# Pasta Eater: Agent-Direct Score B (73.8%)

Site: https://pasta-eater.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/pasta-eater.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.)
Pasta Eater is mostly ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://pasta-eater.com/#reservations_open_table (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://pasta-eater.com/new-york-union-square-pasta-eater-food-menu
- Phone: +12126275910

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+14 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (Restaurant, LocalBusiness or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine and acceptsReservations). 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
- **Ordering only through grubhub.** (no points, still worth doing) 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/online-ordering-without-delivery-apps
- **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": "Restaurant",
  "name": "Pasta Eater",
  "url": "https://pasta-eater.com/",
  "telephone": "+12126275910",
  "email": "info@pasta-eater.com",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "postalCode": "10003"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 40.7376627,
    "longitude": -73.991342
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Fr 11:30-23:00; Sa-Su 11:30-22:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:30",
      "closes": "23:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:30",
      "closes": "22:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "italian"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://pasta-eater.com/#reservations_open_table",
  "hasMenu": "https://pasta-eater.com/new-york-union-square-pasta-eater-food-menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://pasta-eater.com/#reservations_open_table",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Pasta Eater

> restaurant (italian) in 10003, New York. Phone +12126275910.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://pasta-eater.com/#reservations_open_table (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://pasta-eater.com/new-york-union-square-pasta-eater-food-menu

## Opening hours

Mo-Fr 11:30-23:00; Sa-Su 11:30-22:00

## About

- Website: https://pasta-eater.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.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
1410 of 4270 in New York. Top 33% 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 | 99% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 94% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 50% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 13% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Rezdôra (B, 230 m, https://directindex.org/r/rezdora.nyc); Paul & Jimmy's Ristorante (B, 354 m, https://directindex.org/r/paulandjimmys.com); L’Americana (C, 371 m, https://directindex.org/r/lamericana-nyc.com); Da Andrea (A, 412 m, https://directindex.org/r/daandreanyc.com); Baita by Birreria (C, 492 m, https://directindex.org/r/eataly.com); Follia (A, 559 m, https://directindex.org/r/follianyc.com); Osteria 57 (B, 648 m, https://directindex.org/r/osteria57.com); Mark's Off Madison (C, 683 m, https://directindex.org/r/marksoffmadison.com); Mr. Capri (B, 760 m, https://directindex.org/r/mrcapri.com); Roey's (B, 827 m, https://directindex.org/r/roeysnyc.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 Grubhub 66% (44% A or B, 150 sites); This site 73.8%.

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

## Businesses like Pasta Eater in New York

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in New York | 4270 | 52% | 40% | 73.8% |
| Using Grubhub in New York | 73 | 66% | 42% | 73.8% |

The best of Using Grubhub in New York: Club A Steakhouse (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/clubasteakhouse.com); Bartolino's Italian Restaurant (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/bartolinosastoria.com); Myrtle Thai (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/myrtlethaibk.com); Savelli (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/savellibrooklyn.com); La Locanda (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/lalocandany.com).

With the fix above (No structured data for the business) the score would be about 95.4%: 74th of 4,270 in New York, up from 1410th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Pasta Eater, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/pasta-eater.com
- Book: https://pasta-eater.com/#reservations_open_table (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://pasta-eater.com/new-york-union-square-pasta-eater-food-menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Fr 11:30-23:00; Sa-Su 11:30-22:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +12126275910
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/pasta-eater.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/pasta-eater.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 | 8 | 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/pasta-eater.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

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/pasta-eater.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=pasta-eater.com&force=1