# The Radicle: Agent-Direct Score B (80%)

Site: http://radiclechicago.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/radiclechicago.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.)
The Radicle is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open The Radicle's website. It can read what The Radicle offers. To book or order, it is sent to OpenTable, a marketplace.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://order.toasttab.com/online/theradicle-2523-n-milwaukee-ave (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://radiclechicago.com/#7168b2d4-b784-4281-9e88-8ea3692e8371
- Address: 2523 N Milwaukee Ave, 60647, Chicago

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Radicle that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Longman & Eagle (400 m): https://directindex.org/r/longmanandeagle.com
- Parson's Chicken & Fish (1.1 km): https://directindex.org/r/parsonschickenandfish.com
- Giant (1.2 km): https://directindex.org/r/giantrestaurant.com
- Wherewithall (1.9 km): https://directindex.org/r/anelyarestaurant.com
- Golden Nugget Pancake House (1.9 km): https://directindex.org/r/goldennuggetpancake.com

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+5 points) Missing: telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Booking only through opentable.** (+5 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

## 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": "LocalBusiness",
  "name": "The Radicle",
  "url": "http://radiclechicago.com",
  "address": "2523 N Milwaukee Ave, 60647, Chicago",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 41.927344,
    "longitude": -87.704056
  },
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://order.toasttab.com/online/theradicle-2523-n-milwaukee-ave",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

## 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 (LocalBusiness).** address
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Ordering through toast on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.
- **Toast works with agents through its partners.** Toast's guest terms could not be read on 2026-10-15 (bot challenge); since August 2026 Google's Ask Maps completes orders at Toast restaurants through Toast Local under the UCP for Food standard. Terms read on 2026-10-15: https://www.digitaltransactions.net/square-toast-jump-into-ai-boosted-google-maps/. An assistant that isn't a partner may not be able to finish there. A direct path on your own domain works for all of them.

## Where it stands
726 of 3626 in Chicago. Top 20% 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 | 93% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 94% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 58% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 29% | yes |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Longman & Eagle (B, 401 m, https://directindex.org/r/longmanandeagle.com); Union (B, 819 m, https://directindex.org/r/unionlogansquare.com); Parson's Chicken & Fish (B, 1102 m, https://directindex.org/r/parsonschickenandfish.com); Arbor (F, 1111 m, https://directindex.org/r/arborprojects.com); Giant (B, 1154 m, https://directindex.org/r/giantrestaurant.com); Frite Street (D, 1288 m, https://directindex.org/r/hailcaesartruck.com); Boulevard Bistro (F, 1447 m, https://directindex.org/r/boulevardbistrochicago.com); Wherewithall (B, 1881 m, https://directindex.org/r/anelyarestaurant.com); Golden Nugget Pancake House (C, 1924 m, https://directindex.org/r/goldennuggetpancake.com); S & Teak Fine Dining (F, 1940 m, https://directindex.org/r/sandteak.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 12 everyday questions about Chicago and named 57 places. The Radicle wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/chicago/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with GoDaddy Website Builder 36% (9% A or B, 3331 sites); Sites using OpenTable 65% (38% A or B, 3121 sites); Sites using Toast 72% (57% A or B, 3305 sites); This site 80%.

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

## Businesses like The Radicle in Chicago

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Chicago | 3626 | 52% | 35% | 80% |
| Sites built with GoDaddy Website Builder in Chicago | 93 | 49% | 22% | 80% |
| Sites using OpenTable in Chicago | 203 | 73% | 61% | 80% |
| Sites built with GoDaddy Website Builder and using OpenTable in Chicago | 2 | 75% | 100% | 80% |

The best of the sites using OpenTable in Chicago: Andie's (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/andieschicago.com); Grill on 21 (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/grillon21.com); Matilda Restaurant (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/matildachicago.com); Hawksmoor Chicago (A 98.8%, https://directindex.org/r/thehawksmoor.com); Expat (A 96.9%, https://directindex.org/r/expatchicago.com).

With the two fixes above (Structured data is incomplete; Booking only through opentable), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 104th of 3,626 in Chicago, up from 726th.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Radicle, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/radiclechicago.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://order.toasttab.com/online/theradicle-2523-n-milwaukee-ave (vendor on own site: Toast; found by the scan of 2026-10-23, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://radiclechicago.com/#7168b2d4-b784-4281-9e88-8ea3692e8371 (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: none on record
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/radiclechicago.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/radiclechicago.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 (Toast): yes
- Vendor terms for agents, Toast: Through partners. Toast's guest terms could not be read on 2026-10-15 (bot challenge); since August 2026 Google's Ask Maps completes orders at Toast restaurants through Toast Local under the UCP for Food standard. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.digitaltransactions.net/square-toast-jump-into-ai-boosted-google-maps/

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 17 | 25 |
| Actionable | 10 | 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/radiclechicago.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

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