# New York Grill: Agent-Direct Score C (61.5%)

Site: https://www.newyorkgrilldca.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/newyorkgrilldca.com
Scanned: 2026-10-15 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
New York Grill is partly visible to agents.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://newyorkgrilldca.com/menu?dialogState=orderDetails (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://newyorkgrilldca.com/menu
- Phone: +1-202-518-2233

## What to fix first
- **The site turns every visitor without a browser away, AI agents included.** (+25 points) A plain fetch was refused (cloudflare_challenge); only a real browser got the page. Every AI crawler and agent is turned away the same way, so Reachable scores 0 and the rest is measured on the rendered page. Ask the host to let the AI user agents through. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** There is no robots.txt, which allows everything.
- **Structured data present (Restaurant).** address, phone, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
Not ranked yet in Washington, DC.

| 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 | 100% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 95% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 53% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 25% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Rye Bunny (D, 192 m, https://directindex.org/r/ryebunny.com); The Diner (A, 219 m, https://directindex.org/r/dinerdc.com); The Green Zone (B, 460 m, https://directindex.org/r/thegreenzonedc.com); Mama Ayesha's (B, 500 m, https://directindex.org/r/mamaayeshas.com); Rooster & Owl (B, 797 m, https://directindex.org/r/roosterowl.com); V14 Street Lounge (B, 959 m, https://directindex.org/r/303slotpulsa.online); Flavorture (B, 993 m, https://directindex.org/r/flavorture.com); Busboys and Poets (B, 1019 m, https://directindex.org/r/busboysandpoets.com); Ted's Bulletin (A, 1244 m, https://directindex.org/r/tedsbulletin.com); Ben's Chili Bowl (B, 1274 m, https://directindex.org/r/benschilibowl.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.

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

## Businesses like New York Grill in Washington, DC

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built with Owner in Washington, DC | 18 | 59% | 0% | 61.5% |

The best of Built with Owner in Washington, DC: Fruitive (C 61.5%, https://directindex.org/r/fruitive.com); Guapo's (C 61.5%, https://directindex.org/r/guaposrestaurant.com); La Grotta (C 61.5%, https://directindex.org/r/lagrottadc.com); Passage to India (C 61.5%, https://directindex.org/r/passagetoindia.info); Pintxo's Tacos (C 61.5%, https://directindex.org/r/pxtacos.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for New York Grill, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/newyorkgrilldca.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://newyorkgrilldca.com/menu?dialogState=orderDetails (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-15, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://newyorkgrilldca.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-22:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1-202-518-2233
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/newyorkgrilldca.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/newyorkgrilldca.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

Only a real browser got this page (a plain fetch got cloudflare_challenge); Readable and Actionable were measured on the rendered page.

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

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Not measured for this scan.
- JSON-LD for the business: yes

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/newyorkgrilldca.com/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 19 EUR, one-off.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=newyorkgrilldca.com&force=1