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

Site: https://www.theelephantthairestaurant.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/theelephantthairestaurant.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 Elephant is mostly ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://www.clover.com/online-ordering/the-elephant-thai-cuisin-chicago (through clover acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.theelephantthairestaurant.com/menu/
- Phone: +1 773 467 1168

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+7 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Clover's terms bar bots and automated use; a direct form on your own site has no such limit.** (+5 points) Clover's consumer app terms (8 June 2023, section 3.5), linked from its online ordering pages, bar any deep-link, robot, spider or other device or process to access, copy or monitor the site or app, and bar the use of buying agents; no agent programme was found. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.clover.com/consumer/terms. An agent that books or orders there acts outside the vendor's terms unless the vendor permits it; a form or booking page on your own domain has no such limit. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website
- **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 Elephant",
  "url": "https://www.theelephantthairestaurant.com/",
  "telephone": "+1 773 467 1168",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "West Devon Avenue 5353",
    "postalCode": "60646",
    "addressLocality": "Chicago"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 41.9971704,
    "longitude": -87.7629224
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Sa 11:00-20:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "20:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "thai"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://www.theelephantthairestaurant.com/menu/",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.clover.com/online-ordering/the-elephant-thai-cuisin-chicago",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# The Elephant

> restaurant (thai) in West Devon Avenue 5353 60646 Chicago, Chicago. Phone +1 773 467 1168.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://www.clover.com/online-ordering/the-elephant-thai-cuisin-chicago (through clover acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.theelephantthairestaurant.com/menu/

## Opening hours

Mo-Sa 11:00-20:00

## About

- Website: https://www.theelephantthairestaurant.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 (Organization).** but without address, phone or hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Ordering through clover on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.

## Since the scan of 2026-10-14 (B then)
- Fixed: nothing
- New: The booking vendor's terms did not allow agents

## Where it stands
401 of 1561 in Chicago. Top 26% 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 | 52% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 19% | no |

Nearest places in the index: El Tejado Mexican Grill (D, 79 m, https://directindex.org/r/eltejadomexicangrillchicago.com); Shallots Bistro (A, 1295 m, https://directindex.org/r/shallotsbistro.com); Eden's Fast Food (C, 1394 m, https://directindex.org/r/koin55resmi.com); 5800 North Cafe (A, 1716 m, https://directindex.org/r/5800cafe.com); Chikago Pizza (B, 1772 m, https://directindex.org/r/chikagopizzamenu.com); Amitabul (B, 1814 m, https://directindex.org/r/amitabulvegan.com); Poke Bros. (B, 1831 m, https://directindex.org/r/eatpokebros.com); Burrito House (C, 1868 m, https://directindex.org/r/burritohouse.com); Pasta D'Arte (B, 1908 m, https://directindex.org/r/pastadarte.com); Superdawg (C, 1994 m, https://directindex.org/r/superdawg.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.

Score over 2 scans since 2026-10-14: 2026-10-14 77%, 2026-10-14 77%.

Against its peers: Sites built with WordPress 58% (29% A or B, 36926 sites); Sites using Clover 71% (55% A or B, 94 sites); This site 76.9%.

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

## Businesses like The Elephant in Chicago

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Chicago | 1561 | 50% | 38% | 76.9% |
| Built with WordPress in Chicago | 324 | 70% | 51% | 76.9% |
| Using Clover in Chicago | 5 | 73% | 80% | 76.9% |
| Built with WordPress and using Clover in Chicago | 3 | 80% | 100% | 76.9% |

The best of Using Clover in Chicago: A Tavola (B 83.1%, https://directindex.org/r/atavolachi.com); Spinzer (B 78.5%, https://directindex.org/r/spinzerchicago.com); Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Co. (B 76.9%, https://directindex.org/r/chicagopizzaandovengrinder.com); Krispy's Halal (D 50.8%, https://directindex.org/r/krispyshalal.com).

With the two fixes above (Structured data is incomplete; Clover's terms bar bots and automated use; a direct form on your own site has no such limit) the score would be about 95.4%: 38th of 1,561 in Chicago, up from 401st.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Elephant, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/theelephantthairestaurant.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://www.clover.com/online-ordering/the-elephant-thai-cuisin-chicago (vendor on own site: Clover; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.theelephantthairestaurant.com/menu/ (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-20:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1 773 467 1168
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/theelephantthairestaurant.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/theelephantthairestaurant.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): not measured
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): not measured
- 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): not measured
- Vendor terms for agents, Clover: No. Clover's consumer app terms (8 June 2023, section 3.5), linked from its online ordering pages, bar any deep-link, robot, spider or other device or process to access, copy or monitor the site or app, and bar the use of buying agents; no agent programme was found. Read 2026-10-15: https://www.clover.com/consumer/terms

Not measured at this scan; the next scan measures it.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 15 | 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/theelephantthairestaurant.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

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/theelephantthairestaurant.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=theelephantthairestaurant.com&force=1