# The Block: Agent-Direct Score B (76.9%)

Site: https://www.theblockpdx.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/theblockpdx.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.)
The Block is mostly ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open The Block's website. It can read what The Block offers. It can't find a link to book or order online.

## Direct links
- Menu: https://www.theblockpdx.com/menu
- Phone: +1 971-508-2256
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: Mon–Fri 10:00–16:30; Sat–Sun closed
- Step-free access (OpenStreetMap)

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Block that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Addy's Sandwich Bar (300 m): https://directindex.org/r/addyssandwichbar.com
- Tokyo Sando (350 m): https://directindex.org/r/tokyosando.com
- Tanaka (420 m): https://directindex.org/r/tanakakatsusando.com
- Cheryl's on 12th (480 m): https://directindex.org/r/cherylson12th.com
- The Star (1.1 km): https://directindex.org/r/thestarportland.com

## What to fix first
- **No booking or ordering link on the website.** (+15 points) There's no link on the site for an agent to follow. If you take bookings or orders through a platform, link to it from the site so agents can find it. Add a booking or ordering page on your own domain. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website

## 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.

## Where it stands
230 of 758 in Portland. Top 30% 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% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 100% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 96% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 53% | yes |
| Have an llms.txt | 30% | yes |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Addy's Sandwich Bar (A, 300 m, https://directindex.org/r/addyssandwichbar.com); Tokyo Sando (D, 349 m, https://directindex.org/r/tokyosando.com); Tanaka (A, 422 m, https://directindex.org/r/tanakakatsusando.com); Cheryl's on 12th (A, 477 m, https://directindex.org/r/cherylson12th.com); Break Bread (B, 479 m, https://directindex.org/r/breakbreadpdx.com); Potbelly (F, 635 m, https://directindex.org/r/potbelly.com); The Star (A, 1054 m, https://directindex.org/r/thestarportland.com); Jojo (C, 1269 m, https://directindex.org/r/jojopdx.com); My Fathers Place (F, 1426 m, https://directindex.org/r/myfathersplacepdx.com); Snappy's (A, 1606 m, https://directindex.org/r/makeitsnappys.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 Portland and named 138 places. The Block wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/portland/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Popmenu 75% (66% A or B, 649 sites); This site 76.9%.

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

## Businesses like The Block in Portland

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Portland | 758 | 60% | 43% | 76.9% |
| Sites built with Popmenu in Portland | 6 | 87% | 100% | 76.9% |

The best of the sites built with Popmenu in Portland: Gallo Nero (A 96.9%, https://directindex.org/r/galloneropdx.com); Hawaiian Express (A 96.9%, https://directindex.org/r/hawaiian.express); Pepino's (A 92.3%, https://directindex.org/r/pepinos.org); Verde Cocina (A 86.2%, https://directindex.org/r/verdecocinamarket.com); Backwoods Brewing Company (B 73.8%, https://directindex.org/r/backwoodsbrewingcompany.com).

With the fix above (No booking or ordering link on the website), the score would be about 100%, which would be first of 758 in Portland.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Block, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/theblockpdx.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.theblockpdx.com/menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-16:30 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1 971-508-2256
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/theblockpdx.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

Found one hop past the home page: menu page /menu: 5 menu items in JSON-LD, almost no text without JavaScript.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 25 | 25 |
| Actionable | 0 | 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/theblockpdx.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: yes
- 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/theblockpdx.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/theblockpdx.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=theblockpdx.com&force=1