Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative

Following years of anticipation, the wait is finally over. After holding a series of local hiring fairs, Busboys and Poets opened its doors in the first week of March on the ground floor of 2004 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, in a…

It’s been more than four years, but historic Anacostia is finally going to get its first glimpse of its very own Busboys and Poets restaurant.

Over two years after breaking ground in Historic Anacostia, the first Busboys and Poets location east of the River will open in the coming days.

Five years after owner Andy Shallal announced that Busboys and Poets would be expanding east of the Anacostia River, he will be hosting 500 people, including Mayor Muriel Bowser, at his newest outpost in Historic Anacostia Wednesday…