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megachickabutt t1_j1z0j72 wrote

First Watch. Somehow my wife forgets every time we get a mediocre meal at a place a few months after we've eaten there. Last Monday will have been my 3rd mediocre meal in a row @ first watch. It was ok when the first location down in southside over huguenot opened a few years ago, but now it's just a sad attempt at cracker barrel breakfast, which itself isn't anything great either.

I'm not a brunch snob, and no shade to decent chain restaurant breakfast, but man do I find first watch to be absolutely uninspired, overpriced, boring breakfast.

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ZephyrInfernum t1_j1z91lz wrote

First watch is chain garbage. Through and through. Not to say chains can't be good (I used to sous chef for Snooze A.M. Eatery out in Phoenix and that was an awesome brunch chain concept.

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juwanna-blomie t1_j1z69kn wrote

I went to First Watch in Miami for the first time years before I even knew the one in Richmond existed (or maybe it wasn’t there yet?) and it was great service and the food was good.

When I went in Richmond, the service was fairly shit on an average day (believe me Miami restaurants get more full than most Richmond ones) AND some of the food was rather crap. I got these grits that tasted/felt like someone just dumped boiling hot water on grits 5 min before they served them to me. Instant grits would be better. Also my eggs that were supposed to be over medium, were so undercooked, both the white and the yolk were like watery in certain places.

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Chipring13 t1_j1z28pl wrote

Have you tried their chorizo egg (tacos?) They’re so good

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megachickabutt t1_j1z2j3w wrote

Nah. They've fully earned their 3 strikes from me. Most likely not going back.

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