# New Line Tavern: Agent-Direct Score C (66.2%)

Site: https://www.newlinetavern.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/newlinetavern.com
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
New Line Tavern is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open the website of New Line Tavern. It can read what New Line Tavern offers. To book or order, it is sent to OpenTable, a marketplace.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://order.toasttab.com/online/newlinetavern?source=pop_up&spot_id=14593&destination=order&promotion=order_online (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://newlinetavern.com/chicago-fulton-river-district-new-line-tavern-food-menu
- Phone: +1-312-212-5463

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+14 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (CafeOrCoffeeShop, BarOrPub or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine). 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
- **Booking only through opentable.** (+5 points) Every agent transaction goes through the marketplace and its commission. Add a direct path on your own site, even a simple form. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **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": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "New Line Tavern",
  "url": "https://www.newlinetavern.com/",
  "telephone": "+1-312-212-5463",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "North Clinton Street 201",
    "postalCode": "60661",
    "addressLocality": "Chicago"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 41.8858526,
    "longitude": -87.6411535
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Su 10:30-02:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [],
      "opens": "10:30",
      "closes": "02:00"
    }
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://newlinetavern.com/chicago-fulton-river-district-new-line-tavern-food-menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://order.toasttab.com/online/newlinetavern?source=pop_up&spot_id=14593&destination=order&promotion=order_online",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# New Line Tavern

> bar or pub in North Clinton Street 201 60661 Chicago, Chicago cafes and bars. Phone +1-312-212-5463.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://order.toasttab.com/online/newlinetavern?source=pop_up&spot_id=14593&destination=order&promotion=order_online (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://newlinetavern.com/chicago-fulton-river-district-new-line-tavern-food-menu

## Opening hours

Mo-Su 10:30-02:00

## About

- Website: https://www.newlinetavern.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 toast on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.
- **Toast works with agents through its partners.** Toast's guest terms could not be read on 2026-10-15 (bot challenge); since August 2026 Google's Ask Maps completes orders at Toast restaurants through Toast Local under the UCP for Food standard. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.digitaltransactions.net/square-toast-jump-into-ai-boosted-google-maps/. An assistant that is not a partner may not finish the step there; a direct path on your own domain works for all of them.

## Where it stands
231 of 714 in Chicago cafes and bars. Top 32% 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 | 96% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 99% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 36% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 21% | no |

Nearest places in the index: CH Distillery (D, 155 m, https://directindex.org/r/chdistillery.com); Vanille Patisserie (C, 223 m, https://directindex.org/r/frenchmarketchicago.com); Kumiko (A, 241 m, https://directindex.org/r/barkumiko.com); Doughnut Vault - Canal St. (B, 276 m, https://directindex.org/r/doughnutvault.com); Moneygun (B, 328 m, https://directindex.org/r/moneygunchicago.com); Good Funk (C, 333 m, https://directindex.org/r/goodfunkchicago.com); Madison Tavern (C, 399 m, https://directindex.org/r/madisontavern.com); Biggby Coffee (B, 422 m, https://directindex.org/r/biggby.com); Marshall’s Landing (B, 538 m, https://directindex.org/r/marshallslanding.com); Haymarket Pub & Brewery (D, 540 m, https://directindex.org/r/haymarketbeer.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 using OpenTable 67% (43% A or B, 1462 sites); Sites using Toast 74% (63% A or B, 1884 sites); This site 66.2%.

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

## Businesses like New Line Tavern in Chicago cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Chicago cafes and bars | 714 | 48% | 28% | 66.2% |
| Sites using OpenTable in Chicago cafes and bars | 16 | 75% | 69% | 66.2% |

The best of the sites using OpenTable in Chicago cafes and bars: D4 Irish Pub & Cafe (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/d4pub.com); The J. Parker (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/jparkerchicago.com); Bandit (A 86.3%, https://directindex.org/r/banditliquors.com); Replay (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/replayandersonville.com); Cantina Rosa (B 83.1%, https://directindex.org/r/cantinarosa.com).

With the two fixes above (No structured data for the business; Booking only through opentable) the score would be about 95.4%: 4th of 714 in Chicago cafes and bars, up from 231st.

## The direct record
What agents get for New Line Tavern, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/newlinetavern.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://order.toasttab.com/online/newlinetavern?source=pop_up&spot_id=14593&destination=order&promotion=order_online (vendor on own site: Toast; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://newlinetavern.com/chicago-fulton-river-district-new-line-tavern-food-menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Su 10:30-02:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1-312-212-5463
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/newlinetavern.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/newlinetavern.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): not measured
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): not measured
- 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): not measured
- Vendor terms for agents, Toast: Through partners. Toast's guest terms could not be read on 2026-10-15 (bot challenge); since August 2026 Google's Ask Maps completes orders at Toast restaurants through Toast Local under the UCP for Food standard. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.digitaltransactions.net/square-toast-jump-into-ai-boosted-google-maps/

Not measured at this scan; the next scan measures it.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 8 | 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/newlinetavern.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: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ai-rules/SKILL.md)
- 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/newlinetavern.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/newlinetavern.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=newlinetavern.com&force=1