# The Cheesecake Factory: Agent-Direct Score A (89.7%)

Site: https://locations.thecheesecakefactory.com/va/arlington-72.html
Report: https://directindex.org/r/thecheesecakefactory.com
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check pending)
The Cheesecake Factory is ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book: https://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/locations (on the business's own site)
- Order: https://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/order/my-bag (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/menu
- Phone: +1 703-294-9966

## What to fix first, by points
- **The server turns AI crawlers away at the door.** (+6.7 points) Live fetches as GPTBot (http_403), ClaudeBot (http_403) were refused while a normal browser got the page. This is usually a hosting or firewall bot list the owner never chose. Ask the host to allow these user agents. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, still worth doing) Optional today, cheap to add: a short text file describing the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## Fix kit: what to paste

llms.txt draft:

```
# The Cheesecake Factory

> restaurant (american) in Clarendon Boulevard 2900 22201 Arlington, Washington, DC. Phone +1 703-294-9966.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/locations (on the business's own site)
- Order: https://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/order/my-bag (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/menu

## Opening hours

Mo-Th 11:30-23:00; Fr 11:30-00:30; Sa 10:00-00:30; Su 10:00-23:00

## About

- Website: https://locations.thecheesecakefactory.com/va/arlington-72.html
- 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 key AI user agents.
- **Structured data present (Restaurant).** address, phone, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without a marketplace in the loop.
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
Not ranked yet in Washington, DC.

Nearest places in the index: Mexicali Blues (B, 76 m, https://directindex.org/r/mexicali-blues.com); Spice Kraft (F, 153 m, https://directindex.org/r/spicekraftva.com); Earl's (D, 370 m, https://directindex.org/r/earlsinarlington.com); Subway (C, 414 m, https://directindex.org/r/subway.com); Five Guys (B, 590 m, https://directindex.org/r/fiveguys.com); Sawatdee (B, 632 m, https://directindex.org/r/sawatdeeva.com); El Pollo Rico (A, 780 m, https://directindex.org/r/elpollorico.com); Jetties (B, 2713 m, https://directindex.org/r/jettiesdc.com); 1789 (A, 2816 m, https://directindex.org/r/1789restaurant.com); Chipotle (A, 3148 m, https://directindex.org/r/chipotle.com).

## What assistants answer
Not asked yet. Assistants are asked about the top-ranked and claimed businesses in each city index.

What an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/thecheesecakefactory.com/agent-view

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| reachable | 18.3 | 25 |
| readable | 25 | 25 |
| actionable | 15 | 15 (action_test pending) |
| cited | 0 | 0 (probes pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare criteria)
Level 1 of 5: Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/thecheesecakefactory.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: yes

Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan: https://directindex.org/scan?url=thecheesecakefactory.com&force=1