Vegan-friendly
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Breakfast
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Operates multiple indy bookstore cafes with a progressive mindset that promotes local businesses. This one est. 2007. Menu marks the vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free food options. Vegan choices include breakfast wrap and scramble, vegan sausage and bacon, burger and sandwich, mac n cheese, salad, soup, and pizza. Open Mon-Thu 9:00am-10:00pm, Fri-Sat 9:00am-11:00pm, Sun 9:00am-10:00pm.
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47 Reviews
First Review by childchr
rawharton
Points +594
Excellent place for great vegan grub! - Edit
Third time here. Loved the roasted cauliflower Sandwich and sweet potato fries. So much flavor! So many vegan options! You won’t be disappointed.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan foods, Delicious , Great atmosphere
Guest
vanebitt
Points +29
Best vegan hamburgers in the area - Edit
I asked for a to go hamburger and it was delicious!
Read morePros: Many vegan options, Cozy place , Good service
Cons: Expensive
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Yenni80
Points +456
Best Vegan Burger. Ever. - Edit
Highly recommend! Go get the burger!!!
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jetdoc
Points +37
Great place with funky atmosphere. - Edit
My second time here. Really interesting, funky restaurant. Great coffee and vegan choices.
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BigRach
Points +24
Great food/great atmosphere - Edit
Love all the vegan options- vegan nachos/ vegan tuna salad sandwich are delish!
Read morePros: Great vegan food , Awesome atmosphere, Monday night poetry
Cons: Service is occasionally bad
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ldonovan
Points +41
Great options - Edit
They have great vegan options, though I wish more were gluten free.
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Erika
Points +2057
A favorite 🤗 - Edit
This is such a nice little place with some really good vegan options. I love their paninis and Mac n cheese, they have a few vegan options in each category 👍
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lnwc
Points +15
So many options - Edit
Tons of vegan and vegetarian options. The vegan cauliflower sandwich is SO good, the French bread and spices are amazing. You can ask for a separate Vegan menu that actually is the size of most normal restaurant’s menus - you don’t feel like you’re limited at all!
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MelissaSon
Points +34
best vegan cobb salad ever - Edit
The vegan food is SO good! This is one of my favorite restaurants for vegan food. Service is always awesome!
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MeganMichelle
Points +97
awesome place - Edit
I hade the best "Tuna" sandwich ever here! They have lots of vegan options, including desserts. Great service too.
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coachmac45
Points +150
nice option - Edit
This has been my go to food option with friends and family that are not vegan. This place can fit multiple food choices.
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vgr
Points +81
it deserves 5* - Edit
Really good food. Super tasty vegan cheese cake (a bit small portion for $7, but it's worth a try). My new favorite place in the area.
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TheCopperValkyrie
Points +173
creamy mac n cheese - Edit
I tried Busboys and poets at the DC vegan festival. They had a 2 options of which I tried both, they were the mac & cheese and sliders. Both were yummy but the mac was especially very filling, creamy and delicious.
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JohnGardner
Points +631
Good for you and your omnivore friends - Edit
The vegan food is delicious, that omnivore food satisfied my non-vegan brother, and the atmosphere is fun. For the rest of the week we referred to it as the Dead Poets cafe, couldn't remember the real name, LOL! Whatever you call it, it's worth a visit.
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Alysoun Mahoney
Points +835
One of my DC area favorites! - Edit
Busboys and Poets has long been one of my favorite DC region places to go with friends who are omnivores and/or from out-of-town. I've been to multiple locations and had a good experience every time. This past week I had Saturday night dinner with omnivore friends at the Shirlington location. I had the Vegan Cobb Salad - super tasty and healthy! The restaurant atmosphere is fun, and in my experience service has always been great.
Read morePros: many vegan options, tasty food, fun atmosphere
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dcqtpie
Points +16
Excellent Place For Businesses Lunches And Personal Dinners - Edit
Have been vegan for about 5 months and found this gem. All of the Vegan food I have had here have been awesome. From the Falafel salad to the beans and wild rice, there are a lot more options for me to try and my non vegan boyfriend can enjoy his meals too. He loved his steak salad and burgers.
Read morePros: A Lot Of Vegan Options, A Lot Of Non Vegan Options, Vegan Cookie
Cons: Ambiance, No Vegan Wine, Very Packed
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AnnalieseH
Points +115
Fun! - Edit
I loved my visit to Busboys and Poets-- I blabbed about it all day after we left. It was fun vegan food.
Read more1. The atmosphere was busier and more crowded than I usually like, but it's a fun veg-friendly cafe, so I can't complain there.
2. I was very happy with how everything was labelled on the menu, since my husband and I are both vegan and he's GF.
3. My drink was the Lem-Pom (pomegranate lemonade), which was awesome.
4. We ordered the vegan nachos, which were delicious! Not healthy by any means, but that's not what I was looking for.
5. I was really hankering for a veggie burger when we visited, so that's what I ordered. It wasn't really anything special, but it wasn't bad. I wouldn't order it again.
6. We finished with the Vegan Coconut Cheesecake, which wasn't perfect, but it restored my faith in vegan desserts after an icky experience at Sunflower.
Overall, this was a great experience, and I'll definitely return next time I'm in Arlington. The nachos alone are worth the visit!
Guest
Saramste
Points +323
Great Food - Edit
Busboys and Poets provides a wonderful eating experience for Vegans an Omnivores alike! In each of the BusBoys and Poets locations, they offer a eclectic/jazzy/laid back ambience that only adds to the wonderful dining experience. Each location also has a wide variety of unique books, and items for sale, when you first enter the location. The menu offers a variety of items including several appetizers, sandwiches, and entrees. There are also a few vegan breakfast items (tofu scramble, wraps, etc) offered daily. Especially enjoy the tempeh sandwich, nachos, and the Vegan calzone. I haven't tried anything on their vegan menu that I didn't enjoy! As a side note - I have been dining at this location since they first opened, and I have had questionable customer service on more than one occasion (typically when they are extremely busy). To be fair, on the rare occasion that I have spoken to a manager about my discontent, they have always done their best to rectify the situation.
Read morePros: Ambiance, Diverse menu items, Book Store
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Monica Bauldry
Points +54
Wonderful! - Edit
Not a huge menu, which I appreciate. They had just the right amount of items to choose from and plenty vegan choices. I had the tempeh sandwich, mom had the vegan tuna & my sister had the Falafel Sandwich (we all opted for sweet potato fries & we ate them ALL). We all LOVED our choices - so delicious! I'll definitely be going back on my next visit to D.C.! Plus, they have the all-too-elusive VEGAN BRUNCH! So going to try that!
Read morePros: Funky/Fun Atmosphere, Delicious Food, Vegan Wine/Beer Selection
Cons: Tables a bit close to one another, Parking (only 1 hr free in garage)
Guest
childchr
Points +29
Very veg friendly - Edit
This place has several great vegetarian and vegan options plus they have Daiya cheese for those vegans craving a little fake cheese on their pizza. The nachos, veggie burger, and tempeh sandwich are great!
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