# Pho Bac: Agent-Direct Score B (81.3%)

Site: https://www.phobacbaltimore.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/phobacbaltimore.com
Scanned: 2026-11-13 (Provisional, with the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Pho Bac is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Pho Bac's website. It can read what Pho Bac offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://www.phobacbaltimore.com/popmenu-order (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.phobacbaltimore.com/popmenu-order
- Phone: +1-667-205-1589
- Address: 700 South Potomac Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap · Overture Maps: Mon–Fri 11:00–15:00, 16:00–21:30; Sat 12:00–15:00, 16:00–21:30; Sun 12:00–15:00, 16:00–20:30
- Outdoor seating (OpenStreetMap)

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Pho Bac that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Tutti Gusti (180 m): https://directindex.org/r/tuttigusti.net
- Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken (240 m): https://directindex.org/r/leespintandshell.com
- Matthew's Pizzeria (320 m): https://directindex.org/r/matthewspizza.com
- Bao Di (380 m): https://directindex.org/r/baodimore.com
- Southern Provisions (410 m): https://directindex.org/r/sopro-baltimore.com

## What to fix first
- Nothing to fix.

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** No rule blocks the main AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **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
195 of 873 in Baltimore. Top 22% 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 | 90% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 92% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 65% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 34% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Tutti Gusti (A, 175 m, https://directindex.org/r/tuttigusti.net); Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken (C, 235 m, https://directindex.org/r/leespintandshell.com); Taqueria el Sabor del Parque (C, 244 m, https://directindex.org/r/taqueriaelsabordelparque.com); The HappyJack Tavern (C, 269 m, https://directindex.org/r/happyjacktavern.com); Matthew's Pizzeria (A, 321 m, https://directindex.org/r/matthewspizza.com); Bao Di (D, 377 m, https://directindex.org/r/baodimore.com); Southern Provisions (B, 414 m, https://directindex.org/r/sopro-baltimore.com); JD's Smokehouse Bar & Grill (C, 415 m, https://directindex.org/r/jdssmokehouse.com); Cowboy Row Saloon & Chophouse (F, 420 m, https://directindex.org/r/cowboyrow.com); Silks (A, 426 m, https://directindex.org/r/silkscanton.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 Baltimore and named 91 places. Pho Bac wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/baltimore/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Popmenu 75% (67% A or B, 844 sites); This site 81.3%.

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

## Businesses like Pho Bac in Baltimore

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Baltimore | 873 | 55% | 38% | 81.3% |
| Sites built with Popmenu in Baltimore | 5 | 91% | 100% | 81.3% |

The best of the sites built with Popmenu in Baltimore: Hightopps Bar & Grill (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/hightoppsbackstagegrille.com); Judy's Island Grill & Bake Shop (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/judysislandgrill.com); Noir (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/noirbaltimore.com); Cece's Roland Park (B 73.8%, https://directindex.org/r/cecesrolandpark.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for Pho Bac, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/phobacbaltimore.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://www.phobacbaltimore.com/popmenu-order (own site; could not verify: failed (2026-11-13))
- Menu: https://www.phobacbaltimore.com/popmenu-order (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Su 12:00-15:00, 16:00-20:30; Mo-Th 11:00-15:00, 16:00-21:30; Fr 11:00-15:00, 16:00-21:30; Sa 12:00-15:00, 16:00-21:30 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1-667-205-1589
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/phobacbaltimore.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/phobacbaltimore.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 /popmenu-order: almost no text without JavaScript.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 25 | 25 |
| Actionable | 15 | 30 |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/phobacbaltimore.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/phobacbaltimore.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/phobacbaltimore.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=phobacbaltimore.com&force=1