by MarieP » Sun Feb 01, 2015 12:37 am
My parents, grandmother, and I went this morning around 9:30, and it was absolutely packed, but service, as mentioned above, was fast, helpful, and courteous! Very nice building interior- brightly lit and very clean (my dad, a homebuilder, was admiring the flooring). My dad got the chickichanga, my grandmother got the raisin French toast (I want to try the homemade sourdough ones next time we go!), and my mom and I split a Baconato (bacon, avocado, and tomato) omelet and a "stack" of 3 (actually served on three plate because of the variety and size) of carrot cake, banana granola, and cranberry nut pancakes. All of the food was scrumptious! Actually, my parents and I just went to Las Vegas a two weeks ago, and we ate at Egg Works. We agreed the portions at First Watch were much more reasonable (which was a good thing!) and actually maybe better overall. The carrot cake pancake had shredded carrots and a cinnamon crunch in the batter- delicious! The banana pancake featured warm bananas cooked in, and the granola even had cranberries in it- yum! The omelet was very fresh tasting- actually fresher than the one I had at Egg Works.
Definitely a repeat! I thought about trying the ginger juice, but the $4 is just a a bit much! Other items were much more reasonable. I don't think it will put Wild Eggs out of business simply because I think there is enough room for them both. I think IHOP has gone down in quality, so that certainly won't be a contender.
We did have an interesting conversation about the name First Watch. Normally, "first watch" in nautical terms refers to the first watch of the night, 8 pm-12 am. And, in Bible times, it meant 6-9 pm. The First Watch website states that it is a nautical term for "the very first shift of the day." I guess they are using the term loosely then- we've changed throughout history as to how we look at such things!