# The Dearborn: Agent-Direct Score A (90.8%)

Site: https://www.thedearborntavern.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/thedearborntavern.com
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
The Dearborn is ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.thedearborntavern.com/reservations/ (on the business's own site)
- Order directly: https://www.thedearborntavern.com/order-online/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.thedearborntavern.com/menus/
- Phone: +1-312-384-1242

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+3 points) Missing: opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **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

Structured data (JSON-LD). One block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom-code slot. Replace anything that is wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Restaurant",
  "name": "The Dearborn",
  "url": "https://www.thedearborntavern.com/",
  "telephone": "+1-312-384-1242",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "North Dearborn Street 145",
    "postalCode": "60602",
    "addressLocality": "Chicago"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 41.8842027,
    "longitude": -87.6292577
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo 11:00-22:00; Tu-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr 11:00-00:00; Sa 10:00-00:00; Su 10:00-22:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "22:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "23:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "00:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "10:00",
      "closes": "00:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "10:00",
      "closes": "22:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "american"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.thedearborntavern.com/reservations/",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.thedearborntavern.com/menus/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.thedearborntavern.com/reservations/",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.thedearborntavern.com/order-online/",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# The Dearborn

> restaurant (american) in North Dearborn Street 145 60602 Chicago, Chicago. Phone +1-312-384-1242.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.thedearborntavern.com/reservations/ (on the business's own site)
- Order: https://www.thedearborntavern.com/order-online/ (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.thedearborntavern.com/menus/

## Opening hours

Mo 11:00-22:00; Tu-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr 11:00-00:00; Sa 10:00-00:00; Su 10:00-22:00

## About

- Website: https://www.thedearborntavern.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 key AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all received a normal response.
- **Structured data present (FoodEstablishment).** address, phone
- **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
132 of 1721 in Chicago. Top 8% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top tenth 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 | 97% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 95% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 51% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 18% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Delmonico Restaurant (D, 253 m, https://directindex.org/r/delmonicochicago.com); State and Lake Chicago Tavern (B, 257 m, https://directindex.org/r/stateandlakechicago.com); Luke's Lobster City Hall (B, 284 m, https://directindex.org/r/lukeslobster.com); 312 Chicago (C, 284 m, https://directindex.org/r/sonesta.com); Chicago Brewhouse (D, 386 m, https://directindex.org/r/chicagobrewhouse.com); Remington’s (B, 411 m, https://directindex.org/r/remingtonschicago.com); Steadfast at the Gray (C, 421 m, https://directindex.org/r/steadfastchicago.com); 320 River Bar (D, 437 m, https://directindex.org/r/320riverbar.com); House of Blues (B, 453 m, https://directindex.org/r/houseofblues.com); River Roast (B, 486 m, https://directindex.org/r/riverroastchicago.com).

## What assistants answer
Not asked yet. Assistants are asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about every claimed business the moment it is claimed; claim this page to be included.

Against its peers: Sites built with BentoBox 84% (96% A or B, 862 sites); This site 90.8%.

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

## Businesses like The Dearborn in Chicago

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Chicago | 1721 | 45% | 35% | 90.8% |
| Built with BentoBox in Chicago | 71 | 85% | 96% | 90.8% |

The best of Built with BentoBox in Chicago: Eleven City Diner (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/elevencitydiner.com); Goddess and the Baker (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/goddessandthebaker.com); HIDE+SEEK (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/hideandseekchicago.com); Honey Jam (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/honeyjamcafe.com); Kama (A 95.4%, https://directindex.org/r/kamabistro.com).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 95.4%: 38th of 1,721 in Chicago, up from 132nd.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Dearborn, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/thedearborntavern.com
- Book: https://www.thedearborntavern.com/reservations/ (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: https://www.thedearborntavern.com/order-online/ (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.thedearborntavern.com/menus/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo 11:00-22:00; Tu-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr 11:00-00:00; Sa 10:00-00:00; Su 10:00-22:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1-312-384-1242
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/thedearborntavern.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/thedearborntavern.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/thedearborntavern.com/menu

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 19 | 25 |
| Actionable | 15 | 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/thedearborntavern.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: 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

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/thedearborntavern.com/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 19 EUR, one-off.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=thedearborntavern.com&force=1