First Watch is typically known as the watch on a ship from 8 p.m. to midnight. In Orlando it’s a breakfast and brunch restaurant serving up delicious pancakes, egg dishes, sandwiches, salads and soups made to order. With a slew of breakfast joints in the city, it easily stands out with its guarantee to provide the freshest ingredients used in unique and tasty menu options. Plus, when you order coffee you get an entire pot, delivered to your table!
For breakfast, diners can enjoy made to order pancakes in flavors that will excite any taste buds like Blueberry, Cranberry Nut, Chocolate Chip, Carrot Cake, Pecan, Bacon, Cheddar and more. Omelets include the fun Bacado – bacon, avocado, and cheese topped with sour cream and a side of homemade salsa; Veg’d Out – Crimini mushrooms, zucchini, onions, tomatoes and broccoli with cheese; Killer Cajun – spicy Cajun all-natural chicken with Crimini mushrooms, onions and cheese and more.
If you’re looking to keep things on the leaner side check out First Watch’s Healthier Side menu items like the popular Tri-Athlete – an egg white omelet with Crimini mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and green chilis; Power Wrap – egg whites, turkey, spinach, Crimini mushrooms and Swiss in a sun-dried basil tortilla; Fresh Fruit Crepes – two thin, sweet crepes wrapped around fresh fruit, topped with low-fat organic strawberry yogurt and powdered cinnamon sugar among many other healthy choices.
While the pancakes, omelets and The Healthier Side are all delicious options, you can’t visit First Watch without trying the First Watch Eggs-clusives. Chikichanga – whipped eggs with spicy all-natural white-meat chicken, chorizo sausage, green chilis, cheese, onion and avocado rolled in a flour tortilla; Key West Crepeggs – a thin crepe layered with eggs, turkey, avocado, bacon, tomatoes and cheese; Caps, Etc. – Crimini mushrooms topped with cheese served with two eggs, an English muffin and seasoned potatoes are all among our favorites.
The lunch crowd can refuel with the 2 for You combo deal including sandwiches like Reuben, Monterey Club, Grilled Turkey; salads including Dressed Greens, Cobb, Pecan Dijon and Santa Fe or soups like Tomato Basil, and the Soup of the Day.
There are currently five locations in and around Orlando including on Sand Lake Road, North Mills Avenue and Technological Avenue as well as in Maitland, Winter Park and Longwood.
Orlando, FL – 2/12/15
By: Jena Pugh | 
