First Watch

My foodie friend, and I rolled in on a sleepy Monday morning. It was about 11 am. We were greeted immediately, and seated just as fast. Alison, my foodie friend, never disappoints on her venue choices. First Watch was awesome. Our server, Rachel (?), was friendly, and attentive. I ordered coffee, but my friend ordered Cinnamon Toast Cereal Milk. After a few sips, I knew this was the drinks of gods. YOWZA. Our app was Gingerbread Spice Donuts (two dipping choices) delish. Our food order was: Smoked Salmon Benedict, a side of bacon, 1 pancake, and more. The ambiance started off quiet but as time approached the early lunch crowd, it started to be noisy. The barriers between each booth is only shoulder high so it doesn't do anything to dissipate the conversations. Regardless, we thoroughly enjoyed our first visit to this location, AND chain restaurant.

They have great options for breakfast and brunch. Service was good and the atmosphere was pleasant. The only issue I had was the amount of butter they put on the toast and the scrambled eggs had runny areas of egg whites. Not cool for someone who specifically requests scrambled. And to put that much butter on toast made me think a teenager had prepared it. A part from that, it would have been a five star rating.

I had an interesting experience today. An order was placed online, and I arrived at the designated place and time to pick up my order. I was greeted and sat to wait for my order. I ended up waiting for 1 hr for the online order. When I finally got the order, an item was missing. The only reason I give them 5 stars is the staff. Leslie delivered the best possible customer service in this situation. She regularly checked in with me and showed concern about my wait time. I believe she would have cooked my order if she could. Leslie did everything she could and that I would expect from staff. Because of this service, there was no "Karen" experience, and I will return to this location. 5 stars for Leslie.

First time I visited was last November and I had banana pancakes. They were the best 😛 Decided to return a few weeks ago as my mom was in town. She had the A.M. Superfoods bowl (not pictured) which looked so satisfying. Mom mentioned it was delicious , not too over-filling, and would love to return. I tried eggs Benedict for the first time (Classic Benedict) since I love eggs over easy and thought this would be similar. Loved them! I could tell everything was made with great quality products. Coffee was nice; don’t forget to check out the creamers provided at the front cashier area if you don’t like the ones provided at your table. Definitely check it out! And take your parents to enjoy a nice breakfast. 🤓