# RICE Healthy Japanese Dining: Agent-Direct Score C (61.5%)

Site: https://www.ricemb.com/mb
Report: https://directindex.org/r/ricemb.com
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
RICE Healthy Japanese Dining is partly visible to agents.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://rice-102272.square.site/ (through square acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.ricemb.com/full-menu
- Phone: +1-310-798-7722

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+15 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (Restaurant, LocalBusiness or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine and acceptsReservations). It is the one block every assistant reads first; the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Almost no text without JavaScript.** (+2 points) Crawlers that do not run scripts see an empty page. Render the menu, hours and address as plain HTML. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/website-blank-without-javascript
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, still worth doing) Optional today, cheap to add: a short text file describing the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## Fix kit: What to paste

Structured data (JSON-LD). One block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom-code slot. Replace anything that is wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Restaurant",
  "name": "RICE Healthy Japanese Dining",
  "url": "https://www.ricemb.com/mb",
  "telephone": "+1-310-798-7722",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "North Manhattan Avenue 820",
    "postalCode": "90266",
    "addressLocality": "Manhattan Beach",
    "addressCountry": "US"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 33.882858,
    "longitude": -118.4093747
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Th,Su 12:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-21:30",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "21:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "12:00",
      "closes": "21:30"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "japanese"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://www.ricemb.com/full-menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://rice-102272.square.site/",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# RICE Healthy Japanese Dining

> restaurant (japanese) in North Manhattan Avenue 820 90266 Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles. Phone +1-310-798-7722.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://rice-102272.square.site/ (through square acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.ricemb.com/full-menu

## Opening hours

Mo-Th,Su 12:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-21:30

## About

- Website: https://www.ricemb.com/mb
- This file follows llms.txt (https://llmstxt.org): a short plain-text description for language models.
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** There is no robots.txt, which allows everything.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all received a normal response.
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Ordering through square on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.

## Where it stands
745 of 1492 in Los Angeles. Top 50% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top tenth 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 | 97% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 96% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 47% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 20% | no |

Nearest places in the index: PaDo PAN Asian (D, 153 m, https://directindex.org/r/onemainrestaurantlounge.com); Simmzy's - Manhattan Beach (F, 263 m, https://directindex.org/r/simmzys.com); The Strand House (B, 273 m, https://directindex.org/r/thestrandhousemb.com); SLAY Steak + Fish House (B, 298 m, https://directindex.org/r/slaysteakandfishhouse.com); Thai Dishes Manhattan Beach (B, 1258 m, https://directindex.org/r/thaidishesmb.com); The Bottle Inn Hermosa (A, 1611 m, https://directindex.org/r/thebottleinnhermosa.com); Mama D's (C, 1773 m, https://directindex.org/r/mamadsitaliankitchen.com); Vin Folk (C, 2185 m, https://directindex.org/r/vin-folk.com); Saint & Second (B, 2224 m, https://directindex.org/r/saintandsecond.com); Tin Roof Bistro (A, 2284 m, https://directindex.org/r/tinroofbistro.com).

## What assistants answer
Not asked yet. Assistants are asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about every claimed business the moment it is claimed; claim this page to be included.

Against its peers: Sites using Square 69% (48% A or B, 779 sites); This site 61.5%.

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

## Businesses like RICE Healthy Japanese Dining in Los Angeles

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Los Angeles | 1492 | 50% | 37% | 61.5% |
| Using Square in Los Angeles | 17 | 75% | 65% | 61.5% |

The best of Using Square in Los Angeles: 786 Degrees (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/786degrees.com); Woon (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/woonkitchen.com); BROKEN MOUTH (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/eatbrokenmouth.com); Open Market (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/openmarket.la); Guisados (B 80%, https://directindex.org/r/guisados.la).

With the two fixes above (No structured data for the business; Almost no text without JavaScript) the score would be about 87.7%: 150th of 1,492 in Los Angeles, up from 745th.

## The direct record
What agents get for RICE Healthy Japanese Dining, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/ricemb.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://rice-102272.square.site/ (vendor on own site: Square; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.ricemb.com/full-menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Th,Su 12:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-21:30 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1-310-798-7722
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/ricemb.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/ricemb.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): not measured
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): not measured
- 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): not measured
- Vendor terms for agents, Square: Yes. Square takes orders placed in ChatGPT and Claude for US food sellers since 1 July 2026 with no seller setup; its Buyer Account Terms still bar robots and scrapers from accessing Block systems. Read 2026-10-15: https://squareup.com/us/en/press/claude-chatgpt-integrations

Not measured at this scan; the next scan measures it.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 23 | 25 |
| Readable | 7 | 25 |
| Actionable | 10 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 0 of 5, Not Ready. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/ricemb.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: no

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/ricemb.com/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 19 EUR, one-off.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=ricemb.com&force=1