# Northern Cafe: Agent-Direct Score B (84.6%)

Site: https://northerncafeandgrill.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/northerncafeandgrill.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.)
Northern Cafe is mostly ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://northerncafeandgrill.com/2026/04/12/7-best-dishes-northern-cafe-vancouver-brunch/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://northerncafeandgrill.com/our-menu/
- Phone: +1-778-532-6240

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+7 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant

## 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": "Restaurant",
  "name": "Northern Cafe",
  "url": "https://northerncafeandgrill.com/",
  "telephone": "+1-778-532-6240",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "East Kent Avenue South 1640",
    "postalCode": "V5P",
    "addressLocality": "Vancouver"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 49.2085178,
    "longitude": -123.0724216
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Fr 07:00-15:00; Sa 08:00-14:30",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "07:00",
      "closes": "15:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "08:00",
      "closes": "14:30"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "diner",
    "chinese"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://northerncafeandgrill.com/our-menu/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://northerncafeandgrill.com/2026/04/12/7-best-dishes-northern-cafe-vancouver-brunch/",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

## 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.
- **Structured data present (Organization).** but without address, phone or 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
127 of 972 in Vancouver. Top 13% 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 | 99% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 99% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 87% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 45% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 21% | yes |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Jun Yuan Restaurant (D, 2703 m, https://directindex.org/r/junyuan.ca); Koon Bo Seafood Restaurant (C, 3043 m, https://directindex.org/r/koonborestaurant.ca); Neptune Palace Seafood Restaurant (C, 3211 m, https://directindex.org/r/neptunepalacerestaurant.ca); Fortune Terrace JOY CAFE (B, 3326 m, https://directindex.org/r/joycafevancouver.com); Kung Fu Noodle (B, 3863 m, https://directindex.org/r/kung-fu-noodle.com); Happy Day Cafe (B, 3882 m, https://directindex.org/r/happydaycafe.ca); Congee Noodle King (C, 3915 m, https://directindex.org/r/congeenoodleking.ca); Super Thai Hot Pot (B, 3920 m, https://directindex.org/r/superthaihotpot.com); K & H Seafood Restaurant (F, 3959 m, https://directindex.org/r/kh-chinese.com); Dumpling King (C, 4040 m, https://directindex.org/r/dumplingking.online).

## 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 built with WordPress 58% (29% A or B, 36926 sites); This site 84.6%.

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

## Businesses like Northern Cafe in Vancouver

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Vancouver | 972 | 53% | 38% | 84.6% |
| Built with WordPress in Vancouver | 267 | 67% | 51% | 84.6% |

The best of Built with WordPress in Vancouver: Bombay Kitchen On Denman (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/bombaykitchenondenman.ca); El Furniture Warehouse - Granville (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/warehousegroup.ca); La Terrazza (A 96.3%, https://directindex.org/r/laterrazza.ca); Tahini's (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/tahinis.com); BarBurrito (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/barburrito.ca).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 95.4%: 12th of 972 in Vancouver, up from 127th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Northern Cafe, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/northerncafeandgrill.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://northerncafeandgrill.com/2026/04/12/7-best-dishes-northern-cafe-vancouver-brunch/ (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://northerncafeandgrill.com/our-menu/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-15:00; Sa 08:00-14:30 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1-778-532-6240
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/northerncafeandgrill.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/northerncafeandgrill.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

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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 15 | 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/northerncafeandgrill.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: yes
- 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

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/northerncafeandgrill.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=northerncafeandgrill.com&force=1