# Palmers Steakhouse: Agent-Direct Score D (52.3%)

Site: https://palmerssteakhouse.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/palmerssteakhouse.com
Scanned: 2026-10-23 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Palmers Steakhouse is hard for agents to use.
AI assistants can't open Palmers Steakhouse's website, so they go by what other sites say about it.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://palmerssteakhouse.com/reservations (on the business's own site)
- Order directly: https://www.toasttab.com/palmers-steakhouse-122-e-capitol-dr/rewardsSignup (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://palmerssteakhouse.com/menu
- Phone: +1 262 369 3939
- Address: 16150 Crossbay Blvd Ste C, 11414-3441, Howard Beach

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Palmers Steakhouse that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Danny's Chinese Kitchen (50 m): https://directindex.org/r/dannyschinesekitchen.com
- Brothers Ravioli (100 m): https://directindex.org/r/brothersravioli.nyc
- Lenny's Clam Bar & Restaurant (160 m): https://directindex.org/r/lennysclambar.com
- Cross Bay Diner (240 m): https://directindex.org/r/thecrossbaydiner.com
- Frenasia (360 m): https://directindex.org/r/frenasia.com

## What to fix first
- **The site turns away every visitor that isn't a browser, AI agents included.** (+25 points) A plain fetch was refused (TimeoutError: The operation was aborted due to timeout). Only a real browser got the page. Every AI crawler and agent gets turned away the same way, so Reachable scores 0 and the rest is measured on the page as the browser rendered it. Ask the host to let the AI user agents through. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+3 points) Missing: opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant

## Fix kit: What to paste

Structured data (JSON-LD). Paste it as one block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom code box. Change anything that's wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "LocalBusiness",
  "name": "Palmers Steakhouse",
  "url": "https://palmerssteakhouse.com",
  "telephone": "+1 262 369 3939",
  "address": "16150 Crossbay Blvd Ste C, 11414-3441, Howard Beach",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 40.6543997,
    "longitude": -73.839259
  },
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://palmerssteakhouse.com/reservations",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.toasttab.com/palmers-steakhouse-122-e-capitol-dr/rewardsSignup",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** There's no robots.txt, which means everything is allowed.
- **Structured data found (LocalBusiness).** address, phone
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without going through a marketplace.
- **Ordering through toast on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.

## Where it stands
6092 of 11180 in New York. Top 54% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top 10% 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 | 95% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 96% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 59% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 25% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Danny's Chinese Kitchen (B, 54 m, https://directindex.org/r/dannyschinesekitchen.com); Brothers Ravioli (C, 98 m, https://directindex.org/r/brothersravioli.nyc); Lenny's Clam Bar & Restaurant (A, 157 m, https://directindex.org/r/lennysclambar.com); Cross Bay Diner (B, 243 m, https://directindex.org/r/thecrossbaydiner.com); Frenasia (C, 360 m, https://directindex.org/r/frenasia.com); DiVino Pizzeria (B, 437 m, https://directindex.org/r/divinospizzeria.com); The Old Time Vincent's Italian & Seafood Restaurant. (F, 500 m, https://directindex.org/r/vincentsonthebay.net); Nana’s (B, 510 m, https://directindex.org/r/nanaseats.com); Vetro Restaurant & Lounge (A, 592 m, https://directindex.org/r/vetronyc.com); Sakura (C, 603 m, https://directindex.org/r/sakurasteakhouse.com).

## What assistants answer
The assistants haven't been asked about this business yet. They're asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about any business as soon as it's claimed. Claim this page to be included.

The assistants were asked 13 everyday questions about New York and named 69 places. Palmers Steakhouse wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/new-york/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with GoDaddy Website Builder 35% (9% A or B, 7300 sites); Sites using Toast 73% (62% A or B, 6097 sites); This site 52.3%.

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

## Businesses like Palmers Steakhouse in New York

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in New York | 11180 | 52% | 34% | 52.3% |
| Sites built with GoDaddy Website Builder in New York | 217 | 42% | 19% | 52.3% |
| Sites using Toast in New York | 618 | 74% | 62% | 52.3% |
| Sites built with GoDaddy Website Builder and using Toast in New York | 13 | 57% | 46% | 52.3% |

The best of the sites built with GoDaddy Website Builder and using Toast in New York: Tortelli (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/tortellinyc.com); Caffe Bondi (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/caffebuondi.com); Flavors Of Italy (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/flavorsofitalyny.com); 44 & X (B 83.1%, https://directindex.org/r/44andx.com); Yummy Thai (B 75.4%, https://directindex.org/r/yummythainy.com).

With the two fixes above (The site turns away every visitor that isn't a browser, AI agents included; Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 343rd of 11,180 in New York, up from 6092nd.

## The direct record
What agents get for Palmers Steakhouse, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/palmerssteakhouse.com
- Book: https://palmerssteakhouse.com/reservations (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-23, not yet tested)
- Order: https://www.toasttab.com/palmers-steakhouse-122-e-capitol-dr/rewardsSignup (vendor on own site: Toast; found by the scan of 2026-10-23, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://palmerssteakhouse.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +1 262 369 3939
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/palmerssteakhouse.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/palmerssteakhouse.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/palmerssteakhouse.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 (Toast): yes

Only a real browser got this page (a plain fetch got TimeoutError: The operation was aborted due to timeout); Readable and Actionable were measured on the rendered page.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 0 | 25 |
| Readable | 19 | 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

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/palmerssteakhouse.com/plan): the assistants are asked again every month, and you see what changed. 2 EUR a month or 19 EUR a year.
Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/palmerssteakhouse.com/deep. Ten questions phrased the way people ask them, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF. 5 EUR, paid once. 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=palmerssteakhouse.com&force=1