# Willow Room: Agent-Direct Score A (95.4%)

Site: https://www.willowroomchicago.com/
Report: https://directindex.org/r/willowroomchicago.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.)
Willow Room is ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://willowroomchicago.com/?source=pop_up&spot_id=55857&destination=reservations&promotion=reservations#reservations_open_table (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.willowroomchicago.com/chicago-lincoln-park-willow-room-food-menu
- Phone: +1-312-982-2151

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+3 points) Missing: opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **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": "Willow Room",
  "url": "https://www.willowroomchicago.com/",
  "telephone": "+1-312-982-2151",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "North Halsted Street 1800",
    "postalCode": "60614",
    "addressLocality": "Chicago"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 41.9139765,
    "longitude": -87.6486439
  },
  "acceptsReservations": "https://willowroomchicago.com/?source=pop_up&spot_id=55857&destination=reservations&promotion=reservations#reservations_open_table",
  "hasMenu": "https://www.willowroomchicago.com/chicago-lincoln-park-willow-room-food-menu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://willowroomchicago.com/?source=pop_up&spot_id=55857&destination=reservations&promotion=reservations#reservations_open_table",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Willow Room

> restaurant in North Halsted Street 1800 60614 Chicago, Chicago. Phone +1-312-982-2151.

## Book or order directly

- Book: https://willowroomchicago.com/?source=pop_up&spot_id=55857&destination=reservations&promotion=reservations#reservations_open_table (on the business's own site)
- Menu: https://www.willowroomchicago.com/chicago-lincoln-park-willow-room-food-menu

## About

- Website: https://www.willowroomchicago.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 (Restaurant).** address, phone
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Booking on your own site.** Agents can book without a marketplace in the loop.

## Since the scan of 2026-10-14 (A then)
- Fixed: nothing
- New: nothing

## Where it stands
68 of 1561 in Chicago. Top 4% 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: King Crab House (C, 44 m, https://directindex.org/r/kingcrabchicago.com); Boka (C, 52 m, https://directindex.org/r/bokachicago.com); Alinea (C, 70 m, https://directindex.org/r/alinearestaurant.com); D.P. Dough (B, 365 m, https://directindex.org/r/dpdough.com); Yaya Mas Greek Kuzina (A, 366 m, https://directindex.org/r/yayamas.com); Stella Barra Pizzeria (C, 405 m, https://directindex.org/r/lettuce.com); Pasta Palazzo (C, 440 m, https://directindex.org/r/pastapalazzo.com); Beacon Doughnuts (D, 500 m, https://directindex.org/r/beacondoughnuts.com); Buffalo Wild Wings (F, 509 m, https://directindex.org/r/buffalowildwings.com); Blue Door Farm Stand (C, 511 m, https://directindex.org/r/bluedoorfarmstand.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 3 scans since 2026-10-14: 2026-10-14 95%, 2026-10-14 95%, 2026-10-14 95%.

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

## Businesses like Willow Room in Chicago

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Chicago | 1561 | 50% | 38% | 95.4% |

The best of Same kind in Chicago: Amarit (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/amaritthai.com); Chicago Waffles (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/chicagowaffles.com); El Llano Restaurant - Northcenter (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/llanochicago.com); Fogo de Chão (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/fogodechao.com); Galit (A 100%, https://directindex.org/r/galitrestaurant.com).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 100%: first of 1,561 in Chicago.

## The direct record
What agents get for Willow Room, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/willowroomchicago.com
- Book: https://willowroomchicago.com/?source=pop_up&spot_id=55857&destination=reservations&promotion=reservations#reservations_open_table (own site; found by the scan of 2026-10-14, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.willowroomchicago.com/chicago-lincoln-park-willow-room-food-menu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +1-312-982-2151
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/willowroomchicago.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/willowroomchicago.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

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

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 22 | 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/willowroomchicago.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: no (how: https://isitagentready.com/.well-known/agent-skills/ai-rules/SKILL.md)
- 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/willowroomchicago.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=willowroomchicago.com&force=1