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First Watch

3.6 (115 reviews)
Open 7:00 am - 2:30 pm

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Selmy B.

Avocado toast is one of the best in town. The servers have really improved and seem to be working as a team. Refreshing to see this location much improved. The regular bacon is delicious. Coffee is strong and served in a coffee jug for you to continue serving yourself which I love. Super glad to have this site fully operational.

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Jack L.

I think First Watch has always been an extremely solid breakfast and brunch option in Florida - and this restaurant did not disappoint. There is a large variety of menu options, but don't let that convince you that they aren't good. Large variety keeps you coming and they definitely make most things in house and have excellent cooks. Glad to see there are always new seasonal items being added to the menu. Wish there was more spicier options for food though! Staff is quite nice and definitely provides a family friendly environment.

Abigail T.

Really good service. We had the door open for us and was checked on many times to see if we had everything we needed. Very good food. Was on a trip and needed somewhere to stop and would definitely recommend. It was pretty busy but it didn't affect us from getting our food in good time.

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Adonis P.

I'm picky about breakfast. Certain items are the litmus test as to well there will be a repeat visit. We were out and about late morning and the wife suggested First Watch. I'd noticed them around town so agreed to try them out. First impressions - very friendly and professional staff. We were seated promptly and the server took our drink orders. We asked for a minute or so to peruse the menu. Upon first glance I wasn't impressed. Saw a lot of marketing words like "artisanal", "cage free", "organic". In my experience places that throw that terminology around tend to not follow up in the taste category, but i promised the wife I wouldn't pre-judge. The food came out relatively fast. Where we were seated, we had a clear view of the kitchen. I was happy to see how efficiently it looked like everything ran. No visible chaos at all. Back to the food. I had what amounted to a basic breakfast. Scrambled eggs, toast, bacon, fried potatoes. The wife had a a dish with chicken and quinoa in it. She said it was very good. My breakfast was also good. Not impressive but good. Can eggs be too fluffy? Can bread be too fru fru? These are the questions that have plagued man since the dawn of baconkind! Overall a good experience backed by decently good food. Would I recommend it? Sure. Will I be back? Maybe. When it comes to breakfast, I'm more of a diner kind of guy :)

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Dreama D.

I got my eggs over medium.... Clearly my eggs are done all the way through & my fruit just looks sad. I already left when I saw my eggs so I couldn't even come back so I ate the white part but Bad first experience here

Potatoes but very strong onion flavor
Sarah S.

Amazing food,lacking service... My new favorite breakfast menu. Really healthy choices, clean ingredients and sustainably sourced. The food was cooked perfectly, better then any other local diner. They have everything from classic pancakes to super food mixes. Literally something for everyone. I took a star off for the lack of service unfortunately. Our food arrived in a reasonable time but the waitress didn't return for nearly a half hour. Not once to ask if we needed something or how our food was. Once we hit the half hour mark we were waving from our table and got ignored. Even moved our plates to the edge of the table signaling were finished. My husband had to go up to the seating hostess to ask her to send the waitress just so we can get the bill...

Ordered Take out for the 1st time. This location is very busy.
Lottie L.

Good service but they don't know how to properly take care of online orders. I ordered for the 1st time online at 10:53 am. My order was going to be ready at 11:08 am for "ASAP" pick up. When I got there, It was quite the busy atmosphere I'd expect it to be. I didn't see my order in the pick up station. It's now, 11:15 am. I informed the host I was picking up and he said he'll check on my order. He got back and said it'll be ready soon. Fortunately there were available seating for people waiting to dine in and online orders. About 5 minutes later a sweet lady name Karina or Sabrina, handed me my order. Finally after 20 minutes, I was on my way home and excited to eat my breakfast. The food was hot and fresh, but they forgot to place my grits in my bag. The lady, from 1st watch called and left messages apologizing for the fact that she forgot to place the grits in my bag. I've been calling back to situate this, but no one is answering. They should have someone designated to answer calls. At this point, I just want my money back. Update: I changed the 3 stars to 2 stars because my husband called and finally at 1:40 pm he was able to speak to a live person from the restaurant. He was told someone by the name of Jill or another manager will call and help. No one ever called back. So I had to call and was able to speak to Jill and she said she'll refund the grits (I'll be waiting on that transaction). She was apathetic of the inconvenience caused. I'm now regretting even giving a tip for this online order. I'm very disappointed.

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2 months ago

Delicious food. Had the breakfast sandwich. So yummy! New to neighborhood. Will be back! Service was lacking a bit.

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Another subpar, overpriced breakfast today. Every time we leave we say we won't be back, but today's visit solidifies it

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Very good service and food. Very noisy. Hard to carry on a conversation. Had a very good skillet

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I'm not a big fan of their food but it's ok it's really up to the person but the service is good

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Great breakfast burrito and breakfast sandwiches! I was surprised at the combination of flavors on the burrito

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3.8(241 reviews)
2.7 mi
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Came here for my cousin's birthday. I've been before and remembered there being a lot of pork…read moreoptions, so I wasn't expecting much. When I got there, my party was already seated and I had to wait for them to bring another table over. By that time, the meat service had already started, so I missed some of the rotation. I checked out the food bar, the black beans looked good but had pork sausage in them, so I couldn't eat that. When the meats came around, most were medium rare or rare, which is too pink for me. I asked for a different temp and one of the guys kinda caught an attitude when I said the piece he gave me had too much fat. It got awkward real quick as he told me there is no fat on the meat. Also asked for A1 and it took a while. Overall, it wasn't terrible. I had a good time because I was with family, but food-wise it didn't wow me. If I'm doing Brazilian steakhouse, I'd rather drive to Texas de Brazil. If you're in Sarasota and don't feel like driving, Rodizio Grill is cool... just not my first pick.

Went to Rodizio for Christmas Eve and we had a great experience! We went around 3:30 and it was…read morepretty empty. We walked in without a reservation. The service from the Gauchos are always really wonderful! Quick and plentiful! Every meet was tender and moist with the exception of the bacon wrapped chicken, that was dry. Loved the grilled pineapple and the cheese too! My fav was the lamb, the parm crusted beef and the spicy chicken!! The pricing was a bit higher for Christmas at $59.99 but it was still a wonderful evening!

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3.1(174 reviews)
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Everything went really well tonight. As soon as we got, there was plenty of parking with a huge…read moreparking lot in the back. We were greeted very nicely by the hostess. They promptly brought us to our table. No wait at all. They sat us at a booth we requested a hockey game section. They put a whole bunch of TVs with the hockey game on all around so it was very easy to watch the game with no problem. And they had the sound on, amazing. I was really impressed with how nice and clean the restaurant was and their decor. Plus the amount of TVs. They have a lot of deals during week days like 3.99 bud-light and more and happy hour till 7:00pm. I ordered the smashed avocado turkey sandwich it was so delicious! I loved the creamy chunks of avocado in the sandwich! Comes with crispy sweet potatoes frys. The meat was so silky and good. Next my husband got the fish and chips and a bowl of chillis soup. He said the soup was amazing it tasted so homemade it was full of so many flavors he was so impressed. He got the fish and chips and he loved every bit of it because they were crispy and with large chunks of fish crispy and so tasty loved it. He loved would definitely get it again. We had good service the server helped me with my dairy allergy situation and made sure I was taken care of so I appreciate that. Also the manager help also. We had a great experience we would definitely be back again.

Food is an absolute dud here. Nothing but old fries and fried pickles under a heating lamp. Manager…read moreis clueless of kitchen etiquette and had to get a consensus of those around me before he changed it to a Steelers game. No one around was watching the TV. Felt a little biased being LGBTQ. Mina was a gem but management here needs some grease and kitchen needs a lesson in cooking. Management reached out via email "wanting to make things right" and I wrote back same day Jan 9 2026, but Twin Peaks never responded. Go figure.

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4.6(71 reviews)
6.8 mi

Claudia was our waitress and was welcoming, knowledgeable, and efficient. I couldn't have…read moreanother piece of fish so we went here to try FL Italian and a cheesesteak (crazy, right? A PA person having a cheesesteak in FL). I judge the bread first. Took one bite and my husband said, this bread HAS to be from DE or Philly. Sure enough, the bread dough is flown in from Philly! The meat was plentiful and delicious. If you want a REAL cheesesteak come here!!! We also tried the meatball appetizer. I asked the owner (Anthony) about them because they were just like my friend's Italian mom's meatballs. Tender and obviously not fried. The real kind. The last item we tried was the bolognese. Amazing. Good meat, not cheap junk like so many fake Italian places serve. The gravy has an ever so slight touch of spice to it...(?red pepper flakes, Anthony?) just like NJ Italian. So. Yes, you can get legit Italian food and a really good cheesesteak here! We did not try the pizza, but it looked like good thin crust pizza. Next time. Thank you Anthony for an excellent meal and Claudia for taking care of us. Go Birds!

Despite the superb reviews, I wasn't thrilled with our meals. The chicken Milanese salad had a very…read morethin, rather dry piece of chicken on top of an otherwise ample fresh salad. The chicken cheesesteak was just ok. The service was pleasant and attentive. The ambience was nice. Perhaps we just ordered the wrong items.

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