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    3.9 (159 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 2:30 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Avocado Toast
    Amanda S.

    We met family visiting in town at First Watch on Broadway this past weekend. We arrived at 8:30 and there was plenty of indoor and outdoor seating available. First watch also has high chairs and stands for infant carriers - both of which we used! The menu featured your standard breakfast/brunch options & also offered the nutritional information which is helpful in making dining choices! I had the avocado toast with 2 eggs - it was great and a good portion size with plenty of avocado. Everyone else seemed to enjoy their breakfast as well- our 2 year old particularly enjoyed his HUGE biscuit and cheesy eggs!

    Jenn K.

    We decided to go here for breakfast (I've been wanting to go for the longest time). When we first walked in I thought we're going to have to wait to be seated but no we were seated right away. The hostess was very friendly and so was the server . I ordered the pumpkin spice pancake platter and when it arrived I thought to myself I can't eat the whole thing but I did ! The server came with a warm bottle of real maple syrup as well . It was sooo good ! My friend had two eggs over easy , breakfast sausage and potatoes (she said the potatoes were really good ). For as busy as it was the dining room didn't seem to be loud at all.(I think everyone was enjoying their brr as much as we were ). They do have outdoor seating which I would have been just as happy to sit outside as well.

    Traveling from Dallas. Fantastic service all around, server was Jade. Food was fast and good.

    Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
    Billie M.

    Ordering here will lead your taste buds to doing the happy dance!! I ordered the Lemon Ricotta Pancakes. The lemon and strawberries made the perfect mix of sweet and sour. It was so moist and a perfect compliment to the pancakes. The Chicken Apple Sausage was perfectly seasoned and so flavorful.

    Scott M.

    My 1st visit at this location. I really recommend taking a look at seasonal menu. There is usually some really good stuff there. Mine came with a cup of fruit & it was summer right of the vine fresh. Never go wrong with breakfast here.....

    French Toast (berry compote on the side)  Kids chocolate chip pancake (subbed chocolate chips for blueberries)
    Brittany B.

    Came here for a quick brunch with my husband and daughter. Very family friendly environment. Had indoor or outdoor patio seating. Tons of different craft drink options both alcoholic and nonalcoholic. My husband went with an iced Mint Mojito type coffee and I got iced coffee. His mint coffee was very delicious with lots of flavor, not overly minty, you can still taste your coffee. My iced coffee, I had to verify it didn't have alcohol in it, because it tasted like it had some. I'm thinking they use a coffee concentrate because when I added more water to my iced coffee that weird alcohol flavor went away. My husband and I both got French toast with the berry jam on the side (definitely use it, it's delicious). And my daughter destroyed her blueberry pancake which ended up being ginormous. Overall a great experience, the coffee thing put me off a little bit. The service was great and very attentive! Hoping to come back and update a review!

    lemon ricotta pancakes
    Sharon H.

    What a delicious find. To get both quantity and quality is rare but First Watch offers both. My Lemon ricotta pancakes were magical.

    BLT Eggs Benedict
    Michaela P.

    We like. First Watch is a small chain in KY/OH. Hoping they emigrate to TX soon. Great menu. Great service. Great food. Cocktails are a little weak.

    Lemon Ricotta Pancakes.  These are amazing!!! The customer service is always excellent with amazing food!:)

    Amazing food and customer service. Their variety is such an amazing far stretch. I would highly recommend coming here!

    Hurriyat G.

    Went there this week for a business meeting at around 11:30am. My colleague ordered French toast with a generous sprinkling of sugar. What came was a very boring looking platter with extra sugar dumped on it. The French toast looked very dry and not appetizing at all. I, on the other hand, ordered their pancake with lemon curd. It was very good! Right balance of sweet n sour in the curd. Now for the negatives... even though not that full, the service was slowwww. The place could've been cleaner... looked very strange to be that littered at 11:30am on a Tuesday morning. The young girl serving us never brought fresh coffee. We were there for almost 1.5 hrs and she never bothered to refresh the coffee until I asked her to do so as the old coffee in the carafe was cold as ice! Also, I observed 2 servers freshening up the tables and the way they were handling clean glasses (touching them on the top) grossed me out. The FirstWatch in Richmond Road is a much better bet...

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    Robert R.

    Fresh and tasty breakfast food. Good selection and great ingredients. Friendly staff and clean restaurant. We used to do the breakfast thing when visiting the inlaws, at Denny's but now this is our go to spot.

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