# El Rey Tacos: Agent-Direct Score C (61.5%)

Site: https://www.tacoelrey.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/tacoelrey.com
Scanned: 2026-10-23 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
El Rey Tacos is partly visible to agents.
An AI assistant can open El Rey Tacos's website. It can read what El Rey Tacos offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through Toast.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://order.toasttab.com/online/el-rey-tacos-1450-broadway (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://tacoelrey.com/menu/
- Phone: +19299258226
- Address: 1450 Broadway, 10018, New York

## Nearby, also direct
Places near El Rey Tacos that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Oxido (20 m): https://directindex.org/r/oxido.nyc
- Baja Fresh Mexican Grill (50 m): https://directindex.org/r/bajafresh.com
- Tortazo - Times Square (90 m): https://directindex.org/r/tortazo.com
- Bar Mexicana (190 m): https://directindex.org/r/barmexicananyc.com
- Amor Loco (390 m): https://directindex.org/r/amorloconyc.com

## 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
- **Almost no text without JavaScript.** (+2 points) Crawlers that don't run scripts see an empty page. Put the menu, hours and address in plain HTML. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/website-blank-without-javascript
- **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

## 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": "LocalBusiness",
  "name": "El Rey Tacos",
  "url": "https://www.tacoelrey.com/",
  "telephone": "+19299258226",
  "address": "1450 Broadway, 10018, New York",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 40.7547768,
    "longitude": -73.98614788
  },
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://order.toasttab.com/online/el-rey-tacos-1450-broadway",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# El Rey Tacos

> local business (mexican) in 1450 Broadway, 10018, New York, New York. Phone +19299258226.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://order.toasttab.com/online/el-rey-tacos-1450-broadway (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://tacoelrey.com/menu/

## About

- Website: https://www.tacoelrey.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.
- **Ordering through toast on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.
- **Toast works with agents through its partners.** Toast's guest terms could not be read on 2026-10-15 (bot challenge); since August 2026 Google's Ask Maps completes orders at Toast restaurants through Toast Local under the UCP for Food standard. Terms read on 2026-10-15: https://www.digitaltransactions.net/square-toast-jump-into-ai-boosted-google-maps/. An assistant that isn't a partner may not be able to finish there. A direct path on your own domain works for all of them.

## Where it stands
4860 of 11000 in New York. Top 44% 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 | 95% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 96% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 59% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 25% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Oxido (C, 19 m, https://directindex.org/r/oxido.nyc); Baja Fresh Mexican Grill (B, 49 m, https://directindex.org/r/bajafresh.com); Tortazo - Times Square (A, 90 m, https://directindex.org/r/tortazo.com); Bar Mexicana (A, 188 m, https://directindex.org/r/barmexicananyc.com); Moe's Southwest Grill (F, 231 m, https://directindex.org/r/moes.com); Adobo Mexican Grill (C, 254 m, https://directindex.org/r/adobomexicangrill.com); Amor Loco (C, 389 m, https://directindex.org/r/amorloconyc.com); Blue Maiz Kitchen (B, 403 m, https://directindex.org/r/maiznyc.com); LOLITA (A, 451 m, https://directindex.org/r/lolitanewyorkcity.com); Mad Dog & Beans Mexican Cantina (A, 569 m, https://directindex.org/r/maddogandbeans.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 13 everyday questions about New York and named 69 places. El Rey Tacos wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/new-york/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with WordPress 55% (24% A or B, 217120 sites); Sites using Toast 73% (61% A or B, 5253 sites); This site 61.5%.

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

## Businesses like El Rey Tacos in New York

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in New York | 11000 | 52% | 34% | 61.5% |
| Sites built with WordPress in New York | 1841 | 61% | 37% | 61.5% |
| Sites using Toast in New York | 610 | 74% | 63% | 61.5% |
| Sites built with WordPress and using Toast in New York | 113 | 73% | 56% | 61.5% |

The best of the sites built with WordPress and using Toast in New York: Kokomo (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/kokomonyc.com); Squisito Pizza (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/squisitopizzaandpasta.com); Via 13 (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/via13nyc.com); Ainslie (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/ainsliebk.com); Black Tap (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/blacktap.com).

With the two fixes above (No structured data for the business; Almost no text without JavaScript), the score would be about 87.7%. That would be 1187th of 11,000 in New York, up from 4860th.

## The direct record
What agents get for El Rey Tacos, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/tacoelrey.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://order.toasttab.com/online/el-rey-tacos-1450-broadway (vendor on own site: Toast; found by the scan of 2026-10-23, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://tacoelrey.com/menu/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +19299258226
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/tacoelrey.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/tacoelrey.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 (Toast): yes
- Vendor terms for agents, Toast: Through partners. Toast's guest terms could not be read on 2026-10-15 (bot challenge); since August 2026 Google's Ask Maps completes orders at Toast restaurants through Toast Local under the UCP for Food standard. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.digitaltransactions.net/square-toast-jump-into-ai-boosted-google-maps/

## 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 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/tacoelrey.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: 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: 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/tacoelrey.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/tacoelrey.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=tacoelrey.com&force=1
