# Rec Pier Chop House: Agent-Direct Score A (86.3%)

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

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.recpierchophouse.com/reservations/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.recpierchophouse.com/menus/
- Phone: +1-443-552-1300
- Address: 1715 Thames Street, Baltimore, MD 21231
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap · Overture Maps: Mon–Sun 07:00–10:30, 11:00–15:00, 17:00–22:00
- Its menu mentions: vegan options, vegetarian dishes

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Rec Pier Chop House that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Cinghiale (730 m): https://directindex.org/r/cgeno.com
- Gia of Little Italy (910 m): https://directindex.org/r/cafegiabaltimore.com
- Sabatino's (970 m): https://directindex.org/r/sabatinos.com
- Chiapparelli’s (1 km): https://directindex.org/r/chiapparellis.com

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+3 points) Missing: 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

## 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": "Rec Pier Chop House",
  "url": "https://www.recpierchophouse.com/",
  "telephone": "+1-443-552-1300",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "1715 Thames Street",
    "postalCode": "21231",
    "addressLocality": "Baltimore",
    "addressRegion": "MD"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 39.2816089,
    "longitude": -76.5920726
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Su 07:00-10:30, 11:00-15:00, 17:00-22:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "07:00",
      "closes": "10:30"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "15:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "17:00",
      "closes": "22:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "italian"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.recpierchophouse.com/reservations/",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.recpierchophouse.com/menus/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.recpierchophouse.com/reservations/",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Rec Pier Chop House

> restaurant (italian) in 1715 Thames Street, Baltimore, MD 21231, Baltimore. Phone +1-443-552-1300.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.recpierchophouse.com/reservations/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.recpierchophouse.com/menus/

## Opening hours

Mo-Su 07:00-10:30, 11:00-15:00, 17:00-22:00

## About

- Website: https://www.recpierchophouse.com/
- 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 (FoodEstablishment).** address, phone
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
106 of 873 in Baltimore. Top 12% 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% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 34% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Prima Dopo Cucina & Cocktail House (F, 64 m, https://directindex.org/r/primadopobaltimore.com); Olio Italian Restaurant (F, 235 m, https://directindex.org/r/oliobaltimore.com); Cinghiale (B, 732 m, https://directindex.org/r/cgeno.com); La Scala (F, 803 m, https://directindex.org/r/lascaladining.com); Gia of Little Italy (B, 906 m, https://directindex.org/r/cafegiabaltimore.com); Joe Benny's (F, 935 m, https://directindex.org/r/joebennys.com); Sabatino's (B, 969 m, https://directindex.org/r/sabatinos.com); Chiapparelli’s (B, 1001 m, https://directindex.org/r/chiapparellis.com); Amicci's (D, 1014 m, https://directindex.org/r/amiccis.com); Ciao Bella (F, 1034 m, https://directindex.org/r/cbella.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. Rec Pier Chop House wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/baltimore/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with BentoBox 80% (85% A or B, 2585 sites); This site 86.3%.

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

## Businesses like Rec Pier Chop House in Baltimore

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Baltimore | 873 | 55% | 38% | 86.3% |
| Sites built with BentoBox in Baltimore | 17 | 81% | 82% | 86.3% |

The best of the sites built with BentoBox in Baltimore: Honeygrow (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/honeygrow.com); Rooted Rotisserie (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/rootedrotisserie.com); Rye Street Tavern (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/ryestreettavern.com); Captain James Landing Crab House (A 86.3%, https://directindex.org/r/captainjameslanding.com); Spoons Cafe (A 86.3%, https://directindex.org/r/spoonsbaltimore.com).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete), the score would be about 90%. That would be 59th of 873 in Baltimore, up from 106th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Rec Pier Chop House, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/recpierchophouse.com
- Book: https://www.recpierchophouse.com/reservations/ (own site; could not verify: partial (2026-11-13))
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.recpierchophouse.com/menus/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Su 07:00-10:30, 11:00-15:00, 17:00-22:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1-443-552-1300
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/recpierchophouse.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/recpierchophouse.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: contact page /about/: phone; menu page /menus/: menu schema, 195 prices; booking page /reservations/: booking via sevenrooms.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 22 | 25 |
| Actionable | 22 | 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/recpierchophouse.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: 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: 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/recpierchophouse.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/recpierchophouse.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=recpierchophouse.com&force=1