First Watch

We were felt welcome from the second we walked in. Our waitress was super friendly, and the service was prompt and the food was delish. They have something for everyone!

Great service from friendly, attentive staff.
Mediocre (at best) steel-​cut oatmeal, saved by good strawberries and pecans. The lemon-​poppyseed muffin I had was pretty good, too. But I wish the coffee we were served had been given as much attention as the staff gave us — it needed cream, and even then wasn’t very good.

Yummy local food with great service and nice atmosphere! We got the salmon omelet and you pick two salad and half sandwich. Quick also.

This place looks incredible they completely remodeled. I thought I walked into the wrong place this morning. Service was very friendly as always. Food looks and tastes amazing. Definitely recommend this place.

Well I was so disappointed. I would come here for I found to be the best Oatmeal! And seriously this all I would eat. Well my last picture shows his it has changed from one of my pics from last year. It was blah, no taste, the texture of this new oatmeal was very bland! They instead if A English muffin you have a choice of a muffin. I choose the blueberry and it tasted like a generic from a single package from a box… Yuck! So sad and I won’t be going back anymore– UNLESS. They go back to the original oatmeal.

3 stars for the service. The waitress wasn’t that friendly.
5 stars for good price and healthy delicious food! Had the Tri-​athlete egg white omelette, it comes with yummy toast and fresh fruit! Food was nice and healthy, not oily like most omelette are.

Love this location for First Watch. For starters it has been here as long as I can remember.
Secondly, I love the food! It is always fresh and hot. The service is wonderful as well.
3 of us came for lunch recently. About 1:20pm. Close to closing, as they only serve Breakfast and Lunch here. Even though, they seated us in a section they had already closed,(because, my friend wanted to seat there). I thought that was very nice of them.
Our service was great and so was our food.
Remember if you sign up on line at their website, they will give you coupons via email. Even a free meal for your Birthday.
Parking can at times be a little tricky but, you should always be able to find something.
Restrooms are always clean.

The service is always good, food is good and served fast. Nice work.

An old friend, and former employee, called me earlier in the week. He finally was able to find my correct contact information, and he wanted to catch up and to update me on how his life had progressed since we last saw each other — and he was still in my employ.
You’ll notice that I often refer to former employees as friends, because ultimately that is who they are to me. I was simply their boss, but I was also a person dedicated to their ultimate success, as they helped me achieve my goals to further the companies that I have worked in. We were a team, and we were friend. Although I was also formal in my dealings, they never doubted my sincerity and candor regarding their careers. Except for a few I have had to fire over the years, the over 100 employees that I have had through various firms, have mostly stayed in touch.
This particular friend was a notable hire because of the many years that I have been doing interviews, he was my worst interviewee. At that time, he was working for a local television station, and he was completely unqualified for the position that I had posted.
He came in well dressed, but nervous. He sweated through the whole interview, had the worst answers, and the crumpled tissue he brought in to wipe the pouring sweat was now shredded into little pieces on the conference table.
But, I gave him an opportunity. And he turned out to be just great at his job!
Fast forward 16 years later, and my friend is now a C-​Level executive at one of this state’s agencies, and he is one of the highest non-​elected officials. Although, he informs me that his bosses change with every new governor.
I ask him the ultimate question that I always ask, «are you happy with the path you have chosen?»
And everyone that I have asked so far that is my friend have always emphatically answered — Yes!
And they proceed to reminisce about our times working together, and their gratitude. I quickly dismiss this conversation, as I always attribute their success to their own efforts — period! I simply opened a door for them.
Now, on to how we wound up eating here.
I asked him where he wanted to eat, and he directed me to First Watch.
We were promptly greeted when we arrived, and our server, Christine was just a bundle of energy. She was just so cheerful and accommodating to our various needs and requests — just simply spot on!
My friend ordered the Skillet Hash, and I had the Smoked Salmon & Roasted Vegetable Frittata.
Apparently, my friend is a regular and he is familiar with this delightful dish. He had nothing but good things to say about it.
My Frittata was just wonderful. Not spectacular, but it made for a nice healthy and nutritious meal.
We were there longer than the average patron; he being the boss and I being on medical leave for the week, and yet throughout our entire stay, we were well cared for by Christine and her supporting staff.
We had a wonderful experience just catching up, talking about politics (yuck), technology (YAS! What’s the matter, too millennially urban for you?) and how both our families have grown over the years.
If you are ever on this part of town, although you may have many dining options, I would strongly recommend this establishment.

My husband and I went here twice for breakfast and it was excellent both times. I would recommend trying one of their drinks, like the cucumber mint or kale tonic. They are very refreshing. The waitresses are super nice. The portions are pretty large too, so it’s a good value for your money.

Love this place. Everyone always has a smile and willing to stop at your table to make sure everything is ok even if they are not assigned to your table. They make fresh made muffins daily. The food is healthy and delicious. I love their house made granola. Every time I go I want to buy a bag of it to take home. Maybe one day.

Food was good (8 out of 10). Service was reasonably attentive and friendly (8.5 out of 10). Atmosphere was pretty normal for a breakfast place, nothing earth shattering, but decent (7 out of 10). Bathrooms were really dirty/​old (4 out of 10). Manager was very friendly and seemed to care about the business, I’d give him a 9 out of 10. Food was a bit pricey for the portion size (7 out of 10), although I didn’t leave hungry. Overall I’d give First Watch a 7 out of 10.
Would I go back? Yes, if there were nothing else to piqué my interest to try and to review, that was close by, I’d go again to see if it’s different from this experience (not that it was a bad experience). Would I run back if there were other places close by that I had not been? Not right away. But, If I wanted a good standby restaurant with decent food, a decent atmosphere, good service where I wasn’t expecting to be blown away, ya, I’d stop in again.

My grandsons and I visited this spot in the neighborhood for breakfast.
Jacqueline H.

It’s Fall 2015. Days shorter, ‘cooler’, and the lizard brain threw the winter switch. Like wandering bears preparing for the snows of winter never falling in Phoenix, Sweet D and me are back to oatmeal. The blueberries of fall, surrounded by heat-​transformed batter called from First Watch.
We stopped in had eggs, blueberry pancake, and the banana and pecan studded First Watch oatmeal.
We enjoyed every aspect of our meal, except the ‘Chris does Unilocal*’ part. Sweet D expects focused attention as we discuss dealing with 1,600 cubic feet of boxes and packing paper, as we return another 1,600 cubic feet of furniture and Stuff home. Plus pressing non-​public personal events.
First Watch earned star 5 from me. The food was filling and delicious, the morning light on our table energizing, the service very good, with coffee and water carafes avaialable for self serving liquids.
The prices are a bit high, the crowd a bit noisy for us. But not enough to knock a star from the First Watch skies.

This little gem is a great find! The food is fresh, no microwaves and super delicious. It was around lunch when I visited and the parking lot was full. Inside the place was busy but not overly busy. We were seated right away. Décor inside was nothing to really speak of but the food is the main attraction here. I had the «not guilty your honor» a fabulous choice. It came with a bowl of soup, today’s soup was Italian wedding ball. The soup was so close to my grandmothers it was scary. Yes, it’s 108 degrees outside but it was so good I had to eat every drop. The wrap was moist, fresh and super tasty. It was enough to fill me but not leaving you with that over stuffed feeling. From other dishes that were walking by and pics I’ve seen here, I most definitely will be back and I will tell others this IS the spot for lunch. Sadly it’s too far from me to experience breakfast.

O o o, when it comes to breakfast, I feel like everyone has one go to place for breakfast and First Watch claimed my title. Best Breakfast place in Phoenix, I have had the pleasure of being served in.
First thing which everyone must try, the hot chocolate, the best way to start your (in my case) late morning. So good and they give you a decent size mug to enjoy this drink. Now the amount of food you get is enough to cover a few meals in your day which is a big bonus. But the winning prize goes to the flexibility of the menu and the staff. I do not eat pork and if you are the type to want some meat in your omelette its hard to choose something off the menu without pork in it. First watch has plenty of substitute options and they do not count pennies on the ingredients, they stack it up. I believe I purchased the avocado omelette and a two pancake side. The omelette, I asked if I could sub in some turkey sausage and they delivered. the plate was packed with potato, omelette and English muffin. Now the pancakes, o my was the cherry on top, best pancakes out there. Fluffy, filling and man it actually warms my heart knowing there is someone out there, who took the time to deliver those stacks.
Overall great restaurant, friendly staff, whoever the owners are bravo, open up a First Watch next door to me cause I will be there everyday. also my bill was about 30 dollars for myself and my girlfriend to order breakfast with coffee and 2 hot chocolates so its not over priced and I would of paid more for that meal.

This used to be my fave place. The omelets choices were all stellar. I met two friends here last weekend and we were all disappointed. I will be very detailed here as to why in the hopes they will fix it. First of all, the bacon in/​on the bacado used to be crunchy, fresh and plentiful. This time, a few soggy pieces scattered. The cheese is different, I know they know the difference but the freshly grated mix was better. And almost no avocado. This for a rather expensive omelet. My friend got the scramble and said the same, just not special. Service was also not like it used to be. It seems they have gotten tired and complacent here and need to get their fire back. Seeing I used to meet friends here every weekend, I am hoping they will have a talk with the cooks there to bring it back to its former self.

On a Sunday morning, I wanted to go somewhere where they make me breakfast and I didn’t really need to «get cute», just «ready». haha. I pulled up my Unilocal app and found First Watch. I put my hair in a ponytail, put on some jeans and a shirt and off we go…
When I got to the parking lot, we found a spot quickly — which means: not busy, no line, yes! We walk in and yup, it wasn’t busy — empty tables everywhere. We were seated right away and our waitress was nice, but curt. I ordered the market hash with overmedium eggs. The market hash included seasoned potatoes, crimini mushrooms, zucchini, onions, red peppers, spinach, melted mozzarella and goat cheese. It was so freaken yummy! Once our food got to our table, we rarely saw our waitress.
Here’s the problem: in the middle of us eating, the waitress drops off our check to have us pay up front. Right after that, the service practically stopped. We had to ask her for a to-​go box and she didn’t even refill our water cups. Once we got up to pay, we saw a long line of people waiting to check out. It was like waiting in line to buy the new iPhone 7! I’m exaggerating, but seriously — they should do this differently especially since they had empty tables and weren’t too busy. I think it wouldn’t hurt to have the waitress take our check with our card, refill our cups while we wait, and drop it to us. That small two minute process right there would’ve given her at least another $ 2 – 3 in tip. Instead, we waited in line for at least 10 minutes and paid.
The whole dining experience took about 40 minutes. I like that it was that quick and I didn’t have to wait for a table, but I don’t like the fact that you feel like you are just a number and once the check is dropped, on to the next. They are big and not as busy as let’s say Matt’s so let’s bring back the customer service.
If I could rate just the food, I give it four stars. Service was two so overall, three stars.

I love first watch! We would go every Saturday when I lived in St. Louis and when I moved to Los Angeles I looked to see where the nearest one was and well I made the drive just to get a little bit of home!!!
I never need a menu! I always order the trifecta with a side of potatoes and a coffee!!! It’s always on point and sometimes I add a little fruit!
First watch is is always grade A!

We hit up First Watch this morning and my first thought was, «boy! what a popular joint!» The wait was quoted at 10 – 15 minutes but we were seated in else than ten. Service was excellent. Jenny enjoyed the waffle breakfast and I had an Acapulco Express omelette. Both were good and we cleared out plates, sipping on the coffee (caution: it’s a strong brew) to wrap up our casual Saturday breakfast.
Not a lot of bells and whistles but First Watch seems to know what they’re doing. Definitely a safe bet if you’re looking for a dependable weekend breakfast stop.