# The Setting DC: Agent-Direct Score F (0%)

Site: http://www.thesettingdc.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/thesettingdc.com
Scanned: 2026-10-24 (Provisional, with the assistant citation check still to come. The hatched part of the bar isn't measured yet.)
The scanner couldn't reach The Setting DC's website on 2026-10-24 (origin timeout). Rescans are free.
AI assistants can't open The Setting DC's website, so they go by what other sites say about it.

## Direct links
- Phone: +12025586330
- Address: 2512 Pennsylvania Ave NW, 20037-1611, Washington

## Nearby, also direct
Places near The Setting DC that take a booking or an order on their own website, with no marketplace in between.
- The Courtyard Bar (260 m): https://directindex.org/r/fairmont.com
- Bluestone Lane (300 m): https://directindex.org/r/bluestonelane.com
- Quadrant Bar & Lounge (430 m): https://directindex.org/r/ritzcarlton.com
- The Next Whisky Bar (490 m): https://directindex.org/r/thewatergatehotel.com
- Allegro Coffee Company (510 m): https://directindex.org/r/wholefoodsmarket.com

## What to fix first
- **The site couldn't be read at all.** The server didn't answer requests from Cloudflare's network. A hosting firewall may be blocking them. A real browser tried too and got net::ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT at http://www.thesettingdc.com/.

## Already right
- Nothing.

## Where it stands
674 of 684 in Washington, DC cafes and bars. Top 99% 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 | 96% | no |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 93% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no block at the server or in robots.txt) | 100% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 48% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 23% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Jardenea (D, 120 m, https://directindex.org/r/melrosehoteldc.com); The Courtyard Bar (C, 261 m, https://directindex.org/r/fairmont.com); Bluestone Lane (A, 298 m, https://directindex.org/r/bluestonelane.com); District Commons (F, 417 m, https://directindex.org/r/districtcommonsdc.com); Quadrant Bar & Lounge (A, 427 m, https://directindex.org/r/ritzcarlton.com); L'Annexe (D, 467 m, https://directindex.org/r/lannexe-bar.com); The Next Whisky Bar (C, 487 m, https://directindex.org/r/thewatergatehotel.com); Allegro Coffee Company (D, 507 m, https://directindex.org/r/wholefoodsmarket.com); Stoney's on L (F, 554 m, https://directindex.org/r/stoneysonlst.com); Baked and Wired (D, 576 m, https://directindex.org/r/bakedandwired.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 12 everyday questions about Washington, DC cafes and bars and named 57 places. The Setting DC wasn't one of them. See who was named: https://directindex.org/city/washington-cafes-bars/recommended


## Businesses like The Setting DC in Washington, DC cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses of the same kind in Washington, DC cafes and bars | 684 | 51% | 30% | 0% |

The best of the businesses of the same kind in Washington, DC cafes and bars: 801 Restaurant and Bar (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/801dc.com); Astro Beer Hall (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/astrobeerhall.com); Barkada Wine Bar (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/barkadawinebar.com); Dacha Beer Garden (Navy Yard) (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/dachabeergarden.com); Proper Bar (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/properbar.com).

## The direct record
What agents get for The Setting DC, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/thesettingdc.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: none on record
- Menu: none on record
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +12025586330

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 0 | 25 |
| Readable | 0 | 25 |
| Actionable | 0 | 30 |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Not measured for this scan.
- JSON-LD for the business: no

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