# Roots: Agent-Direct Score F (0%)

Site: http://www.rootshtx.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/rootshtx.com
Scanned: 2026-10-23 (Provisional, with the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
The scanner couldn't reach Roots's website on 2026-10-23 (http 403). Rescans are free.
AI assistants can't open Roots's website, so they go by what other sites say about it.

## Direct links
- Phone: +17134329654
- Address: 3107 Leeland St, 77003, Houston

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Roots that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Nickel City (580 m): https://directindex.org/r/nickelcitybar.com
- The Spot (830 m): https://directindex.org/r/thespot-houston.com
- Brass Tacks (1.1 km): https://directindex.org/r/brasstackshouston.com
- Segundo Coffee Lab (1.1 km): https://directindex.org/r/segundocoffee.com

## What to fix first
- **The site couldn't be read at all.** The server refuses the request outright. That usually means a firewall rule aimed at bots. A real browser tried too and got challenge:title.

## Already right
- Nothing.

## Where it stands
813 of 841 in Houston cafes and bars. Top 97% 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 | 98% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 98% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 98% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 38% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 40% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Nickel City (B, 583 m, https://directindex.org/r/nickelcitybar.com); The Spot (C, 829 m, https://directindex.org/r/thespot-houston.com); Around the Corner (F, 955 m, https://directindex.org/r/houstonpress.com); Paul Revere Rum (F, 999 m, https://directindex.org/r/revererum.com); Sunset Rooftop Lounge (C, 1033 m, https://directindex.org/r/sunsetrooftoplounge.com); The Library Coffee & Wine House (F, 1055 m, https://directindex.org/r/thelibrarycoffeeandwinehouse.com); Brass Tacks (D, 1094 m, https://directindex.org/r/brasstackshouston.com); Segundo Coffee Lab (C, 1111 m, https://directindex.org/r/segundocoffee.com); The Mood Room Garden and Bar (C, 1122 m, https://directindex.org/r/themoodroomhouston.com); Coffee Plant/Second Ward (C, 1187 m, https://directindex.org/r/ridemetro.org).

## 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 Houston cafes and bars and named 55 places. Roots wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/houston-cafes-bars/recommended


## Businesses like Roots in Houston cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Houston cafes and bars | 841 | 49% | 25% | 0% |

The best of the businesses of the same kind in Houston cafes and bars: Bayou & Bottle (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/bayouandbottle.com); Fancy's (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/fancyshtx.com); Fox & Hound Houston (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/foxandhound.com); Island Healthy Bite (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/islandgrillhouston.com); Jake's Sports Bar (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/jakessportsbar.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for Roots, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/rootshtx.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: none on record
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +17134329654

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 0 | 25 |
| Readable | 0 | 25 |
| Actionable | 0 | 30 |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Not measured for this scan.
- JSON-LD for the business: no

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