# Veselka: Agent-Direct Score B (80%)

Site: https://www.veselka.com/location/veselka/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/veselka.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.)
Veselka is mostly ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://veselka.com/collections/all (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0713/3331/4847/files/VES_9.23_MenuUpdate_260922_2ndAve_V3_17x11_PRINT.pdf?v=1790274052
- Phone: +1 212-228-9682

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+7 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Menu or price list is a PDF.** (+3 points) Most agents skip PDFs or read them badly. Publish it as HTML, keep the PDF as a download. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai
- **Booking only through resy.** (no points, still worth doing) Every agent transaction goes through the marketplace and its commission. Add a direct path on your own site, even a simple form. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/book-direct-on-your-own-website

## 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": "Veselka",
  "url": "https://www.veselka.com/location/veselka/",
  "telephone": "+1 212-228-9682",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "2nd Avenue 144",
    "postalCode": "10003",
    "addressLocality": "New York"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 40.7289775,
    "longitude": -73.9869985
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Sa 08:00-24:00; Su 08:00-23:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "08:00",
      "closes": "24:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Sunday"
      ],
      "opens": "08:00",
      "closes": "23:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "ukrainian"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0713/3331/4847/files/VES_9.23_MenuUpdate_260922_2ndAve_V3_17x11_PRINT.pdf?v=1790274052",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://veselka.com/collections/all",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

## 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
- **Ordering on your own site.** Agents can order without a marketplace in the loop.

## Where it stands
1040 of 4270 in New York. Top 24% 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 | 99% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 94% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 50% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 13% | yes |

Nearest places in the index: Brasserie Saint Marc (F, 39 m, https://directindex.org/r/brasseriesaintmarc.com); Burgerhead (B, 54 m, https://directindex.org/r/burgerhead.com); Uluh (B, 54 m, https://directindex.org/r/uluhny.com); Café Maud (A, 54 m, https://directindex.org/r/cafemaud.com); Marylou (A, 55 m, https://directindex.org/r/marylou.nyc); Hey Tea (F, 87 m, https://directindex.org/r/heytea.com); Madame Vo (B, 90 m, https://directindex.org/r/madamevo.com); Paul's "Da Burger Joint" (D, 95 m, https://directindex.org/r/paulsburgersnyc.com); 886 (D, 140 m, https://directindex.org/r/eighteightsix.com); Tori Bien (B, 140 m, https://directindex.org/r/toribien.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 Shopify 58% (37% A or B, 1345 sites); Sites using Resy 69% (48% A or B, 600 sites); This site 80%.

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

## Businesses like Veselka in New York

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in New York | 4270 | 52% | 40% | 80% |
| Built with Shopify in New York | 63 | 70% | 57% | 80% |
| Using Resy in New York | 273 | 69% | 48% | 80% |
| Built with Shopify and using Resy in New York | 6 | 74% | 83% | 80% |

The best of Built with Shopify and using Resy in New York: Momoya (B 76.9%, https://directindex.org/r/momoyanyc.com); Misipasta (B 73.8%, https://directindex.org/r/misipasta.com); Angelina's Kitchen (B 72.3%, https://directindex.org/r/angelinaskitchennyc.com); Pearl's Dive (B 72.3%, https://directindex.org/r/pearlstreetcaviar.com); City Winery (C 69.2%, https://directindex.org/r/citywinery.com).

With the two fixes above (Structured data is incomplete; Menu or price list is a PDF) the score would be about 95.4%: 74th of 4,270 in New York, up from 1040th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Veselka, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/veselka.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://veselka.com/collections/all (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Menu: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0713/3331/4847/files/VES_9.23_MenuUpdate_260922_2ndAve_V3_17x11_PRINT.pdf?v=1790274052 (pdf; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-24:00; Su 08:00-23:00 (closed now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1 212-228-9682
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/veselka.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/veselka.com/menu
- Agents and people followed 4 direct links to this business this month (4 by AI agents).

## 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

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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 12 | 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/veselka.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: yes
- llms.txt: yes
- 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: yes
- OAuth protected resource metadata: yes
- 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: yes
- JSON-LD for the business: yes

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