Restaurant

structured data for the business

0

of 3 AI crawlers turned away at the edge

 Text

## The words an agent gets

Title: Massawa | Eritrean & Ethiopian Restaurant | New York · language en. First 1,800 of 2,027 characters:

```
Massawa | Eritrean & Ethiopian Restaurant | New York top of pageHOMERESERVATIONSORDER CATERINGMENUABOUTMAILING LISTCONTACTORDER ONLINEMore...Use tab to navigate through the menu items.Since 1988⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐I used to eat here during my Columbia years. Happy to be back. Lots of elbow room to try the food you eat with your hands. - Sree S.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The food was incredible - simple, well-executed, and delicious. Easily one of my favorite meals lately. Can’t wait to come back. - Mutumbo⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Stumbled upon this place, delicious food especially the gluten free injera! We loved it. - Susie Carr- LOCATION -1239 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10027- HOURS -Mon. - Fri. 10:30 am - 10 pm Sat. & Sun. 11:00 am - 10 pm HAPPY HOUR$8 DRAFT BEER, WINES & COCKTAILSMon - Fri 3-7 Sat & Sun 3-6aboutusMassawa Restaurant is the oldest Eritrean and Ethiopian restaurant in New York City, serving authentic East African cuisine since 1988. We prepare our food using fresh, high-quality ingredients, offering a diverse menu that ranges from mild to spicy flavors. While Massawa is especially known for its hearty vegan and vegetarian dishes, we also serve fish, beef, lamb, chicken, and shrimp. Every dish can be customized to your preferred spice level. Dining at Massawa is meant to be shared. Many dishes are served on large platters with traditional injera, making our restaurant ideal for intimate dinners, family meals, and group gatherings. Complete your meal with honey wine (tej), an Eritrean beer, or our traditional Ethiopian coffee, buun.CATERINGFAMILY STYLE CATERING INQUIRY FORM READY TO ORDER? CLICK HERETake a LookMENUJOIN USJoin Massawa& GET UPDATES ON SPECIAL EVENTSEnter your email hereSubscribe NowThanks for submitting!CONTACTLOCATION & HOURS1239 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10027 212-663-0505 Monday
```

 Facts

## What it can state about the business

| A business type in JSON-LD | Restaurant |
| Name | Massawa |
| Telephone | 212-663-0505 |
| Address | yes |
| Opening hours | yes |
| Menu or price list | a menu or price-list page in HTML www.massawanyc.com/menu |
| Cuisine in structured data | no |
| JSON-LD blocks | 2 (GeoCoordinates, OpeningHoursSpecification, PostalAddress, Restaurant, WebSite) |

 Actions

## The links it would act on

| Link | Role | Where it goes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [www.massawanyc.com/](https://www.massawanyc.com/) | booking | the business's own site |
| [www.toasttab.com/catering/massawa-restaurant](https://www.toasttab.com/catering/massawa-restaurant) | ordering | toast, acting for the business |

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```json
{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://directindex.org/#org","name":"The Direct Index","url":"https://directindex.org/","logo":"https://directindex.org/favicon.svg","founder":{"@type":"Person","name":"Antonio Curado"},"description":"Independent measurement of whether AI agents can find, read and act on a business's own website."},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://directindex.org/#site","url":"https://directindex.org/","name":"The Direct Index","publisher":{"@id":"https://directindex.org/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://directindex.org/scan?url={url}"},"query-input":"required name=url"}},{"@type":"WebAPI","name":"The Direct Index API","url":"https://directindex.org/openapi.json","documentation":"https://directindex.org/llms-full.txt","provider":{"@id":"https://directindex.org/#org"}}]}
```