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I made my second visit to Busboys and Poets tonight. I foresee more visits for many reasons and for different occasions--just like what the owners must have thought of when he opened this place. Conveniently located in my neighborhood (14th and V), this is a place for: (1) food: i am so glad to see decently priced and well-prepared food in the neighborhood where all things on the new-and-hip U St. are expensive regardless of the quality (think of Alero). All under 10, the chicken pizza w/ mushrooms, spinach, and roasted red peppers would shoulder next to pies at Coppi's, and the spinach salad w/ grapes-covered-in-goat-cheese-and-rolled-in-crusted-candied-walnuts was definitley memorable. I saw juicy-looking burgers, golden catfish, and more pizzas passing by me, and all looked pretty delicious. (2) drinks: The beer selection is pretty large - both tap and bottled: tap including magic hat #9, magic hat hocus pocus, delirium tremmens, amstel light, and two local microbrews. I can't remember too well, but it had a mixed bag of domestic and imported (one German and one French) bottles. There is also a full bar + wine. It's a nice to see this place continuing the trend in the neighborhood where bars offer a wide and interesting beer selection (e.g., the saloon, saint ex, and bohemian cavern). and (3) couches + wireless: this place is huge, airy, and full of couches and a handful of work tables. When are they going to start brunch on weekends? I can't wait to swing by with a book and grab a cup of coffee and a croissant. I sense that Busboys and Poets will become the U Street's Tryst (there were definitely a bunch of people w/ books and lap tops among diners). Anyone else who checked out this new spot? -
This is the sort of place you learn about and then keep in your back pocket, a quirky, one-of-a-kind type place that you keep coming back to over and over again. Housing Works is a nonprofit devoted to a "healing community of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Our mission is to end the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS through relentless advocacy, the provision of lifesaving services, and entrepreneurial businesses that sustain our efforts." To help fund their activities, they run a bookstore and cafe (as well as a chain of thrift stores) where merchandise is donated and the staff is mostly volunteers. For lovers of used bookstores, this is your place. The cafe serves your typical bookstore menu: sandwiches, soups, and salads. But the bread is provided by Balthazar Bakery, dairy from Hudson Valley Fresh, coffee from Intelligentsia, beer includes selections from Brooklyn Brewery and Sixpoint. Great cause, great bookstore. I only wish I had had more time to poke around the vinyl bins.
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Politics and Prose needs no introduction here, but I'll give a brief one anyway. In March of 2011, when the Meade and Cohen families announced the sale of Politics and Prose to Bradley Graham and Lissa Muscatine, a collective sigh of relief was issued everywhere around this city. For almost a year, everyone had assumed that when Barbara Meade and David Cohen retired, it was going to be the end of an era and an institution. As I sit here typing in Modern Times Coffeehouse - the outstanding little basement nook attached to Politics and Prose which features skilled barristas, pastries by Patisserie Poupon, and bagels by Georgetown Bagelry - there is a very palpable sense of just how lucky upper NW DC is to have sustained this institution under the responsible stewardship of Mr. Graham and Ms. Muscatine. I'll go so far as to say that this is one of the most important businesses - of any kind - in the entire Washington, DC area. Did I mention their book selection? Don Rockwell- 1 reply
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