Busboys @ 14th & V 2021 14th St
NW DC 20009
(202) 387-7638
Busboys @ Shirlington 4251 South Campbell Ave
Arlington, VA 22206
(703) 379-9757
Busboys @ 5th & K 1025 5th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 789-BBAP (2227)
Busboys and Poets is a restaurant,
bookstore, fair trade market and gathering place where people
can discuss issues of social justice and peace. Each Busboys and
Poets location should enhance the community -- allowing us to
bring together a diverse clientele reflective of the surrounding
neighborhoods. Busboys and Poets creates an environment where
shared conversations over food and drink allow the progressive,
artistic and literary communities to dialogue, educate and
interact.
Busboys and Poets is proud to be a venue that provides space and
support for poets and spoken word performers to showcase their
work. From the cozy atmosphere of the Sunday Kind of Love poetry
series to the high intensity of the Tuesday night open mic,
Busboys and Poets is sure that you will find a poetry event that
will leave you inspired and wanting to come back for more!
The name refers to American poet Langston
Hughes, who worked as a busboy at the Wardman Park Hotel in the
1930s, prior to gaining recognition as a poet. Rejected ideas
for the restaurant's name include Writers Block Cafe, Broken
Bread Cafe and White Rabbit Cafe, the latter inspired by The
Matrix.
The Menu
The menu includes pizza with a
hand-tossed crust with your choice of sauce: garlic and olive
oil – basil pesto – sun dried tomato - marinara. All pizzas are
served with mozzarella cheese unless otherwise stated.
Sandwiches, hot panini and burgers
are served with your choice of kettle chips, seasonal fresh
fruit, fries, salad or sweet potato fries.
On the lighter side, try a soup or a
salad and after 5 PM a wide variety of larger entree
sized meals become available that includes, fish, chicken, beef
and vegan selections. You might try the Maryland Crab Cakes with
a lobster sauce, served with creamy crab grits and julienne
veggies or the Pan-Roasted Chicken with a roasted garlic tomato
herb sauce, served with mashed potatoes and steamed kale. But
for a change of pace, some of you carnivores might actually want
to step up to the plate and try the Baked Tofu Cake (vegan) with
a ginger-mushroom glaze, served with rice and julienne veggies
Busboys and Poets also serves, breakfast and
brunch and of course a wide variety of coffee
products.
