# Besthibachi: Agent-Direct Score A (87.7%)

Site: http://www.thebesthibachi.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/thebesthibachi.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.)
Besthibachi is ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open Besthibachi's website. It can read what Besthibachi offers. It finds a way to book or order directly, through ChowNow.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://ordering.chownow.com/order/21503/locations?add_cn_ordering_class=true (through chownow acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.thebesthibachi.com/menu
- Phone: (619) 300-0880
- Address: 744 Market St, 92101, San Diego
- Its menu mentions: vegan options, vegetarian dishes, a lunch or set menu

## Nearby, also direct
Places near Besthibachi that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Knotty Barrel (90 m): https://directindex.org/r/knottybarrel.com
- The Smoking Gun (170 m): https://directindex.org/r/thesmokinggunsd.com
- Fogo de Chão (190 m): https://directindex.org/r/fogodechao.com
- Saffron Pizza Kitchen (200 m): https://directindex.org/r/saffronpizzakitchen.com

## What to fix first
- **The phone number on the site doesn't match the open map data.** The site shows 6619965979, but OpenStreetMap or Overture Maps lists (619) 300-0880. An assistant that sees two numbers can't tell which one to trust. Fix whichever is wrong, on the site or in the map data at openstreetmap.org.

## 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.
- **Structured data found (Restaurant).** address, phone, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Ordering through chownow on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.

## Where it stands
243 of 2243 in San Diego. Top 11% 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 | 94% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 94% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 62% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 37% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Bootlegger (F, 43 m, https://directindex.org/r/bootleggersd.com); Knotty Barrel (B, 91 m, https://directindex.org/r/knottybarrel.com); San Remo Pizzeria (B, 135 m, https://directindex.org/r/sanremopizzeriamenu.com); RoVino The Foodery (B, 156 m, https://directindex.org/r/rovinosd.com); Airr Supper Club & Nightclub (F, 163 m, https://directindex.org/r/airr.us); Double Standard Kitchenette (F, 170 m, https://directindex.org/r/doublestandardsd.com); The Smoking Gun (B, 174 m, https://directindex.org/r/thesmokinggunsd.com); Cowboy Star (D, 178 m, https://directindex.org/r/cowboystarsd.com); Fogo de Chão (A, 188 m, https://directindex.org/r/fogodechao.com); Saffron Pizza Kitchen (A, 203 m, https://directindex.org/r/saffronpizzakitchen.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 San Diego and named 100 places. Besthibachi wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/san-diego/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Wix 52% (28% A or B, 48660 sites); Sites using ChowNow 73% (55% A or B, 1147 sites); This site 87.7%.

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

## Businesses like Besthibachi in San Diego

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in San Diego | 2243 | 55% | 36% | 87.7% |
| Sites built with Wix in San Diego | 151 | 60% | 36% | 87.7% |
| Sites using ChowNow in San Diego | 33 | 70% | 48% | 87.7% |
| Sites built with Wix and using ChowNow in San Diego | 6 | 74% | 50% | 87.7% |

The best of the sites built with Wix and using ChowNow in San Diego: Gor Gai Thai Eatery (A 87.7%, https://directindex.org/r/gorgaithaieatery.com); Sunset Thai Ocean Beach (B 80%, https://directindex.org/r/sunsetthai-ob.com); Palm Thai Cafe (C 66.2%, https://directindex.org/r/palmthaicafesandiego.com); City Wok (C 61.5%, https://directindex.org/r/citywok.com); The Nood Bar (C 58.5%, https://directindex.org/r/ordernoodbar.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for Besthibachi, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/thebesthibachi.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://ordering.chownow.com/order/21503/locations?add_cn_ordering_class=true (vendor on own site: ChowNow; found by the scan of 2026-10-24, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.thebesthibachi.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: (619) 300-0880
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/thebesthibachi.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/thebesthibachi.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): 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
- Vendor terms for agents, ChowNow: Not stated. ChowNow's customer terms (8 September 2025) bar automated means such as spiders, robots and crawlers to download or scrape data, except search engines; they do not address an agent placing an order for a person, and no agent programme was found. Read 2026-10-15: https://get.chownow.com/terms-of-service

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 22 | 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/thebesthibachi.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: 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: yes

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