# Royal Pho: Agent-Direct Score B (72.3%)

Site: https://www.royalpho.ca/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/royalpho.ca
Scanned: 2026-11-12 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Royal Pho is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Royal Pho's website. It can read what Royal Pho offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.royalpho.ca/reservations (on the business's own site)
- Order directly: https://order.online/business/royal-pho-14329447 (through doordash_storefront acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.royalpho.ca/menu
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap · Overture Maps: Mon closed; Tue–Thu 11:00–20:00; Fri–Sat 11:00–21:00; Sun 11:00–20:00

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Royal Pho that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Swiss Chalet (220 m): https://directindex.org/r/swisschalet.com
- Chipotle (480 m): https://directindex.org/r/chipotle.ca
- Costco Food Court (820 m): https://directindex.org/r/costco.ca
- Kelsey's (1.2 km): https://directindex.org/r/kelseys.ca
- Red Rockets (1.9 km): https://directindex.org/r/redrockets.ca

## 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). Every assistant reads this block first, and the fix kit below has it filled in. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant

## 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": "FastFoodRestaurant",
  "name": "Royal Pho",
  "url": "https://www.royalpho.ca/",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 43.2273759,
    "longitude": -79.9386013
  },
  "openingHours": "Tu-Th,Su 11:00-20:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-21:00; Mo off",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "20:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "21:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "vietnamese"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.royalpho.ca/reservations",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.royalpho.ca/menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.royalpho.ca/reservations",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://order.online/business/royal-pho-14329447",
        "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.
- **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.
- **Ordering through doordash_storefront on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.

## Where it stands
180 of 548 in Hamilton. Top 33% 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 | 96% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 98% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 52% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 43% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Swiss Chalet (C, 224 m, https://directindex.org/r/swisschalet.com); Chipotle (B, 475 m, https://directindex.org/r/chipotle.ca); A&W (F, 714 m, https://directindex.org/r/aw.ca); Costco Food Court (C, 823 m, https://directindex.org/r/costco.ca); Kelsey's (D, 1189 m, https://directindex.org/r/kelseys.ca); Red Rockets (C, 1856 m, https://directindex.org/r/redrockets.ca); Sunnyside Grill (B, 1912 m, https://directindex.org/r/sunnysidegrill.com); KFC (F, 2489 m, https://directindex.org/r/kfc.ca); Lemongrass (C, 2638 m, https://directindex.org/r/lemongrassrestaurant.ca); Garth Pizza & Wings (C, 2638 m, https://directindex.org/r/garthpizza.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 Hamilton and named 85 places. Royal Pho wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/hamilton/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Wix 51% (28% A or B, 50657 sites); Sites using DoorDash Storefront 71% (58% A or B, 2947 sites); This site 72.3%.

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

## Businesses like Royal Pho in Hamilton

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Hamilton | 548 | 56% | 35% | 72.3% |
| Sites built with Wix in Hamilton | 45 | 72% | 58% | 72.3% |
| Sites using DoorDash Storefront in Hamilton | 16 | 68% | 44% | 72.3% |
| Sites built with Wix and using DoorDash Storefront in Hamilton | 3 | 70% | 67% | 72.3% |

The best of the sites using DoorDash Storefront in Hamilton: Shawarma Royale (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/shawarmaroyale.com); Hurry Curry | Indian Restaurant (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/hurrycurry.ca); Pizza Inferno (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/pizzainferno.ca); Teriyaki Experience (B 76.9%, https://directindex.org/r/teriyakiexperience.com); Annalakshmi Hamilton (B 72.3%, https://directindex.org/r/wimpysdiner.ca).

With the fix above (No structured data for the business), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 16th of 548 in Hamilton, up from 180th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Royal Pho, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/royalpho.ca
- Book: https://www.royalpho.ca/reservations (own site; found by the scan of 2026-11-12, not yet tested)
- Order: https://order.online/business/royal-pho-14329447 (vendor on own site: DoorDash Storefront; found by the scan of 2026-11-12, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.royalpho.ca/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Tu-Th,Su 11:00-20:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-21:00; Mo off (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: none on record
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/royalpho.ca/book, https://directindex.org/go/royalpho.ca/order, https://directindex.org/go/royalpho.ca/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): yes
- 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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 7 | 25 |
| Actionable | 15 | 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/royalpho.ca
- 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: no

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