The Direct Index
Report · scanned 2026-10-23

What an AI agent reads on The Alston

An assistant's crawler fetches the page once, without running JavaScript, and reads the text, the structured data and the links. Below is what it gets from thealston.com, taken from the copy the scanner kept.

2,675

characters of text without JavaScript

Organization

structured data for the business

0

of 3 AI crawlers turned away at the edge

Text

The words an agent gets

Title: Home - The Alston · language en-US. First 1,800 of 2,675 characters:

Home - The Alston Skip to content The MenusThe Restaurant & The ChefGift Cards Host a PartyGift CardsReservations HomeHost an EventAbout UsThe MenusFAQReservationsUpcoming EventsMembers ClubContact UsGift Cards HomeHost an EventAbout UsThe MenusFAQReservationsUpcoming EventsMembers ClubContact UsGift Cards Facebook Instagram A French-influenced Chicago steakhouse offering Michelin-starred chef Jenner Tomaska’s modern takes on the classics. Book a Table Today Michelin-starred Chef Jenner Tomaska brings wood-fired instinct and French precision to the American steakhouse. The Alston is obsessed with excellence, from our cuisine to our cocktails to our global wine list. Make a Reservation View The Menus The Menus Wood-fired, French-inflected, and rooted in the heartland. A menu built around ingredients worth knowing by name. The Members’ Club Behind the dining room, there is another Alston entirely. An invitation-only club for those who want to make this their table. The Restaurant & Chef A Michelin star earned not by following tradition, but by reimagining it. The story behind The Alston begins with Chef Jenner Tomaska. Private Events Every great occasion deserves a room worthy of the moment. Let us build the experience around yours. Reserve A Table An Evening Worth Returning For Join us for dinner, celebrate a milestone, or host an intimate gathering with friends. Guests can enjoy multiple experiences — drinking, dining and socializing — all in one opulent location where River North and the Gold Coast meet. Book a Table Today Host an Event A Setting Worth Celebrating In The Alston can tailor its spaces to fit any occasion and host groups of all sizes, from 6 to 600. It’s the perfect choice downtown for special occasions, business dinners and large celebrations. Book a Pri
Facts

What it can say about the business

A business type in JSON-LDOrganization
NameThe Alston
Telephone3125482556 (a tel: link, not structured)
Addressno
Opening hoursno
Menu or price lista menu or price-list page in HTML thealston.com/menus/
Cuisine in structured datano
JSON-LD blocks1 (BreadcrumbList, EntryPoint, ImageObject, ListItem, Organization, PropertyValueSpecification)
Actions

The links it would act on

LinkRoleWhere it goes
thealston.com/reservations/bookingthe business's own site
www.opentable.com/booking/restref/availability?lang=en-US&correlatbookingopentable, a marketplace
resy.com/cities/chicago-il/venues/the-alstonbookingresy, a marketplace
www.opentable.com/widget/reservation/loader?rid=1406113&theme=standardbookingopentable, acting for the business
widgets.resy.com/embed.jsbookingresy, acting for the business

Everything here comes from fetching the homepage once as a crawler. The report turns it into a score and a list of fixes, with code to paste.