# Épices de l'inde: Agent-Direct Score F (35.4%)

Site: https://spicesofindiaquebec.com/??utm_source=google
Report: https://directindex.org/r/spicesofindiaquebec.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.)
Épices de l'inde is largely invisible to agents.
AI assistants can't open Épices de l'inde's website, so they go by what other sites say about it.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://spicesofindiaquebec.com/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://spicesofindiaquebec.com/menu/
- Phone: +1-418-522-4979
- Address: Avenue Cartier 1114 G1R 2S5 Québec
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: Mon–Sun 11:30–14:00, 17:30–22:00
- Prices: 13 prices on the site, the middle one CA$5.94
- Languages: English

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Épices de l'inde that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Bistro B (20 m): https://directindex.org/r/bistrob.ca
- Petits Creux (30 m): https://directindex.org/r/petitscreuxbistro.ca
- Eddie Sushi Bar (100 m): https://directindex.org/r/metropolitain.com
- Taj Mahal (180 m): https://directindex.org/r/tajmahalquebec.com
- Chez Victor (490 m): https://directindex.org/r/chezvictorburger.com

## What to fix first
- **The site turns away every visitor that isn't a browser, AI agents included.** (+25 points) A plain fetch was refused (origin_timeout). Only a real browser got the page. Every AI crawler and agent gets turned away the same way, so Reachable scores 0 and the rest is measured on the page as the browser rendered it. Ask the host to let the AI user agents through. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing
- **No structured data for the business.** (+14 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

## What the site tells visitors (Measured, not scored)
- **13 prices on the landing page, the middle one CA$5.94.** 

## 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": "Épices de l'inde",
  "url": "https://spicesofindiaquebec.com/??utm_source=google",
  "telephone": "+1-418-522-4979",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "Avenue Cartier 1114",
    "postalCode": "G1R 2S5",
    "addressLocality": "Québec"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 46.803273,
    "longitude": -71.2256474
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Su 11:30-14:00, 17:30-22:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:30",
      "closes": "14:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday",
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "17:30",
      "closes": "22:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "indian"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://spicesofindiaquebec.com/menu/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://spicesofindiaquebec.com/",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** There's no robots.txt, which means everything is allowed.
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
143 of 154 in Quebec City. Top 93% 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 | 100% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 100% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 44% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 38% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Bistro B (B, 22 m, https://directindex.org/r/bistrob.ca); Petits Creux (C, 31 m, https://directindex.org/r/petitscreuxbistro.ca); Morena Epicerie Traiteur (F, 63 m, https://directindex.org/r/morena-food.com); Papa sandwich (C, 81 m, https://directindex.org/r/papasandwich.ca); Eddie Sushi Bar (B, 95 m, https://directindex.org/r/metropolitain.com); Griendel (F, 169 m, https://directindex.org/r/griendel.com); Taj Mahal (B, 175 m, https://directindex.org/r/tajmahalquebec.com); Pizza Hut (F, 421 m, https://directindex.org/r/pizzahut.ca); Chez Victor (A, 489 m, https://directindex.org/r/chezvictorburger.com); Au Bonnet d'Âne (C, 604 m, https://directindex.org/r/aubonnetdane.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 Quebec City and named 82 places. Épices de l'inde wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/quebec-city/recommended


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

## Businesses like Épices de l'inde in Quebec City

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Quebec City | 154 | 64% | 44% | 35.4% |

The best of the businesses of the same kind in Quebec City: Le Bureau de poste (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/warehousegroup.ca); Le Subtil Lebourgneuf (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/lesubtil.com); Poutineville (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/poutineville.com); Jack Le Coq (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/jacklecoq.com); Quai 1635 (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/quai1635.com).

With the two fixes above (The site turns away every visitor that isn't a browser, AI agents included; No structured data for the business), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 4th of 154 in Quebec City, up from 143rd.

## The direct record
What agents get for Épices de l'inde, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/spicesofindiaquebec.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://spicesofindiaquebec.com/ (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://spicesofindiaquebec.com/menu/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Su 11:30-14:00, 17:30-22:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1-418-522-4979
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/spicesofindiaquebec.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/spicesofindiaquebec.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

Only a real browser got this page (a plain fetch got origin_timeout); Readable and Actionable were measured on the rendered page.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 0 | 25 |
| Readable | 8 | 25 |
| Actionable | 15 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| 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/spicesofindiaquebec.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/spicesofindiaquebec.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=spicesofindiaquebec.com&force=1