# Smokin' Joe's Saloon: Agent-Direct Score C (66.2%)

Site: https://smokinjoessaloon.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/smokinjoessaloon.com
Scanned: 2026-10-24 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
Smokin' Joe's Saloon is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open Smokin' Joe's Saloon's website. It can read what Smokin' Joe's Saloon offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through SpotOn.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://tmt.spotapps.co/private-parties?spot_id=84903&source=pop_up&destination=private_parties&promotion=holiday_party (through spoton acting for the business)
- Menu: https://smokinjoessaloon.com/pittsburgh-smokin-joe-s-saloon-food-menu
- Phone: +1 412-431-6757
- Address: East Carson Street 2001 15203 Pittsburgh
- Its menu mentions: vegetarian dishes
- Prices: 3 prices on the site, the middle one $7.00

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Smokin' Joe's Saloon that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Fat Head's (230 m): https://directindex.org/r/fatheads.com
- Ruggers Pub (280 m): https://directindex.org/r/ruggerspub.com
- Mario's (460 m): https://directindex.org/r/mariospgh.com
- The Smiling Moose (640 m): https://directindex.org/r/smiling-moose.com

## What to fix first
- **No structured data for the business.** (+14 points) Add schema.org JSON-LD for the business (CafeOrCoffeeShop, BarOrPub or the closest type, with name, address, telephone and openingHoursSpecification, plus servesCuisine). Every assistant reads this block first, and the fix kit below has it filled in. 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

## What the site tells visitors (Measured, not scored)
- **3 prices on the landing page, the middle one $7.00.** 

## 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": "BarOrPub",
  "name": "Smokin' Joe's Saloon",
  "url": "https://smokinjoessaloon.com/",
  "telephone": "+1 412-431-6757",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "East Carson Street 2001",
    "postalCode": "15203",
    "addressLocality": "Pittsburgh"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 40.4287683,
    "longitude": -79.9774565
  },
  "acceptsReservations": "https://tmt.spotapps.co/private-parties?spot_id=84903&source=pop_up&destination=private_parties&promotion=holiday_party",
  "hasMenu": "https://smokinjoessaloon.com/pittsburgh-smokin-joe-s-saloon-food-menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://tmt.spotapps.co/private-parties?spot_id=84903&source=pop_up&destination=private_parties&promotion=holiday_party",
        "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.

```
# Smokin' Joe's Saloon

> bar or pub in East Carson Street 2001 15203 Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh cafes and bars. Phone +1 412-431-6757.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://tmt.spotapps.co/private-parties?spot_id=84903&source=pop_up&destination=private_parties&promotion=holiday_party (through spoton acting for the business)
- Menu: https://smokinjoessaloon.com/pittsburgh-smokin-joe-s-saloon-food-menu

## About

- Website: https://smokinjoessaloon.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.
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking through spoton on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.

## Where it stands
37 of 99 in Pittsburgh cafes and bars. Top 37% 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) | 100% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 30% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 30% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Tiki Lounge (C, 10 m, https://directindex.org/r/tikilounge412.com); Pipers Pub (B, 172 m, https://directindex.org/r/piperspub.com); Fat Head's (B, 230 m, https://directindex.org/r/fatheads.com); Delanie's Coffee (F, 279 m, https://directindex.org/r/delaniescoffee.com); Ruggers Pub (A, 280 m, https://directindex.org/r/ruggerspub.com); Mario's (C, 464 m, https://directindex.org/r/mariospgh.com); Archies on Carson (F, 488 m, https://directindex.org/r/myspace.com); Dees Cafe (F, 608 m, https://directindex.org/r/deescafe.com); 1311 Carson (F, 624 m, https://directindex.org/r/1311carson.com); The Smiling Moose (C, 635 m, https://directindex.org/r/smiling-moose.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.


Compared with its peers: Sites using SpotOn 78% (69% A or B, 2369 sites); This site 66.2%.

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

## Businesses like Smokin' Joe's Saloon in Pittsburgh cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Pittsburgh cafes and bars | 99 | 56% | 27% | 66.2% |
| Sites using SpotOn in Pittsburgh cafes and bars | 7 | 68% | 29% | 66.2% |

The best of the sites using SpotOn in Pittsburgh cafes and bars: Hop Farm Brewing Company (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/hopfarmbrewingco.com); Lot 17 (B 73.8%, https://directindex.org/r/lot17pgh.com); Square Cafe (C 66.2%, https://directindex.org/r/square-cafe.com); Cucina Vitale (C 61.5%, https://directindex.org/r/cucinavitalepgh.com); The Black Cat Market (C 58.5%, https://directindex.org/r/blackcatmarketpgh.com).

With the fix above (No structured data for the business), the score would be about 87.7%. That would be 7th of 99 in Pittsburgh cafes and bars, up from 37th.

This site appears in 2 cities (2 places on smokinjoessaloon.com). https://directindex.org/brand/smokinjoessaloon.com

## The direct record
What agents get for Smokin' Joe's Saloon, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/smokinjoessaloon.com
- Book: https://tmt.spotapps.co/private-parties?spot_id=84903&source=pop_up&destination=private_parties&promotion=holiday_party (vendor on own site: SpotOn; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://smokinjoessaloon.com/pittsburgh-smokin-joe-s-saloon-food-menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +1 412-431-6757
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/smokinjoessaloon.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/smokinjoessaloon.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
- Vendor terms for agents, SpotOn: Not stated. The terms do not address an agent acting for a person (several bar scraping or data extraction only), could not be read on the date given, or the vendor has not been researched yet.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 8 | 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/smokinjoessaloon.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

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