busboys and poets

disappointed. i'd heard good things about this restaurant and really wanted to try it out. my son and i were meeting our family inshirlingtonand we went in to get a table. well, the host was not capable of making decisions and had us standing there waiting until he finally said we needed at least one more person from our party before they could seat us! well, the rest of our party was arriving together and there was no way that was going to happen. we were going to eat first. needless to say, the customer service and problem solving skills were significantly lacking! we ate at another place inshirlingtonwhich ended up being pretty good, medi. we've been back there since. no visits to this place any time soon!

no service in shirlington. honestly, when the wait staff takes on the attitudes created by the hippy decor, its downhill all the way. no smiles, tables ignored, people walking out when no one comes to take an order - more like dead poets society then busboys and poets. much better choices inshirlingtonover this poorly managed restaurant - 3 strikes and we are out.

since we moved to dc, people have been telling us that we need to check out busboys and poets . i don't know why it took us over three years, but i'm glad we listened. busboys and poets was opened off u street in 2005 by an iraqi-american who sought to create a community gathering place to generate discussion about political and community issues. the venture has since grown into a group of three locations billed as restaurants/fair trade markets/bookstores/gathering places. curious about the name? apparently poet langston hughes was a busboy at dc's wardman park hotel in the 1930s. at the suggestion of friend and loyal reader victoria, we ventured across the river toshirlingtonto meet her and visiting buddy clare at busboys and poets - the virginia edition. at first glance, theshirlingtonlocation looked much more like a restaurant than a performance space or community gathering place. however, upon closer inspection i could see how the variety of seating options (couches, comfy cha