# The Grand: Agent-Direct Score D (50.8%)

Site: https://www.thegrandastoria.com/menus
Report: https://directindex.org/r/thegrandastoria.com
Scanned: 2026-10-23 (Provisional, with the action test and the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
The Grand is hard for agents to use.
AI assistants can't open The Grand's website, so they go by what other sites say about it.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://thegrandastoria.com/page/reservation (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://thegrandastoria.com/menu?item=breakfast-burrito-eGri
- Phone: (718) 806-1504
- Address: Former Location Of Grand Cafe, 11103, Astoria
- Prices: 212 prices on the site, the middle one $10.00

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Grand that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- Boathouse Rooftop (890 m): https://directindex.org/r/boathouserooftop.com
- Truva Cafe and Grill (1.2 km): https://directindex.org/r/truvany.com
- Claire's Kitchen Cafe (3.1 km): https://directindex.org/r/claireskitchencafe.com
- The Lexington Social (3.9 km): https://directindex.org/r/tlstapasbar.com

## What to fix first
- **The site turns away every visitor that isn't a browser, AI agents included.** (+25 points) A plain fetch was refused (cloudflare_challenge). Only a real browser got the page. Every AI crawler and agent gets turned away the same way, so Reachable scores 0 and the rest is measured on the page as the browser rendered it. Ask the host to let the AI user agents through. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+7 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant

## What the site tells visitors (Measured, not scored)
- **212 prices on the landing page, the middle one $10.00.** In New York, the middle price of comparable sites that show prices is $14.00.

## Fix kit: What to paste

Structured data (JSON-LD). Paste it as one block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom code box. Change anything that's wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Restaurant",
  "name": "The Grand",
  "url": "https://www.thegrandastoria.com/menus",
  "telephone": "(718) 806-1504",
  "address": "Former Location Of Grand Cafe, 11103, Astoria",
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 40.76464937398527,
    "longitude": -73.91645981481022
  },
  "servesCuisine": [
    "mediterranean"
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://thegrandastoria.com/page/reservation",
  "hasMenu": "https://thegrandastoria.com/menu?item=breakfast-burrito-eGri",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://thegrandastoria.com/page/reservation",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** No rule blocks the main AI user agents.
- **Structured data found (Restaurant).** no address, phone or hours in it
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read the items and prices.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without going through a marketplace.

## Where it stands
Not ranked yet in New York.

| 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 | 95% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 96% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 59% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 25% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Boathouse Rooftop (A, 889 m, https://directindex.org/r/boathouserooftop.com); Truva Cafe and Grill (B, 1234 m, https://directindex.org/r/truvany.com); ME Mediterranean Eatery (F, 2817 m, https://directindex.org/r/eatatme.com); Effy's Cafe on York (F, 2850 m, https://directindex.org/r/effyscafeonyork.com); Claire's Kitchen Cafe (B, 3071 m, https://directindex.org/r/claireskitchencafe.com); ZOI Mediterranean UES (B, 3425 m, https://directindex.org/r/zoiues.com); The Lexington Social (A, 3906 m, https://directindex.org/r/tlstapasbar.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 13 everyday questions about New York and named 69 places. The Grand wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/new-york/recommended


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Owner 73% (38% A or B, 1218 sites); This site 50.8%.

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

## Businesses like The Grand in New York

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sites built with Owner in New York | 169 | 73% | 37% | 50.8% |

The best of the sites built with Owner in New York: 3rd Ave Deli Gourmet and Juice Bar (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/3rdavegourmet.com); 57s All American Grill (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/57sburger.com); Ay Güey (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/aygueynyc.com); Azara Kitchen (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/azarakitchen.com); Black Iris (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/blackirisny.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for The Grand, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/thegrandastoria.com
- Book: https://thegrandastoria.com/page/reservation (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-23, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://thegrandastoria.com/menu?item=breakfast-burrito-eGri (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: (718) 806-1504
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/thegrandastoria.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/thegrandastoria.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

Only a real browser got this page (a plain fetch got cloudflare_challenge); Readable and Actionable were measured on the rendered page.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 0 | 25 |
| Readable | 18 | 25 |
| Actionable | 15 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Not measured for this scan.
- JSON-LD for the business: yes

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