Busboys and Poets – American
This vibrant cultural crossroads pulses with creative energy, blending the intellectual warmth of a bookstore with a bustling dining room adorned with evocative murals. The kitchen serves up a soulful tapestry of flavors, where zesty firecracker shrimp and tender lamb meatballs share the table with an inclusive array of plant-based comforts like smoky vegan BBQ bites and loaded nachos. It is a welcoming sanctuary where the aroma of golden catfish fingers and crispy Brussels sprouts invites guests to linger over meaningful conversation and shared discovery.
5331, Baltimore Avenue, Hyattsville, MD, 20781 +130177927870Cuisine: American
Price range: $$
Hours
- Monday - Sunday
- 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Menu
- Hummus - 9
- Shrimp & Crab Fritters - 16
- Firecracker Shrimp - 15
- Crispy Cauliflower Bites - 12
- Crispy Brussels Sprouts - 10
- Vegan BBQ "Chicken" Bites - 11
- Catfish Fingers - 14
- Lamb Meatballs - 14
- Nachos - 15
- Vegan Nachos - 15
- Smoked Salmon Benedict - 19
- Classic Benedict - 18
- Buttermilk Pancakes - 14
- Sweet Potato Pancakes - 14
- Chicken and Pancakes - 18
- Chicken Chorizo Hash - 16
- Mekhleme (Iraqi corned beef hash) - 18
- Vegan Hash - 16
- Blackened Mahi Mahi - 24
- Fried Catfish - 23
- Blackened Salmon - 26
- Shrimp & Grits - 27
- Fried Chicken - 23
- Crab Cakes0
- Vegan Lover's Pasta - 19
- Shrimp & Chicken Chorizo Pasta - 25
- Busboys Burger - 15
- Mediterranean Lamb Burger - 18
- Vegan Burger - 15
- Cubano Panini - 16
- DC Tapwater Cocktail - 11.75
- Poet's Mojito - 11.75
- Busboys Sangria - 11.75
- Busboys and Poets House Coffee - 4.25
- Spiced Chai Latte - 5.5