I'm not much for chain restaurant food, but when you're hungry for breakfast, sometimes the closest choice is the best choice. First Watch was just 2 blocks from our Canton hotel, and the ability to join the waiting list from my phone was the clincher. By the time we got to First Watch, our name had already come up on the waiting list. We chose a table outside. A server arrived with coffee, water, and menus and we ordered within minutes. Honestly, I wasn't expecting much, but my lemon ricotta pancakes were awesome. There are not a lot of breakfast choices in North Canton, but in the Belden Village area, First Watch is probably the best. read more

When I'm wanting someplace that won't disappoint, I always head to First Watch. I used to frequent their location in Phoenix Arizona so I was in complete joy to see them open up here locally! Sweet or savory I've never been upset, and the kids meals are a great size and come out at a kids temperature, without me having to ask that they drop the kids order first. The staff has always been bright faces and smiles and prompt without being overbearing. I'm 6 months pregnant with industry experience, so my other half would certainly describe me as particular. I love a creative menu that isn't scared to play with flavor profiles, and the best part about being a regular patron in this establishment across states is that I know the special menu changes with seasons. If you want bland and boring and "just give me my regular" you will probably be happier at a Denny's or IHOP. But if you want a healthy alternative with reasonable portions, First Watch has everything you need all with a lively dining room. Aside from the staff I have met some beautiful patrons throughout the week as well. In fact that is noteworthy as well, be it M-F or a weekend the dining room stays occupied. If I ever come in when it is slower, by the time I leave there are people waiting in the lobby and that kind of table turning requires significant grace in part of the serving staff. I feel poorly about the patron who had a dirty glass and syrup on their coffee carafe, that is not typical in the number of times I have been in. So I certainly wouldn't let it hold you back. Also, not pictured is the seasonal Green Chili Chicken bowl, it was delicious and my boys always love their pancakes, also, we have a two and four year old, the boys could easily split a singular order. And for a moment if I could praise the table top hot sauce choice because for ONCE it is not tobacco and let me just tell you Cholula has the right amount of garlic to give you the hot sauce you deserve, in case you aren't aware. The only way it could be better is if they also offered Tapatio. read more

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Million dollar bacon is worth the trip, but the servers (thx Austin), and relaxed ambience will cause you to enjoy yourself so much, you'll lose time, . Set your watch. Great place. Instagram's: @MrPhilStrickComedy read more

First Watch - Million dollar bacon appreciator. (said with ghetto French accent) - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Canton, Ohio

Food is decent, but wait and service times are completely unacceptable. Waited 1 hour to be seated, then another 35 minutes for our order . Turns a Sunday brunch into a pain In the a** waiting game. Overall is the food is simply not good enough to justify the wait and the poor service. And what is the deal with cold toast read more

This place was a major disappointment. Everything I got had zero seasoning. The cheese grits were dry and bland. This was the worst eggs Benedict that I've ever had. I don't know how you mess up fried potatoes, but they found a way. The potatoes were soggy and barely cooked and of course BLAND. The million dollars breakfast sandwich was ok. But I could have gotten a McMuffin and saved myself the gas and money. The sandwich was the only thing I ate. Everything else got thrown in the trash read more

My personal favorite place for breakfast, brunch, or lunch. The food and the service is always good. Definitely would recommend.

Love this place for breakfast! It's my kind of place - modern but with an old-fashioned diner ambiance (mainly from the noise in the restaurant - it's pretty loud). The food is excellent but a bit pricey for Better Half's taste; however, you get way more than bacon, eggs & pancakes here. I ordered the avocado toast with poached eggs, and seriously thought I'd landed in heaven. Every bite was perfect. The coffee was good, the sweetener I like was available and although heavy cream wasn't available, the half & half was real, which I appreciate. (I don't like the flavored, fake creamers a lot of people do.) Better Half got the bacon, eggs and pancakes breakfast and said it was "fine." (I think it was a shame we went to a fairly new restaurant with a reputation for interesting menu items, and he ordered what he'd get from Perkins. But we all like what we like...) Service was very good, prices were higher than we'd normally pay for breakfast (but again - it's sooooo much better than your regular chain diner!), and it's very loud inside, making conversation somewhat difficult. But *I* will be back. read more

Ask for Liz.she was nice to talk to. Checked in a lot on us. I would ask for Liz the next time too because maybe it will be just as enjoyable next time read more

This is a brand new Restaurant to the Beldin area, that was really busy. The redesign of this building is really cute and now has quite a bit of farmhouse style decorations. There was a wait of about 30 minutes when we went at 11:00. With this being a new restaurant we had figured there would be a wait so we were prepared and ok with that. Their wait list is done online through yelp. It will give you your place in line (which I actually loved) and then they send you a text message once a table is ready so you can wait inside or outside and not constantly hear names being called out of a loud speaker. Once we were seated, we were helped pretty promptly (under 5 minutes). The time from order to table was a little long (about 30 minutes), but the food came to us hot. I got the Floridian french toast and my son got the veggie burger. We both enjoyed our meals. They syrup they serve cones in glass bottles and is warm. My son did sub the salad that comes with the veggie burger for potatoes and they were pretty good. All in all, the food is pretty good and the atmosphere is good. We would return. read more

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Always hits, no matter the location. Food is good, reasonably priced and a wide variety. Drink options are nice too. Kids always try something new. Wait is never bad either. It's a chain, which I normally try to avoid, especially when we travel, but it's consistently good while changing up menu options. read more

Fabulous food and delightful service. Love coming here for a yummy breakfast or brunch. Cozy, hip environment with food that takes it up at notch. Just had the pumpkin pancake breakfast and kale tonic juice. Perfect portions. read more

First Watch - Pumpkin pancake, chicken sausage, scrambled eggs...plus the kale tonic juice (next time I'm getting it with vodka!!). - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Canton, Ohio

Excellent everything! The avacodo toast was amazing. The service and ambiance was top notch.

I had the best meal with my husband on 8/19/2022. Our server,Kandice( store ( 40067) , Dressler Rd NW Canton Ohio was AMAZING,! They should give her 5* for being the best waitress in the place!! She gave great recommendations she was witty and sweet and I would recommend her again and go back and ask for her. I had a really good drink called Pomegranate surprise that was excellent and I would highly recommend, would definitely get it again! My husband had the elevated egg sandwich with avocado that he said was really tasty. I had the tomato basil soup which was very good. But my breakfast was amazing and it was the Barbacoa quesadilla Benedict. It Was 2 Barbacoa quesadillas topped with poached Cage-free eggs, Served with Veracruz hollandaise sauce topped with Homemade pico de gallo sauce It was SO AMAZING, honestly I would go back just for that!!! And I love FIRST WATCH!! But this item... Barbacoa quesadilla Benedict was absolutely AMAZING!!! They need to put it on the permanent menu, because apparently, that weekend was slotted the last weekend for it to be on the menu. I hope they reconsider because it is just that amazing. The waitress told me that she could lick the plate because the Veracruz Hollandaise sauce was that Amazing, and she was RIGHT!! Please keep it on the menu.... read more

First Watch - Pom Sunrise - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Canton, Ohio

We went on Sunday after church and arrived at 11:30. This place has had a couple of articles in the local press and was recommended. Went inside and the tiny lobby was jammed packed with people. The check in guy says we had to stand for over an hour just to be seated at a table. We turned around and left. Maybe some other time when the crowds go down. read more

Have an awesome Saturday morning experience at First Watch! We showed up around 10:45 on a busy Saturday. Joined the waitlist and was estimated 45 minute wait for 2 people. About 4 minutes later we were taken to the perfect table for two! Took a minute for our server to arrive, but he showed up with water, hot coffee, and apologized for the wait. Took our order first thing and got it right to the kitchen. The hubs ordered a morning meditation juice, it was yummy *with Earthy tones*, he's a juicer though. I ordered the trifecta with scrambled eggs (with cheese), blueberry pancake, and turkey sausage. Everything was delicious, great portions, all around tasty food. My husband ordered the avo toast meal with a basted egg. I think an ENTIRE avocado was spread across two pieces of toast. He also ordered a side of their Million Dollar Bacon , which is drizzled with syrup and has some other unique flavors with it. It was delish! Hardworking staff at this location, friendly, efficient and all around great people. read more

First Watch - Morning Meditation - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Canton, Ohio

Had a cold breakfast the first time around, went back for a second time and had a much better experience! Server was so nice and bubbly! Had the avocado toast and scrambled eggs. 10/10 Glad I gave this a second try! Thanks for replying and enticing me to come back! Five stars read more

used to frequent this place at least once a week if not more. Unfortunately the last 3 visits have been awful.. bad, inattentive service ant literally burnt food. I'd typically ask to have it remade but i can't seem to get a waitress to even stop near my table. not to worry they make sure to bring your hefty check without even checking to see if there is anything else you need. personally not thrilled about paying 22 dollars per person for burnt food and bad service. sadly I will not be returning. read more

The store did a great job start to finish! I walked in and was greeted with a smile from the host (who I later learned, was in the middle of their first day). I sat at the counter, and was greeted by one server who brought coffee. Then my order was taken by another server, only to be checked on by the same server who brought coffee. The teamwork is fantastic. And the restaurant is very clean! Had a chance to chat with Chrissy, the GM. She was very warm and complementary of her own team. And, as usual, the food was fantastic! Great job! read more

Love the uniqueness of the food, and the servers are all very nice I did feel it was kind of pricey... Although the dishes are unusual there didn't seem to be anything in them that would warrant the high prices... But overall a good choice for breakfast if you want something different read more

This place was honestly fantastic! I tried to find anything at all that could have been better, but the food was great, it was warm, it arrived to the table super fast and their purple haze drink is to die for! The lighting was also phenomenal! The only thing I could comment on is the seating is a little strange if you're not used to eating your food so close to strangers, but there are booths and more private seats available as well! I brought a friend here who typically doesn't like healthier meal options and he could not find a single complaint either! Restrooms are clean as well. I had most likely my best restaurant experience @ the canton location! I plan to come back later today it was that good! We need more restaurants like this. I wish I had gotten our servers name because she was excellent as well. Thank you for making my breakfast such a good experience. read more

This has become our new favorite place for breakfast. Our waiter Nik was amazing and had a very positive and upbeat attitude. Always a pleasure stopping in here for a nice meal! read more

We ordered the breakfast tacos and the traditional breakfast and it was sooooo good. We ended up loving the bread so much that we bought a loaf as well! read more

First Watch - Breakfast tacos - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Canton, Ohio

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Food is consistently good and service is always off the charts! Favorite spot for brunch!

First time here and it was great! The food was fresh and delicious. Raevyn was an awesome server! She went above and beyond to make sure my sister and I had a great experience. I will be coming back. read more

Underwhelming. The menu here is interesting for sure and I don't find many other places locally where you can get more than standard fare. The service was very disappointing however. Our waitress repeatedly avoided eye contact and when we eventually got her over to the table, she acknowledged our food still wasn't coming out but made an excuse about them being busy. It is true that they were busy but all of the tables around us arrived after and had got their food so she knew and we knew that they had messed our order up. It would've just made things easier had it been acknowledged and had we had any service attention. We didn't even get offered glasses of water until we asked for it about 40 minutes after we arrived. Absolute worst service I've had in recent memory. read more

Good atmosphere, and food was great. Server Jacob provided great customer service! The carrot cake pancakes are good and so is the purple haze. Overall great! read more

Best ever.....fresh food...plenty of it....so many great selections hard to decide...there is nothing bad you could order...my favorite place for breakfast or lunch...great salads....especially maple bacon with honey vinegarette.....the best! read more

I finally had my first breakfast here the other morning. The food was extremely fresh and well prepared. You are missing out on an amazing meal if you don't ever try this place for breakfast. read more

I'm glad to see First Watch in the Canton area. I've been to the ones in the Akron area for several years, and they have great breakfasts. Service seemed a little slow for a weekday, but it's possible they could have been short handed. I would definitely go again. read more

i wish I could review with 0 stars. We often frequent the Solon, OH location and gave our daughter a gift card to ise at the Cedar location in University Hts., OH. Yesterday she placed an online order for oickup at 11:30 am. She finally received her order A one breakfast entree - at 1:30 pm. That poor girl sat there for 2 hours. No explanation, no offering for the inconvenience (except the offer of a beverage while she was waiting?), nothing! She ended up being late for work as a result of this idiocy. Why accept orders if you cannot fill them? There is no excuse for this level of incompetence and poor business practice. read more

Food is good, but the wait to be seated is not for the faint of heart. From the time we have sat down to the time we have gotten our food is over 45 minutes both times now. It's quite busy, but the turn around time for food is beyond what it should take. Good food, but not worth almost 1hr and 45 minutes wait for breakfast. read more

Omg, the veggie omelette was sooo good! It had spinach, mushroom, sundried tomatoes, feta, and fresh zucchini - so much flavor!! The toast was really good too (don't think I've ever said that in a food review). I ordered the maple bacon appetizer which was a much better and tastier bacon than the standard one that my husband ordered. His was kind of dry and very crisp, while mine was thicker and had more flavor. The maple was subtle, not in your face with sweetness. The meal was very good, I would come back again! read more

I was so happy that one opened in canton, I would drive half an hour for breakfast just to go to this place. My favorite breakfast place by far, I have never not enjoyed the food from here. the coffee is outstanding as well as teas and other drinks. naturally a place that gas just opened is gonna have some kinks that need worked out but other than that I feel that is definitely the best and only place I will be having breakfast at!! I 10/10 recommend to everyone!! read more

Delicious as always! Our service was top notch, the food was great and the atmosphere just tops it off! I would highly recommend this place for breakfast or brunch. read more

Our server Nick is amazing! He had great suggestions about the menu. Food is too notch too! Never have had a bad meal. Only spot I visit for breakfast! read more

First time in my life I ever had food poisoning. I had a veggie omelet and one of their drinks. Didn't eat anything else that day was was vomiting for over 24 hours. Not to mention... this place is WAY overpriced. read more

Tried the AM super foods bowl for the he first time. It was great. I wasn't sure what to expect but I enjoyed it. Thanks Alyssa for the great service read more

I love this place!!!! The staff is always friendly and the food is always delicious. They have great seasonal items. The atmosphere is nice

Really good place to eat! My wife and I really enjoyed it. Food was excellent and brought out quickly even with all the seats taken. I recommend the blueberry pancakes, they're great! Just need a little warmer temperature inside, it was a little chilly read more

The waiter was phenomenal and the hostesses were awesome but... the glasses weren't clean, our silverware had food on it and the food was just ok. The biggest disappointment was the lack of clean silverware and dishes. The waiter was very apologetic and brought new glasses and silverware but the new silverware wasn't clean as well. It grossed us all out! Pretty sure we won't be back. I'm only giving two stars because the customer facing service was great. read more