First Watch

Used to love this place, went at least every week with Dad. Now they’ve changed the menu as of a month or so ago, and most of our favorites are gone. Just ask for a different salad dressing, and see what happens. On our final visit 10 days ago, they served the chicken avocado salad with a few tiny chicken shreds… twice, even after I sent it back! The First Watch restaurants used to be packed, both in season and out. Now there’s usually no wait, so clearly we aren’t the only disappointed visitors. It wasn’t «broke.» Why was it «fixed?» We’re moving on to other restaurants.

Eggs were cold, took 5 minutes to get Syrup for my kids pancakes, so they became cold. They brought out an empty and dirty ramican that was supposed to have jelly in it. Waitress never returned, manager had to take over our service. Then we had to wait another 5 minutes to get our check. Good food usually, but continously bad service.

Fast Friendly service and exceptional Breakfast menu! I chose the Avocado Hash Skillet It was Fabulous My husband had the Blueberry Multigrain Pancake with a friit salad! We definitely will return for breaking again!

Phenomenal.
Fresh, artisan, delicious. The fresh juice combos won me over. Our server was spectacular. Genuinely loved her job and the food she serves. Definitely a weekday place for me since the line is literally wrapped around the building on weekends… I totally understand why… A+

Here is a bit of chit chat and my 2 cents on the food. This is the 3 rd, First Watch I have been to. I must say they were all very consistent with service, cleanliness and quality of food. I must say it is very good.
I just do not like the idea of having to pay more for what is suppose to be «organic» or «healthy» for you. I have been doing just fine with regular food stuff. Plus I am afraid without all the added preservatives I may not last as long. LOL. Soooooo.
I had coffee and the Works omelet. Bacon, ham, sausage onions, eggs, sour cream etc. I had home fries on the side, with a muffin. It was all very good and very filling. About nine bucks. I am just a cheap skate. I know I can find the same entrée at other places for less.
BUT if you are into the real healthy stuff YOU must go here. It is a outstanding place no matter which location you choose.
Would I go again, YES, as long as a buddy will foot my bill. :-)!!!

Stopped by recently. It has been a while. The food as always is served quickly and is good. Service was great on all levels.
The restaurant either needs a good cleaning (carpet) or replace the carpet. The restaurant has a funky smell and stains are clearly visible on the carpet.
This is not the only restaurant that has this problem. Just wonder why carpet would be installed in any restaurant. The smell is very off putting. Maybe the management and staff just don’t notice it.

Great food! The manager is wonderful and treats us like family whenever we come and eat. Will definitely frequent this location more often!

The meal was good few complaints on the food. The eggs Benedict where spot on!!! Very glad I ordered them. The Cheddar and bacon pancakes are to die for!!! It a down side for me that they do not have a children’s menu. The portions they give to adults are too large for adults but just crazy for children.

this place is AWESOME!!! love the food and service is exellent. very clean location and staff is super friendly. I will return to this location. Forgot to Mention I was there with my parter and when we approached the cashier he forgot his brand new sunglasses on the table and the waitress brought them to him… he just bought those glasses so we were both happy he didn’t loose them. THAT’S WHAT WE CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE 5 STAR!

What if your breakfast classics has a delicious modern twist? What if a dinner flavor was incorporated into your breakfast but it was still breakfast? What if this mealtime fusion nouvelle-​style restaurant served more family style portions deliciously with a smile. You have the Über breakfast bistro™

Great service, love that they leave coffee and water pitcher on table, omelet a little over cooked and eggs Benedict was quite good, again great staff and quick service

I was disappointed with the food and service. My egg whites were somewhat slimey and overall the omelette part of the ‘triathlete breakfast’ was underwhelming. The ‘fresh squeezed OJ’ advertised on the menu isn’t squeezed on the premises but ‘locally’ – and my waitress added – ‘in Florida’ – a pretty big state! The décor and atmosphere is nice, I suppose.

I had shrimp & grits with an egg on top. I had to add the egg. It was the best on the menu. Service is always good

This is my second review of this First Watch. The first review I did, wasn’t great. This time I got the Beefeater and a pancake they had on special, some kind of cinnamon pancake. We got right in at what would normally be a busy time, but thanks to our Northern friends going home, we sat right down. The staff was friendly, as normal, and our waitress, Christine (I’m hoping I’m remembering her name correctly, she has been there about two weeks) was very, very courteous and quick about taking care of our many requests. Thanks for the great service!
The potatoes were seasoned a little better than last time, maybe a different chef this time I’m not sure. The beefeater was good, the bread cooked perfectly. The pancake was a little dry and the cream cheese icing on it was just ok. Overall the pancack did have a good taste to it. Bring back the Apple Dutch pancake! My wife orders it everytime we go and even though it is not on the menu, the chef is always nice enough to make it for us. If I could rate it 3 ¾ stars this time I would. We definetly had a better experience than last time!

Great clean food for our hungry crowd. Salads and chocolate chip pancakes a huge hit.

Delicious! The Power Bowl lunch (lemon chicken with light pesto sauce in quinoa road with kale, carrots and sun-​dried tomatoes) was out of this world.

For breakfast, or lunch, you will be hard pressed to exceed the quality and value you can get at First Watch. The people that work there are pleasant, knowledgeable about their product and are difference makers when it comes to a great dining experience.

Always great to stop in to a First Watch. The meals are great and I tend to try something new each time (this visit was the Cherry Chicken Quinoa Bowl. Not what I expected, as I had not eaten quinoa prior. With dried cherries, herb goat cheese and grilled chicken, I would definitely eat this again.
I’ll go back to this locale the next time I go downtown, for sure.

Got an omelet with some fresh fruit. It was delicious and came out really quickly. The staff is also super friendly and our water glasses were refilled promptly. Great place for breakfast or lunch if you’re looking to eat healthy.

We stumbled upon this location while trying to find something to eat. We were lucky to find this location near the Thomas Edison museum. Our food and service were great! The taste and portions of the food were excellent. This is a great location for people looking for healthy and fresh food. I recommend the soup!