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

An assistant's crawler fetches the page once, without running JavaScript, and reads the text, the structured data and the links. Below is what it gets from [mercatobyob.com](http://www.mercatobyob.com/), taken from the copy the scanner kept.

6,356

characters of text without JavaScript

Restaurant

structured data for the business

3

of 3 AI crawlers turned away at the edge (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot)

 Text

## The words an agent gets

Title: Best Italian Restaurant in Washington Square West, Philadelphia | Mercato | Italian Restaurant near me · language en. First 1,800 of 6,356 characters:

```
Best Italian Restaurant in Washington Square West, Philadelphia | Mercato | Italian Restaurant near meSkip to main contentMenu PDFReservationPartiesGift CardsOur StoryMoreMenu PDFReservationPartiesGift CardsOur StoryOnline Order MenuWe're HiringNewsletterContact Us FBInstaSign inAccountProfileRewardsOrdersLogoutOrder onlineMenuSign inAccountProfileRewardsOrdersLogoutMenu PDFReservationPartiesGift CardsOur StoryOnline Order MenuWe're HiringNewsletterContact Us FBInstaBest Italian Restaurant in Washington Square West, PhiladelphiaWhere Old-World Italian Tradition Meets Bold, Fresh CreativityOrder onlineThe Dine-In ExperienceStep into Mercato and enjoy an atmosphere where warmth, creativity, and Italian tradition come together. Our intimate dining room brings the energy of a neighborhood gathering place, paired with the elegance of handcrafted, seasonally inspired cuisine. Every plate is prepared with care, every ingredient chosen at its peak, and every visit feels like a shared celebration. Whether you're enjoying a romantic dinner, a family night out, or a relaxed BYOB evening with friends.Save Your SeatFeaturedView menuLobster & Shrimp TortelloniRigatoni Alla VodkaCrab Fra DiavoloTiramisuGet our free appGet promotions, track orders, and reorder favorites in seconds.Get our free appGet promotions, track orders, and reorder favorites in seconds.Download nowWelcome to MercatoDiscover a fresh take on Italian dining where Old World traditions meet bold & modern. At Mercato, every dish begins with ingredients chosen at their peak, ensuring vibrant, seasonal flavors in every bite. From shared plates crafted with care to entrées that evolve with the market, our menu celebrates the art of slow cooking with an inventive Italian-American twist. Located in the heart of Philadelphia
```

 Facts

## What it can say about the business

| A business type in JSON-LD | Restaurant |
| Name | Mercato |
| Telephone | (215) 985-2962 |
| Address | yes |
| Opening hours | yes |
| Menu or price list | a menu or price-list page in HTML mercatobyob.com/page/menu-pdf |
| Cuisine in structured data | Italian, Pasta, Seafood, Vegetarian |
| JSON-LD blocks | 1 (Answer, EntryPoint, FAQPage, GeoCoordinates, OfferCatalog, OpeningHoursSpecification) |

 Actions

## The links it would act on

| Link | Role | Where it goes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [mercatobyob.com/page/reservation](https://mercatobyob.com/page/reservation) | booking | the business's own site |
| [mercatobyob.com/menu](https://mercatobyob.com/menu) | ordering | the business's own site |
| [mercatoh4zh.app.ordersave.com/download-app](https://mercatoh4zh.app.ordersave.com/download-app) | ordering | an unrecognised third party |

Everything here comes from fetching the homepage once as a crawler. The [report](https://directindex.org/r/mercatobyob.com) turns it into a score and a list of fixes, with code to paste.

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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","email":"hello@directindex.org","founder":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://directindex.org/#antonio","name":"Antonio Curado","sameAs":["https://x.com/ab_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"}}]}
```