# Yuko Kitchen: Agent-Direct Score A (87.5%)

Site: https://www.yukokitchen.com
Report: https://directindex.org/r/yukokitchen.com
Scanned: 2026-10-14 (Provisional: the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Yuko Kitchen is ready for agents.

## Direct links
- Order directly: https://order.chownow.com/order/39937/locations?add_cn_ordering_class=true (through chownow acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.yukokitchen.com/dtlamenu
- Phone: +1 213-266-0046

## What to fix first
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+2 points) Missing: telephone. 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": "CafeOrCoffeeShop",
  "name": "Yuko Kitchen",
  "url": "https://www.yukokitchen.com",
  "telephone": "+1 213-266-0046",
  "email": "yukokitchenla@gmail.com",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "West 5th Street 101",
    "postalCode": "90013"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 34.0469025,
    "longitude": -118.2485995
  },
  "openingHours": "Mo-Th 11:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-21:00",
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "20:00"
    },
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "11:00",
      "closes": "21:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": [
    "bubble tea",
    "coffee shop",
    "japanese",
    "noodles",
    "tea"
  ],
  "hasMenu": "https://www.yukokitchen.com/dtlamenu",
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "OrderAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://order.chownow.com/order/39937/locations?add_cn_ordering_class=true",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

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

```
# Yuko Kitchen

> cafe or coffee shop (bubble tea, coffee shop, japanese, noodles, tea) in West 5th Street 101 90013, Los Angeles cafes and bars. Phone +1 213-266-0046.

## Book or order directly

- Order: https://order.chownow.com/order/39937/locations?add_cn_ordering_class=true (through chownow acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.yukokitchen.com/dtlamenu

## Opening hours

Mo-Th 11:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-21:00

## About

- Website: https://www.yukokitchen.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 (LocalBusiness).** address, opening hours
- **Menu or price list is an HTML page.** Agents can read items and prices directly.
- **Ordering through chownow on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.

## Where it stands
18 of 530 in Los Angeles cafes and bars. Top 3% 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 | 96% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 92% | yes |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 96% | yes |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 26% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 17% | no |

Nearest places with a similar menu: Pitchoun (C, 534 m, https://directindex.org/r/pitchounbakery.com); Midori Matcha (F, 690 m, https://directindex.org/r/midorimatchatea.com); Miss Cheese (F, 694 m, https://directindex.org/r/misscheese.com); Partea NYC (C, 808 m, https://directindex.org/r/partea-nyc.com); 85°C Bakery Cafe (F, 829 m, https://directindex.org/r/85cafe.com); Nice Coffee (C, 912 m, https://directindex.org/r/nicecoffeeroasters.com); Marie's Coffee & Deli (D, 920 m, https://directindex.org/r/mariescoffeedeli.com); Velo Coffee (B, 1164 m, https://directindex.org/r/lavelocoffee.com); Corner Bakery (B, 1219 m, https://directindex.org/r/cornerbakerycafe.com); Cognoscenti Coffee Roastery (C, 1354 m, https://directindex.org/r/cogcoffee.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 Squarespace 64% (46% A or B, 6916 sites); Sites using ChowNow 72% (54% A or B, 257 sites); This site 87.5%.

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

## Businesses like Yuko Kitchen in Los Angeles cafes and bars

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Los Angeles cafes and bars | 530 | 36% | 18% | 87.5% |
| Built with Squarespace in Los Angeles cafes and bars | 72 | 68% | 54% | 87.5% |
| Using ChowNow in Los Angeles cafes and bars | 7 | 69% | 43% | 87.5% |
| Built with Squarespace and using ChowNow in Los Angeles cafes and bars | 4 | 76% | 75% | 87.5% |

The best of Built with Squarespace and using ChowNow in Los Angeles cafes and bars: Gio's Bakery & Cafe (A 88.8%, https://directindex.org/r/giosbaguettes.com); Café de Leche de CSULA (B 73.8%, https://directindex.org/r/cafedeleche.net); Habitat Coffee (C 55.4%, https://directindex.org/r/habitatcoffeela.com).

With the fix above (Structured data is incomplete) the score would be about 90%: 9th of 530 in Los Angeles cafes and bars, up from 18th.

## The direct record
What agents get for Yuko Kitchen, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/yukokitchen.com
- Book: none on record
- Order: https://order.chownow.com/order/39937/locations?add_cn_ordering_class=true (vendor on own site: ChowNow; verified direct, 2026-10-14)
- Menu: https://www.yukokitchen.com/dtlamenu (html_page; from the scan)
- Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-21:00 (open now) (from OpenStreetMap)
- Phone: +1 213-266-0046
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/yukokitchen.com/order, https://directindex.org/go/yukokitchen.com/menu

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 25 | 25 |
| Readable | 20 | 25 |
| Actionable | 25 | 30 |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Level 1 of 5, Basic Web Presence. Cloudflare's report: https://isitagentready.com/yukokitchen.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: 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/yukokitchen.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=yukokitchen.com&force=1