# The Grand: Agent-Direct Score A (86.2%)

Site: https://www.thegrandhamilton.ca/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/thegrandhamilton.ca
Scanned: 2026-11-12 (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 ready for agents.
An AI assistant can open The Grand's website. It can read what The Grand offers. It finds a way to book or order directly on the site.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://www.thegrandhamilton.ca/reservations (on the business's own site)
- Order directly: https://order.toasttab.com/online/the-grand-69-augusta-st (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.thegrandhamilton.ca/menu-2
- Phone: +1-289-389-5552
- Address: 69 Augusta Street, L8N 1R1
- Hours, from OpenStreetMap: Mon–Thu 11:30–23:00; Fri–Sat 11:30–01:00; Sun 11:00–22:00

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Grand that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- B-Side Social (180 m): https://directindex.org/r/bsidesocial.ca
- King's Pizza and Wings (220 m): https://directindex.org/r/kingspizzawings.com
- lobby Hamilton (230 m): https://directindex.org/r/lobby.ca

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+4 points) Missing: address, telephone. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Almost no text without JavaScript.** (+2 points) Crawlers that don't run scripts see an empty page. Put the menu, hours and address in plain HTML. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/website-blank-without-javascript
- **No llms.txt.** (no points, but worth doing) Optional for now and cheap to add. It's a short text file that describes the business for language models. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/llms-txt-for-a-business

## 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.thegrandhamilton.ca/",
  "telephone": "+1-289-389-5552",
  "email": "contact@thegrandhamilton.ca",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "69 Augusta Street",
    "postalCode": "L8N 1R1"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 43.251624,
    "longitude": -79.8681378
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Th 11:30-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-01:00; Su 11:00-22:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:30",
      "closes": "23:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:30",
      "closes": "01:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "22:00"
    }
  ],
  "acceptsReservations": "https://www.thegrandhamilton.ca/reservations",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.thegrandhamilton.ca/menu-2",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://www.thegrandhamilton.ca/reservations",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://order.toasttab.com/online/the-grand-69-augusta-st",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# The Grand

> restaurant in 69 Augusta Street, L8N 1R1, Hamilton. Phone +1-289-389-5552.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://www.thegrandhamilton.ca/reservations (on the business's own site)
- Order: https://order.toasttab.com/online/the-grand-69-augusta-st (through toast acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.thegrandhamilton.ca/menu-2

## Opening hours

Mo-Th 11:30-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-01:00; Su 11:00-22:00

## About

- Website: https://www.thegrandhamilton.ca/
- 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 main AI user agents.
- **AI crawlers get the page.** GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot all got a normal response.
- **Structured data found (LocalBusiness).** opening hours
- **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.
- **Ordering through toast on your own domain.** There's no marketplace commission, and the customer stays yours.

## Where it stands
64 of 548 in Hamilton. Top 12% 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% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 96% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 98% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 52% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 43% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Peabody (F, 15 m, https://directindex.org/r/peabodyseatery.com); Ciao Bella (D, 153 m, https://directindex.org/r/ciaobellahamilton.ca); The Ship (F, 161 m, https://directindex.org/r/theship.ca); B-Side Social (B, 183 m, https://directindex.org/r/bsidesocial.ca); Plank Restaurant and Bar (B, 192 m, https://directindex.org/r/plankrestobar.ca); Burgerwale (C, 212 m, https://directindex.org/r/burgerwale.ca); Shivshakti Kathiyavadi Restaurant (F, 216 m, https://directindex.org/r/shivshakti.com); King's Pizza and Wings (C, 222 m, https://directindex.org/r/kingspizzawings.com); lobby Hamilton (B, 230 m, https://directindex.org/r/lobby.ca); Steve's Open Kitchen (F, 230 m, https://directindex.org/r/regmedia.ca).

## 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.

Recommended when people ask: "A dinner for a group of twelve next Thursday. Who takes big tables online?" (Gemini); "Somewhere good that's actually open on Monday evening, book a table." (ChatGPT)


Compared with its peers: Sites built with Squarespace 61% (41% A or B, 34188 sites); Sites using Toast 73% (62% A or B, 6753 sites); This site 86.2%.

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

## Named by ChatGPT and Gemini for "A dinner for a group of twelve next Thursday. Who takes big tables online?" and "Somewhere good that's actually open on Monday evening, book a table" in Hamilton, November 2026
- "A dinner for a group of twelve next Thursday. Who takes big tables online?" (2026-11-12): Gemini with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/hamilton/recommended/group-12
- "Somewhere good that's actually open on Monday evening, book a table." (2026-11-12): ChatGPT with a link to this site. https://directindex.org/city/hamilton/recommended/open-monday
Named by 2 of 2 assistants asked. Badge: https://directindex.org/badge/named/thegrandhamilton.ca.svg

## Businesses like The Grand in Hamilton

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Hamilton | 548 | 56% | 35% | 86.2% |
| Sites built with Squarespace in Hamilton | 46 | 74% | 67% | 86.2% |
| Sites using Toast in Hamilton | 15 | 79% | 67% | 86.2% |
| Sites built with Squarespace and using Toast in Hamilton | 4 | 87% | 100% | 86.2% |

The best of the sites built with Squarespace and using Toast in Hamilton: Charred Rotisserie House (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/charred.ca); The Burnt Tongue (A 93.8%, https://directindex.org/r/theburnttongue.com); Rosales Diner (B 75.4%, https://directindex.org/r/rosalesdiner.ca).

With the two fixes above (Structured data is incomplete; Almost no text without JavaScript), the score would be about 95.4%. That would be 16th of 548 in Hamilton, up from 64th.

## The direct record
What agents get for The Grand, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/thegrandhamilton.ca
- Book: https://www.thegrandhamilton.ca/reservations (own site; found by the scan of 2026-11-12, not yet tested)
- Order: https://order.toasttab.com/online/the-grand-69-augusta-st (vendor on own site: Toast; found by the scan of 2026-11-12, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://www.thegrandhamilton.ca/menu-2 (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Th 11:30-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-01:00; Su 11:00-22:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1-289-389-5552
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/thegrandhamilton.ca/book, https://directindex.org/go/thegrandhamilton.ca/order, https://directindex.org/go/thegrandhamilton.ca/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 (Toast): yes

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 23 | 25 |
| Readable | 18 | 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/thegrandhamilton.ca
- 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

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