Busboys and Poets

About Busboys and Poets

Busboys and Poets is a community gathering place. First established in 2005, Busboys and Poets was created by owner Anas "Andy" Shallal, an Iraqi-American artist, activist and restaurateur. After opening the flagship location, the neighboring residents and the progressive community embraced Busboys, especially activists opposed to the Iraq War. Busboys and Poets is now located in several distinctive neighborhoods in the Washington Metropolitan area and is a community resource for artists, activists, writers, thinkers and dreamers.

Their Green Initiatives include 100% fair trade and organic coffees and teas, sustainable seafood, primarily grass-fed, free-range beef from a local farm, and organically grown field greens from the Engaged Community Offshoots farm network in all of their salads.