# Paulie's Poboys: Agent-Direct Score A (91.8%)

Site: http://www.pauliespoboys.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/pauliespoboys.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.)
Paulie's Poboys is ready for agents.
Some AI assistants are turned away by Paulie's Poboys's website. It can read what Paulie's Poboys offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://www.pauliespoboys.com/popmenu-order (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.pauliespoboys.com/menu
- Phone: +12818098302
- Address: 11805 Westheimer Rd, 77077-6763, Houston

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Paulie's Poboys that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Empire Pizza (40 m): https://directindex.org/r/empirepizzatx.com
- Naga’s South Indian Cuisine (110 m): https://directindex.org/r/nagashouston.com
- Hiccup’s And Churroholic (180 m): https://directindex.org/r/hiccupsteahouse.com
- Ryori Lab (190 m): https://directindex.org/r/ryorilab.com
- Red Claws Crab Shack Seafood & Hot Chicken (270 m): https://directindex.org/r/nauticajuncrab.com

## What to fix first
- **The server turns AI crawlers away at the door.** (+3.3 points) Requests as GPTBot (connection_dropped:TimeoutError) were refused, but a normal browser got the page. That's usually a bot list at the host or in a firewall that the owner never chose. Ask the host to allow these user agents. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing
- **Almost no text without JavaScript.** (+2 points) Crawlers that don't run scripts see an empty page. Put the menu, hours and address in plain HTML. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/website-blank-without-javascript
- **The phone number on the site doesn't match the open map data.** The site shows +1 713-218-8383, but OpenStreetMap or Overture Maps lists +12818098302. An assistant that sees two numbers can't tell which one to trust. Fix whichever is wrong, on the site or in the map data at openstreetmap.org.

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** No rule blocks the main AI user agents.
- **Structured data found (Restaurant).** address, phone, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
205 of 2664 in Houston. Top 8% 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 | 97% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 93% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 72% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 53% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Empire Pizza (A, 42 m, https://directindex.org/r/empirepizzatx.com); Naga’s South Indian Cuisine (D, 106 m, https://directindex.org/r/nagashouston.com); Hiccup’s And Churroholic (A, 175 m, https://directindex.org/r/hiccupsteahouse.com); VertsKebap (F, 178 m, https://directindex.org/r/premiumdomains.com); Ryori Lab (A, 185 m, https://directindex.org/r/ryorilab.com); Hank's Crawfish Llc (F, 264 m, https://directindex.org/r/hankscajuncrawfish.com); Red Claws Crab Shack Seafood & Hot Chicken (A, 265 m, https://directindex.org/r/nauticajuncrab.com); Fuegovivo Churrascaria Houston (F, 319 m, https://directindex.org/r/fuegovivo.com); The Moghul’s Restaurant & M Lounge (F, 320 m, https://directindex.org/r/themoghuls.com); Umi Sushi and Seafood Buffet (A, 343 m, https://directindex.org/r/umibuffet.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 22 everyday questions about Houston and named 146 places. Paulie's Poboys wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/houston/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Popmenu 75% (67% A or B, 728 sites); This site 91.8%.

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

## Businesses like Paulie's Poboys in Houston

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Houston | 2664 | 54% | 35% | 91.8% |
| Sites built with Popmenu in Houston | 83 | 85% | 73% | 91.8% |

The best of the sites built with Popmenu in Houston: Annabelle Brasserie (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/annabellebrasserie.com); Birria Los Primos Wayside  (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/losprimoshtx.com); Boheme (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/barboheme.com); Brasserie Du Parc Houston (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/brasserieduparc.net); Cajun's City (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/cajunscity.com).

With the two fixes above (The server turns AI crawlers away at the door; Almost no text without JavaScript), the score would be about 100%, which would be first of 2,664 in Houston.

## The direct record
What agents get for Paulie's Poboys, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/pauliespoboys.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://www.pauliespoboys.com/popmenu-order (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-23, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.pauliespoboys.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +12818098302
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/pauliespoboys.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/pauliespoboys.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

Found one hop past the home page: menu page /menu: 80 menu items in JSON-LD.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 19.7 | 25 |
| Readable | 25 | 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/pauliespoboys.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: yes
- 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

Keep watching this business (https://directindex.org/r/pauliespoboys.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/pauliespoboys.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=pauliespoboys.com&force=1