Busboys & Poets
Menu"Comfort food at its best."
Pizzas
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Hand-tossed crust with your choice of sauce:
garlic and olive oil, basil pesto, sun dried tomato, marinara. All pizzas served with mozzarella cheese unless otherwise stated
- Tomato fresh tomato, fresh mozzarella, basil 9.95
- Mediterranean olives, tomato, spinach, feta 11.95
- Rustic pepperoni, mushroom, Italian sausage, green peppers 11.95
- The Poet portobello, red peppers, mozzarella on a whole-wheat crust 10.50
- The Vegan vegan mozzarella, mushroom, onion, green and red peppers, vegan pepperoni with marinara or garlic and oil on a whole-wheat crust 10.95
- Chicken chicken, red onion, mushroom, spinach 11.95
- Hawaiian Pizza Canadian bacon, fresh pineapple10.95
- Vegan Pepperoni Calzone vegan mozzarella, veggies, vegan pepperoni with marinara or garlic oil in a whole-wheat crust 11.95
Sandwiches
With your choice of kettle chips, seasonal fresh fruit, fries, salad or sweet potato fries- Falafel with hummus, red onion, tomato and lettuce 7.95
- Sweet Fuji Apple and Gorgonzola with fig spread on walnut raisin bread 7.95
- Blackened Fish Mahi Mahi blackened with lemon-pepper aioli, LTO on a potato bun 12.95
- Crab Cake with Old Bay tartar sauce, LTO on a potato bun 13.95
- Chicken Salad chicken mixed with apples, raisins, and walnuts; served with avocado, LTO on challah bread 8.95
- Home-Roasted Turkey with havarti cheese, dijonnaise, LTO on wheat bread 8.95
Hot Paninis
With your choice of kettle chips, seasonal fresh fruit, fries, salad or sweet potato fries- Avocado with havarti, arugula, roasted pepper spread on multigrain bread 8.95
- Tempeh with vegan mayonnaise, arugula, roasted red peppers, saute'ed onions on rosemary sun-dried tomato loaf 8.95
- Grilled Chicken chicken with chipotle mayo, caramelized onions, pepper jack cheese, lettuce and tomato9.95
- Portobello with pesto, roasted red peppers, fresh mozzarella on herb ciabatta 8.95
- Grilled Brie with spinach, caramelized onions, and tomato on ciabatta 8.50
- Peanut Butter and Banana with agave nectar on French loaf 6.95
- Corned Beef Reuben with russian dressing, sauerkraut and swiss cheese; served on rye bread 10.95
Burgers
*Beef burgers are made with ALL-NATURAL, FREE-RANGE, GRASS-FED BEEF from Grayson Farm, VA (www.graysonnatural.com)
With your choice of kettle chips, seasonal fresh fruit, fries, salad or sweet potato fries.
Served on potato bun unless otherwise noted
- Veggie Burger homemade vegetarian burger with sprouts, avocado, tomato on wheat bun 8.95
- Turkey Burger with chipotle mayo, LTO 9.95
- Mediterranean Burger (onions, parsley, ground lamb and ground beef) served over herb flat bread with tomatoes and cucumber with garlic herb yogurt sauce10.95
- Angus Beef Burgers (with lettuce, tomato and onion):
- - Bacon and Cheddar 10.95
- - Sauteed Mushrooms and Gorgonzola 10.95
Soups
Appetizers
ADD: beef chili or diced grilled chicken for $1.50
Entrees
Entrees are available at all times Mon - Fri, and after 5pm Sat - Sun. (Not available during Brunch)- Catfish with a lemon butter sauce, served with tomatoes, capers, collard greens, and a corn cake 15.95
- Tilapia marinated with moroccan charmoula and pan-seared; served with mediterranean cous cous (parmesan cheese, tomato, asparagus and shiitake mushrooms) and tomato vinaigrette15.95
- Maryland Crab Cakes with a lobster sauce, served with creamy crab grits and julienne veggies 23.95
- Blackened Salmon with a lemon butter sauce, served with wild rice and asparagus, topped with a tomato corn shallots salsa 17.95
- Pan Fried Chicken herb corn meal encrusted chicken breast with a chardonnay cream sauce served with mashed potatoes, spinach and mushroom 14.95
- Homemade Meatloaf with a red wine sauce, served with mashed potatoes, saute'ed mushrooms and spinach. Made with ALL-NATURAL, FREE-RANGE, GRASS-FED BEEF from Grayson Farm, VA (www.graysonnatural.com)13.95
- Pesto Lasagna (vegetarian) swiss chard and mushrooms with pesto cream sauce 11.95
- Shrimp and Chicken Chorizo Pasta penne pasta tossed with a cajun cream sauce, served with chicken sausage, shrimp, mushrooms, basil and shallots 15.95
- Beans and Wild Rice (vegan) with fresh guacamole and pico de gallo 8.95
- add grilled chicken - 3.95
- Shrimp and Grits sauteed shrimps with asparagus and roasted corn and tomatoes in a Cajun cream sauce served with basil grits cake 15.95
- Pan-Seared Basil Tofu (vegan) with ginger mushroom broth; served over white rice, seared sesame kale and roasted pepper 14.95
Salads
All salads served with Herb Bread. Add chicken or portobello - $3.95 / Add fish, steak, or shrimp - $3.95 / Add salmon - $8.95 / Add crab cake - $8.95- House Salad (vegan) mixed field greens, carrots, onions, cucumbers, and tomatoes tossed in balsamic vinaigrette 5.95
- Greek Salad (vegetarian) romaine lettuce with feta cheese, olives, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and cucumbers tossed in feta dressing 8.50
- Spinach and Wheat Berry (vegetarian) baby spinach, dried cranberries, orange slices, and roasted almonds tossed in a ginger sesame vinaigrette and garnished with crispy asian noodles10.95
- Caesar (vegetarian) traditional Caesar salad with garlic croutons 7.95
- Cobb Salad mixed field greens, grilled chicken, bacon, tomatoes, avocado, egg and caramelized onions tossed in balsamic vinaigrette with blue cheese 12.95
- Poached Pear (vegetarian) with mixed field greens, caramelized onions and pecans tossed in balsamic vinaigrette with goat cheese 9.95
- Steak and Asparagus - all natural grassfed steak with mixed field greens, tomatoes, caramelized onions, and cucumbers tossed in balsamic vinaigrette with gorgonzola cheese 12.95
Desserts
*Our vanilla and coconut ice creams are from Taharka Bros, a unique social business venture that hires urban young men and teaches them business strategy and entrepreneurship.
Breakfast
Served daily until 11am. All omelets are served with home fries and whole-wheat toast- Two eggs any style with home fries or grits, and whole-wheat toast 6.95
- Two eggs any style with meat choice of ham, turkey sausage, or bacon with home fries or grits, and whole-wheat toast 7.95
- Egg Wrap tortilla wrapped scrambled eggs, peppers, onions and cheese with home fries or grits 9.95
- Vegan Egg Wrap with mixed veggies, vegan bacon and vegan cheese, with home fries 9.95
- Vegan Egg Scramble with mixed veggies, tofu, and vegan sausage, with home fries 9.95
- Western Omelet ham, onion, mushroom and cheddar 10.95
- Chicken Omelet chicken, tomato, onion, spinach and feta cheese 10.95
- Oaxaca Omelet black beans, cheese, pico de gallo, and guacamole 10.95
- Bagels with Lox cream cheese, tomato, onion and capers 8.95
- Homemade Organic Granola4.95
with soy yogurt and seasonal fresh fruit 5.95 - Grits 2.95
- Fruit Bowl 5.95
Brunch
Served Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays until 3pm. All menu items served during Brunch except ENTREES. (For Brunch, all egg orders are scrambled - no modifications please)- Benedicts (served with home fries or grits):
- Benedict poached eggs with Canadian ham and hollandaise 10.95
- Florentine poached eggs with spinach and hollandaise 9.95
- Neptune poached eggs with crab and hollandaise 11.95
- Buckwheat Pancakes served with seasonal fresh fruit 6.95
- Mekhleme (Iraqi "corned beef" hash) ground beef, tomato, onions and potatoes; topped with poached eggs 9.95
- Busboys and Poets French Toast served with seasonal fresh fruit 6.95
- with 2 Eggs scrambled 8.95
- with 2 Eggs scrambled and meat 10.95 - Bagels with Lox cream cheese, tomato, onion and capers 8.95
- Homemade Organic Granola4.95
with soy yogurt and seasonal fresh fruit 5.95 - Vanilla Greek Yogurt & Fruit 5.95
- Grits 2.95
- Fruit Bowl 5.95
- Assorted Muffins 2.95
ask your server for todays selection
Coffee
All our coffees are organic/fair trade from Mexico
Specialty Juices and Drinks
