# Plank Restaurant and Bar: Agent-Direct Score B (72.3%)

Site: https://www.plankrestobar.ca/augusta/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/plankrestobar.ca
Scanned: 2026-11-12 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Plank Restaurant and Bar is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Plank Restaurant and Bar's website. It can read what Plank Restaurant and Bar offers. To book or order, it is sent to OpenTable, a marketplace.

## Direct links
- Menu: https://www.plankrestobar.ca/rooftop/
- Phone: +1 289 799 1002
- Address: 18 Augusta Street, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 1P7
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: Mon–Thu 11:30–23:00; Fri–Sat 11:30–00:00; Sun 11:00–22:00
- Outdoor seating (OpenStreetMap)
- Step-free access (OpenStreetMap)

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Plank Restaurant and Bar that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- B-Side Social (30 m): https://directindex.org/r/bsidesocial.ca
- lobby Hamilton (50 m): https://directindex.org/r/lobby.ca
- Menya Kyu (70 m): https://directindex.org/r/hamiltonramen.com
- Secco (70 m): https://directindex.org/r/seccohamilton.ca
- Sakana (110 m): https://directindex.org/r/sakanahamont.com

## What to fix first
- **Booking only through opentable.** (+9 points) Every transaction an agent makes goes through the marketplace, which takes its commission. Add a direct way on your own site. Even a simple form will do. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **Ordering through an unrecognised third party.** (+9 points) Check that the provider keeps your business as the seller of record. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/online-ordering-without-delivery-apps
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+6 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, but worth doing) Optional for now and cheap to add. It's a short text file that describes the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business
- **The phone number on the site doesn't match the open map data.** The site shows 1-289-768-5645, but OpenStreetMap or Overture Maps lists +1 289 799 1002. 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.

## 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": "Restaurant",
  "name": "Plank Restaurant and Bar",
  "url": "https://www.plankrestobar.ca/augusta/",
  "telephone": "+1 289 799 1002",
  "email": "augusta@plankrestobar.ca",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "18 Augusta Street",
    "postalCode": "L8N 1P7",
    "addressLocality": "Hamilton",
    "addressRegion": "Ontario"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 43.2519502,
    "longitude": -79.8704611
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Th 11:30-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-24:00; Su 11:00-22:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:30",
      "closes": "23:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:30",
      "closes": "24:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "22:00"
    }
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://www.plankrestobar.ca/rooftop/"
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Plank Restaurant and Bar

> restaurant in 18 Augusta Street, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 1P7, Hamilton. Phone +1 289 799 1002.

## Book or order directly

- Menu: https://www.plankrestobar.ca/rooftop/

## Opening hours

Mo-Th 11:30-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-24:00; Su 11:00-22:00

## About

- Website: https://www.plankrestobar.ca/augusta/
- 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 main AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Structured data found (Organization).** no address, phone or hours in it
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.

## Where it stands
177 of 548 in Hamilton. Top 32% 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% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 96% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 98% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 52% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 43% | no |

Nearest places in the index: B-Side Social (B, 29 m, https://directindex.org/r/bsidesocial.ca); The Ship (F, 34 m, https://directindex.org/r/theship.ca); Ciao Bella (D, 40 m, https://directindex.org/r/ciaobellahamilton.ca); lobby Hamilton (B, 47 m, https://directindex.org/r/lobby.ca); Steve's Open Kitchen (F, 57 m, https://directindex.org/r/regmedia.ca); Menya Kyu (B, 68 m, https://directindex.org/r/hamiltonramen.com); Secco (A, 71 m, https://directindex.org/r/seccohamilton.ca); Flora Pizzeria (D, 103 m, https://directindex.org/r/florahamilton.ca); Pizza Bell (D, 103 m, https://directindex.org/r/pizzabellhamilton.ca); Sakana (B, 112 m, https://directindex.org/r/sakanahamont.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 Hamilton and named 85 places. Plank Restaurant and Bar wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/hamilton/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (24% A or B, 251600 sites); Sites using OpenTable 69% (51% A or B, 6562 sites); This site 72.3%.

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

## Businesses like Plank Restaurant and Bar in Hamilton

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Hamilton | 548 | 56% | 35% | 72.3% |
| Sites built with WordPress in Hamilton | 159 | 63% | 42% | 72.3% |
| Sites using OpenTable in Hamilton | 19 | 76% | 74% | 72.3% |
| Sites built with WordPress and using OpenTable in Hamilton | 9 | 72% | 56% | 72.3% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress and using OpenTable in Hamilton: Oh Bombay - Stoney Creek (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/ohbombay.ca); Milestones (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/milestonesrestaurants.com); Baci's (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/baciristorante.ca); Le Tambour Tavern (B 70.8%, https://directindex.org/r/letambourtavern.com); Edgewater Manor (C 67.7%, https://directindex.org/r/edgewatermanor.com).

With the three fixes above (Booking only through opentable; Ordering through an unrecognised third party; Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 100%, which would be first of 548 in Hamilton.

## The direct record
What agents get for Plank Restaurant and Bar, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/plankrestobar.ca
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.plankrestobar.ca/rooftop/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Th 11:30-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-24:00; Su 11:00-22:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1 289 799 1002
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/plankrestobar.ca/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 /rooftop/: almost no text without JavaScript.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 16 | 25 |
| Actionable | 6 | 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/plankrestobar.ca
- 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: 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: yes
- OAuth protected resource metadata: yes
- 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/plankrestobar.ca/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/plankrestobar.ca/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=plankrestobar.ca&force=1