# Qiao Lin Hotpot: Agent-Direct Score B (83.1%)

Site: https://www.qiaolinhotpot.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/qiaolinhotpot.com
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check pending)
Qiao Lin Hotpot is mostly ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book: https://www.qiaolinhotpot.com/ (on the business's own site)
- Order: https://www.qiaolinhotpot.com/blank-4 (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.qiaolinhotpot.com/_files/ugd/13edda_28e06fa7e1054d0f87f5170fb4d79d06.pdf
- Phone: +1-206-420-7028

## What to fix first, by points
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+5 points) Missing: telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Menu or price list is a PDF.** (+3 points) Most agents skip PDFs or read them badly. Publish it as HTML, keep the PDF as a download. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai

## Fix kit: what to paste

Structured data, one block in the page head:

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Restaurant",
  "name": "Qiao Lin Hotpot",
  "url": "https://www.qiaolinhotpot.com/",
  "telephone": "+1-206-420-7028",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "7th Avenue 1510",
    "postalCode": "98101",
    "addressLocality": "Seattle"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 47.6120215,
    "longitude": -122.3334716
  },
  "servesCuisine": [
    "chinese"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.qiaolinhotpot.com/",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.qiaolinhotpot.com/_files/ugd/13edda_28e06fa7e1054d0f87f5170fb4d79d06.pdf",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.qiaolinhotpot.com/",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.qiaolinhotpot.com/blank-4",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

## 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.
- **Structured data present (LocalBusiness).** address
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without a marketplace in the loop.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
Rank 173 of 1038 in Seattle (top 17%).

| What the top tenth does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 100% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 98% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 95% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 55% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 12% | yes |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Haidilao Hot Pot (F, 153 m, https://directindex.org/r/haidilao-inc.com); Seattle Dumpling Company (A, 704 m, https://directindex.org/r/seattledumplingco.com); Plenty of Clouds (C, 1602 m, https://directindex.org/r/plentyofclouds.com); King Noodle (D, 1640 m, https://directindex.org/r/ukafe.info); Uptown China (B, 1937 m, https://directindex.org/r/uptown-china.com); Tyger Tyger (B, 2029 m, https://directindex.org/r/tygertygerseattle.com).

## What assistants answer
Not asked yet. Assistants are asked about the top-ranked and claimed businesses in each city index.

Against its peers: Sites built with Wix average 58% (33% A or B, 3163 sites); this site 83.1%.

What an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/qiaolinhotpot.com/agent-view

Read by AI agents 5 times this month.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| reachable | 25 | 25 |
| readable | 14 | 25 |
| actionable | 15 | 15 (action_test pending) |
| cited | 0 | 0 (probes pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare criteria)
Level 1 of 5: Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/qiaolinhotpot.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: 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: 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

Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan: https://directindex.org/scan?url=qiaolinhotpot.com&force=1