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625 Monroe Street, NE
Washington, DC 20017
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RAMADAN FAMILY MEALS ☪️
RAMADAN FAMILY IFTAR MEAL OPTIONS
- Grilled Chicken Kabob$99.99
Family meals feed 6 people. Please allow 2 hours for preparation time when ordering. Dinner includes grilled chicken kabobs (12), grilled vegetables (6), rice (half pan), tzatziki sauce, hummus, pita, Harira soup (64 oz), dates.
- Grilled Salmon Kabob$120.00
Family meals feeds 6 people. Please allow 2 hours for preparation time when ordering. Dinner includes grilled salmon kabobs (12), grilled vegetables (6), rice (half pan), tzatziki sauce, hummus, pita, Harira soup (64 oz), dates.
DRINKS 🍺
COFFEE ☕️
- Coffee$4.25
Regular coffee - smooth with a bold body & a bright citrus acidity; notes of caramel. Medium dark Roast. Decaf coffee - spice-like aromas, pleasant flavors of fig, dates & raisins; medium body with a smooth finish. Dark roast
- Espresso$3.50
Regular - low acidity espresso, with hints of nuts and smooth after taste. Sweet finish. Medium dark roast.
- Cappuccino$4.50
- Hot Chocolate$4.50
- Iced Coffee$4.50
- Americano$4.50
- Big Daddy$6.00
Directions: 2 sugar in the raw packets 3 shots of espresso (1 double / 1 single) Stir sugar and espresso together. Pour milk over top. Garnished with half packet of sugar in the raw.
- Macchiato$4.50
- Cafe Au Lait$4.50
- Cafe Medici$4.50
- Cortado$4.00
- Milk/Syrup Shot
- Red Eye (Coffee + 1 Espresso Shot)$5.50
- Black Eye (Coffee + 2 Espresso Shots)$6.50
- State 51 - 12oz. Regular Whole Coffee Bean$18.00
Smooth with a bold body & a bright citrus acidity; notes of caramel. Medium dark roast.
- Democracy - 12oz. Decaf Whole Coffee Bean$18.00
Spice-like aromas, pleasant flavors of fig, dates & raisins; medium body with a smooth finish. Dark roast
- Renaissance - 12oz. Espresso Whole Coffee Bean$18.00
Low acidity espresso, with hints of nuts and smooth after taste. Sweet finish. Medium dark roast.
LATTES ☕️
- Blue Matcha Latte$6.00
Butterfly pea powder, lavender syrup and choice of milk. Choice of hot or cold. What is Butterfly Pea Powder? Butterfly pea flower tea, is a caffeine-free herbal tea, or tisane, beverage made from a decoction or infusion of the flower petals or even whole flower of the Clitoria ternatea plant.
- Spiced Chai Latte$6.00
In house: Hot: 12oz mug / Cold: 14oz pint To-Go: Hot: 12oz paper mug / Cold: 12oz plastic logo cup Directions: 3oz chai concentrate 3oz milk choice Steam together in tin if hot. Shake together over ice if cold. Garnish with powdered cinnamon
- Latte$4.50
- Mocha Latte$6.00
- Big Daddy$6.00
Directions: 2 sugar in the raw packets 3 shots of espresso (1 double / 1 single) Stir sugar and espresso together. Pour milk over top. Garnished with half packet of sugar in the raw.
- Pumpkin Spice Latte$6.00
Directions: 3 pumps (3/4oz) Monin Pumpkin syrup 2-3 shakes powdered cinnamon Double espresso shot Pour milk over top.
- Sweet Spice Latte$6.00
Directions: 3 pumps (3/4oz) Monin organic caramel syrup 2-3 shakes powdered cinnamon Double espresso shot Pour milk over top
- Matcha Latte (Tea)$6.00
In house: Hot: 12oz mug / Cold: 14oz pint To-Go: Hot: 12oz paper mug / Cold: 12oz plastic logo cup Directions: 1 teaspoon matcha powder 6oz milk choice Steam together in tin if hot. Shake together over ice if cold.
- Hot Cider$4.50
- Thin Mint Latte$6.00
Directions: 1 pump ghirardelli black label (Dark chocolate) 2 pumps (1/2oz) Monin peppermint syrup Double espresso shot Stir syrup and espresso together in mug. Pour milk over top.
- Dirty Chai Latte$6.00
- White Chocolate Latte$6.00
- Turning Violet Latte$6.00
Directions: 3 pumps (3/4oz) Ube syrup 1 pumps (1/4oz) lavender syrup Double espresso shot Pour milk over top Garnish with rose petals
HOT TEA 🍵
ICED COFFEE🧋
SODA+ 🥛
- Stubborn Cola$3.50
- Stubborn Zero Calorie Cola$3.50
- Sierra Mist$3.50
- Stubborn Black Cherry Tarragon Cola$3.50
- Stubborn Orange Hibiscus Soda$3.50
- Stubborn Root Beer$3.50
- Schweppes Ginger Ale$3.50
- Club Soda$3.50
- Lemonade$4.00
- Lem/Pom$4.00
- Lavender Lemonade$4.00
- Iced Tea$3.50
- Ginger Beer$4.00
- Tonic Water$3.50
- Arnold Palmer$4.00
- Shirley Temple$4.00
- Wild Bay - Kombucha (Non-alcholic)$8.00
- Acqua Panna Still Water Bottle$5.00
- S. Pellegrino Sparkling Water Bottle$5.00
- Milk$5.00+
JUICE 🍋
DESSERT 🍰
DESSERT
- Mini Apple Pie w/ Vanilla Ice Cream$8.00
Warm, homemade mini apple pie, vanilla ice cream. (Vegetarian) Possible Allergies: Dairy, Gluten.
- Mini Pecan Pie w/ Vanilla Ice Cream$8.00
Warm, homemade mini pecan pie, vanilla ice cream. (Vegetarian) Possible Allergies: Dairy, Gluten.
- Mini Key Lime Pie$8.00
(Homemade)
- Chocolate Layer Cake$8.00
- Carrot Cake$8.00
(Vegetarian).
- White Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding$9.00
Served warm with coconut ice cream (Homemade)
- Vanilla Ice Cream Bowl$6.00
2 scoops of vanilla ice cream Possible Allergies: Dairy
- Coconut Ice Cream Bowl$6.00
2 scoops of coconut ice cream Possible Allergies: Dairy
- Raspberry Sorbet Bowl$6.00
2 scoops of raspberry sorbet
- Vegan Raspberry Cheesecake$8.00
Ask your server for today's selection
- Flourless Chocolate Cake$8.00
TO GO ALCOHOL🍻
COCKTAILS TO-GO
- DC Tap Water (16oz for two)$20.00
Vodka, Peach Schnapps, Black Razz, Blue Curacao, Pineapple juice, Margarita mix. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- Busboys Sangria (16oz for two)$20.00
Red wine, white wine, peach schnapps, passion fruit rum, brandy, bourbon, splash of soda water. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- The Color Purple (16oz for two)$22.00
Silver tequila, triple sec, desert pear, orange juice and fresh lime juice. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- Kentucky Mule (16oz for two)$20.00
Bourbon, fresh lime juice, ginger beer. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- Weary Blues (16oz for two)$20.00
Bourbon, lemon juice, honey syrup and muddled blueberries. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- Poet Mojito (16oz for two)$18.00
White Rum, Mint Leaves, Lime Wedges, Orange Slice, Agave, and Soda Water. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- Regular Margarita (16oz for Two)$18.00
Tequila, triple sec, orange juice, margarita mix. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- Fresh Start (16oz)$16.00
Blue moon, strawberry-rose, fresh squeezed orange juice Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- Bloody Mary (16oz for two)$16.00
Vodka, tomatoes, lime juice, horseradish, black pepper, celery seed. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- Poetic Chamoyada (16oz for two)$16.00
Stella Artois lager, lime juice, bloody Mary mix, tajin Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- Mimosa (16oz)$16.00
Freshly squeezed orange juice, sparkling wine. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
BOTTLE BEER TO-GO
- Stella Artois (togo)$8.00
- Dodfish Head | 90 Min IPA (togo)$10.00
- New - Kolsch Quayside - Fair Winds (togo)$7.00
- New - VooDoo Ranger IPA (togo)$8.00
- New - Vienna Lager (togo)$8.00
- Non Alcoholic Beer (togo)$7.00
Served in a glass bottle. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- TC | Hard Seltzer | Strawberry Guava - To-go$6.00
- Bold Rock Cider - To-go$6.00
Served in a glass bottle. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- Abita Purple Haze | To-go$5.00
DRAFT BEER TO-GO
- Poetic Pils (16oz togo)$8.00
- Busboys Haze IPA (16oz togo)$9.00
- Poets Seasonal (16oz togo)$8.75
- Equal Marriage Hefeweizen (16oz togo)$8.00
- DC Brau - Pale Ale (16oz togo)$8.00
The Public - Pale Ale Sweet caramel and heavily floral aroma accented by mild citrus notes introduced by Centennial hops Similar beer - Sierra Nevada
- Kombucha Beer - Remnant Farm (16oz togo)$9.00
- Atlas Stout (16oz togo)$8.00
- Red Bear | "Shookum" PNW Red Ale (16oz togo)$5.00
- Blue Moon | Belgian-style | White Ale (16oz togo)$8.00Out of stock
- City-State | 8 Wards IPA (16oz togo)$5.00
- Solace Oupost | Broad Street | Brown Ale (16oz togo)$5.00
RED WINE TO-GO
- Pinot Noir | Grayson Cellars | BTL$35.00Out of stock
Winery: Hahn Winery Region: California Sustainable Tasting notes: Dark cherry, strawberry, violets, sweet oak. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- Malbec | Tilia | BTL$30.00Out of stock
Winery: Santa Julia Region: Argentina Vegan, Sustainable. Tasting notes: Notes of black cherries, rose petal, black berry, chocolate. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- Cabernet Sauvignon | Bernard Griffin | BTL$45.00
Winery: Barnard Griffin Region: Columbia Valley, Washington Sustainable. Tasting notes: Oak spices, vanilla, orange zest and dark berry. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase
- Renegade Red Blend | Ancient Peaks | BTL$40.00Out of stock
Winery: Ancient Peaks Region: California Sustainable Blend: shiraz, zinfandel, malbec, petic verdot, petit syrah. Tasting notes: blue berry, boysenberry, cocoa and black cherry Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- Merlot | Dante | BLT$30.00
Winery: Dante Region: California Sustainable. Tasting notes: Cherry, creme caramel, black berry, toasted oak. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase
- Garnacha | Bodegas Bosao | BTL$25.00
- Tempranillo | Carlos Cerres | BLT$34.00
WHITE WINE TO-GO
- Pinot Grigio | Zenato | BTL - To-go$32.00Out of stock
Winery: Zenato Region: Veneto, Italy Sustainable Tasting notes: White peach, green apple. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- Sauvignon Blanc | Villa Maria | BTL - To-go$35.00Out of stock
Winery: Ponga Region: New Zealand Vegan and Sustainable Tasting notes: ripe citrus, topical fruit and white peach. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- Riesling | Dr. Heyden | BTL - To-go$36.00Out of stock
Winery: Dr. Heyden Region: Germany Vegan and Sustainable Tasting notes: lemon zest, peach, ripe apricot. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- Chardonnay | Sean Minor | BTL - To-g0$35.00Out of stock
Winery: Ancient Peaks Region: California Sustainable, Vegan Tasting notes: Tropical fruit, creamy toasty oak, pineapple. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- Torrontes BTL (750mL) - To-go$25.00
Winery: Zuccardi Region: Argentina Sustainable Tasting notes: white fruit, citrus blossom, delicate finish. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- Chenin Blanc/Viognier Blend | Pine Ridge | BTL - To-go$30.00
Winery: Pine Ridge Region: California Sustainable Tasting notes: ripe peach, honey suckle, orange blossom and melon. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
SPARKLING WINE TO-GO
- Cava | Mas Fi | BTL$32.00Out of stock
Winery: Mas Fi Region: Spain Sustainable, Vegan Tasting notes: apple, citrus, papaya and thyme Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- Prosecco | Zardetto | BTL$35.00
Winery: Zardetto Region: Italy Vegan and Organic. Tasting notes: Apricot, green apple, white flowers, citrus notes. Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase.
- Pink Moscato | Bellafina | BTL$30.00
Winery: Simonet Region: France Sustainable, Vegan Tasting notes: red fruit, passionfruit Must be ordered with prepared food and 21 or older to purchase
HOLD THE BOOZE TO-GO
- Xite Energy Drink (12oz togo)$8.50
peach-passionfruit or raspberry-watermelon
- Antioxidant (16oz togo)$8.00
pomegranate, spiced pear, honey, fresh blueberries, yuzu, seltzer
- Purple Haze (6oz togo)$8.00
lavender, lemonade, buttefly pea flower tea, agave
- Wild Bay Kombucha - Non-alcoholic (12oz togo)$8.00
Wild Bay Kombucha - Organic and kosher.
- Feeling Adventurous (16oz togo)$8.00
Mango, guava, pineapple juice, and coconut milk.
- Self-Care is the Best Care (16oz togo)$8.00
Prickly pear, lime, pineapple juice, mint leaves, soda water.
- Immunity Boost (16oz togo)$8.00
BOOKS 📚
BOOKS 📔
- Abolition for the People edited by Colin Kaepernick$19.95
Edited by activist and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, Abolition for the People is a manifesto calling for a world beyond prisons and policing. You won’t find all the answers here, but you will find the right questions - questions that open up radical possibilities for a future where all communities can thrive.
- Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce$12.99
DEE AND NATHAN'S PICK: A young woman defies social expectations and gender roles by disguising herself as a boy to train as a knight. This reprint of an influential classic offers a realistic depiction of the challenges she faces while building an epic fantasy adventure for young readers.
- An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz$28.95
A special 10th Anniversary of The New York Times Bestseller and American Book Award winning title about Native American struggle and resistance radically reframes more than 400 years of US history.
- Babel by R.F. Kuang$20.00
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a novel that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British Empire.
- Black AF History by Michael Harriot$32.50
From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot - a searingly smart and bitingly hilarious retelling of American history that corrects the record and showcases the perspectives and experiences of Black Americans in Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Study of America.
- Book of Light by Lucille Clifton$22.00
With a powerful introduction by Ross Gay and a moving afterword by Sidney Clifton, this special anniversary edition of The Book of Light offers new meditations and insights on one of the most beloved voices of the 20th century.
- Born Reading by Kathy Krull and Virginia Loh-Hagan$19.99
Once books kick-start their brains, girls change history. Discover the foundation of reading that empowered some of the world’s most influential women in this informative and inspirational illustrated middle grade collection of twenty biographies with Born Reading: 20 Stories of Women Reading Their Way into History.
- Climate Resilience by Kylie Flanagan$19.95
Centering the voices of Native Rights activists, queer liberation ecologists, youth climate-justice organizers, Latinx wilderness activists, and others on the front lines, Climate Resilience urges us toward a vision of climate care that invests in place-based, community-led projects.
- Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo$30.00
From National Book Award–winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes her first novel for adults, the story of one Dominican-American family told through the voices of its women as they await a gathering that will forever change their lives.
- Fear of a Black Universe by Stephon Alexander$18.99
In Fear of A Black Universe: An Outsider's Guest to the Future of Physics, an important guide to science and society, a cosmologist argues that physics must embrace the excluded, listen to the unheard, and be unafraid of being wrong.
- How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair$28.99Out of stock
How to Say Babylon is the stunning story of the author’s struggle to break free of her rigid Rastafarian upbringing, ruled by her father’s strict patriarchal views and repressive control of her childhood, to find her own voice as a woman and poet.
- In Defense of Witches by Mona Chollet$20.00Out of stock
With fiery prose and arguments that range from the scholarly to the cultural, In Defense of Witches seeks to unite the mythic image of the witch with modern women who seek to live their lives on their own terms.
- Just Action by Leah and Richard Rothstein$25.00
Just Action offers programs that activists and their supporters can undertake in their own communities to address historical inequities, providing bona fide answers based on decades of study and experience.
- Land of Milk and Honey by C. Pam Zhang$28.00
ELLIE'S PICK: The award-winning author of How Much of These Hills is Gold returns with a rapturous and revelatory novel about a young chef whose discovery of pleasure alters her life and, indirectly, the world.
- Mexikid by Pedro Martin$14.99
A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy's family and their adventure-filled road trip to bring their abuelito back from Mexico to live with them.
- Never Whistle at Night edited by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.$17.00
A bold, clever, and sublimely sinister collection of horror, fantasy, science fiction, and gritty crime by both new and established Indigenous authors that dares to ask the question: “Are you ready to be un-settled?” with Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology.
- No Matter What...You Are Loved by Becky Davies$9.99
Feeling loved and knowing that we all are deserving of love is important to a child's social emotional development. This unique, accessible board book introduces the concept of being loved, no matter what a person's circumstances may be.
- One by Ruth Forman$8.99
From the bestselling author of Curls, Glow, Bloom, and Ours comes a counting board book about ten friends who add up to something wonderful!
- Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele$30.00
The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope curates this groundbreaking anthology of all-new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our nation, Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror.
- Plantains and Our Becoming by Melania Luisa Marte$17.00
An imaginative, blistering, beautifully written debut poetry collection about identity and history on the island of the Dominican Republic and Haiti to celebrate and center the Black Diasporic experience.
- Punished for Dreaming by Bettina L. Love$29.00
In the tradition of Michelle Alexander, an unflinching reckoning with the impact of 40 years of racist public school policy on generations of Black lives.
- Reflect, Write, Act by Shanterra McBride and Rosalind Wiseman$16.95
A journal with a year's worth of reflection and ways to empower yourself to become a better advocate, based on Courageous Discomfort, a book that asks and answers twenty common, uncomfortable-but-critical questions about racism.
- Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor$27.00
From Africanfuturist luminary Okorafor comes a new, expanded edition of one of her earliest novels. This story of destiny, technology, and magic will be sure to enthrall readers and fans of N. K. Jemisin and Octavia Butler.
- Sing a Black Girl's Song by Ntozake Shange$30.00
Never-before-seen unpublished works by award-winning American literary icon Ntozake Shange, featuring essays, plays, and poems from the archives of the seminal Black feminist writer, curated by Imani Perry with a foreword by Tarana Burke.
- Something, Someday by Amanda Gorman$18.99
The stunning new picture book by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Christian Robinson reveals how even the smallest gesture can have a lasting impact.
- The Book of (More) Delights by Ross Gay$28.00
In these short lyrical essayettes -- a follow-up volume to the New York Times bestselling The Book of Delights: Essays -- the award-winning poet continues his celebration of the everyday delights we so often miss to inspire readers to rediscover the ordinary joys in the world around us.
- The Feminist Killjoy Handbook by Sara Ahmed$30.00
A renowned feminist thinker presents a sharp analysis of literature, film, and influential feminist work and argues we need to get in the way of happiness, our own and other people’s, to build a more just world.
- The Fraud by Zadie Smith$29.00
From acclaimed novelist Zadie Smith, a kaleidoscopic work of historical fiction set against the legal trial that divided Victorian England, about who gets to tell their story - and who gets to be believed.
- The Out Side compiled by David Daneman, Min Christensen, and The Kao$16.99
In this vibrant and affirming comics anthology The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics, 29 trans & nonbinary comic artists share their personal journeys of self-discovery and acceptance.
- There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds$18.99
Award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy, joyous ode to Word King, literary genius, and glass-ceiling smasher Langston Hughes and the luminaries he inspired.
SWAG 🔖
- Pride T-Shirt$22.00
- Busboys Hat$22.00Out of stock
Embroidered grey baseball cap with white Busboys and Poets logo - 100% bio-washed twill - Low-profile, 6 panel hat with pre-curved visor - Adjustable self-fabric back with buckle closure
- Resist Hat$22.00
- Resist Beanie$17.00
Ready made for fall and winter, this resist beanie will keep your conscious head warm
- Resist T-Shirt$22.00
- Stainless Steel Water Bottle$15.99
17 ounce Busboys and Poets water bottle
- State 51 - 12oz. Regular Whole Coffee Bean$18.00
Smooth with a bold body & a bright citrus acidity; notes of caramel. Medium dark roast.
- Democracy - 12oz. Decaf Whole Coffee Bean$18.00
Spice-like aromas, pleasant flavors of fig, dates & raisins; medium body with a smooth finish. Dark roast
- Renaissance - 12oz. Espresso Whole Coffee Bean$18.00
Low acidity espresso, with hints of nuts and smooth after taste. Sweet finish. Medium dark roast.
Sunday | 8:00 am - 10:00 pm |
Monday | 8:00 am - 10:00 pm |
Tuesday | 8:00 am - 10:00 pm |
Wednesday | 8:00 am - 10:00 pm |
Thursday | 8:00 am - 10:00 pm |
Friday | 8:00 am - 10:00 pm |
Saturday | 8:00 am - 10:00 pm |
Busboys and Poets is a community where racial and cultural connections are consciously uplifted. A place to take a deliberate pause and feed your mind, body and soul. A space for art, culture and politics to intentionally collide. We believe that by creating such a space we can inspire social change and begin to transform our community and the world. (*Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have a medical condition).
625 Monroe Street, NE, Washington, DC 20017