First Watch in Willis, Texas, is a welcoming breakfast restaurant and café chain serving health-minded breakfast, brunch, and lunch options in a casual, cozy, and quiet setting with a trendy feel.
The menu includes satisfying favorites such as omelets, salads, and soups, along with coffee, comfort food, organic dishes, quick bites, small plates, and a range of vegan and vegetarian options.
Whether you are starting the day with a nourishing breakfast, meeting someone for brunch, enjoying lunch, or stopping in for dessert, First Watch offers a flexible dining experience designed to suit different tastes and occasions.
Guests can choose from outdoor seating, dine-in service, takeaway, delivery, no-contact delivery, and on-site services. The restaurant is well suited for solo dining and offers counter service as well as table service, with reservations accepted for added planning convenience.
Beverage highlights include great cocktails, great coffee, and a great tea selection, along with a local specialty. On-site amenities include a bar, restroom, Wi-Fi, and free Wi-Fi, helping make each visit comfortable whether you are dining in or taking a quick break.
Accessibility is an important part of the experience, with a wheelchair-accessible car park, entrance, seating, and toilet. First Watch is located at 12360 Interstate 45 N, Ste 400, Willis, TX 77378, United States. Customers rate the restaurant 4.70 out of 5 based on 1,043 reviews, reflecting its strong appeal among local diners.
Credit cards and debit cards are accepted. For more information or to contact the restaurant, call +1 936-506-1010.
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Our Story
Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.
Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.
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Food & Drinks
Create your perfect pair. Choose a half sandwich and a cup of soup.
Create your perfect pair. Choose a half salad and a cup of soup.
Create your perfect pair. Choose a half sandwich and a half salad.
Chopped romaine and arugula, all-natural chicken breast, avocado, diced tomatoes, crunchy corn, black beans and Feta cheese with citrus chipotle dressing.
Organic mixed greens, romaine, all-natural chicken breast, bacon, toasted pecans, avocado, tomatoes and carrots with Cheddar and Monterey Jack. Served with artisan ciabatta toast and warm honey Dijon dressing on the side.
Organic mixed greens, romaine, bacon, turkey breast, a hard-boiled cage-free egg, diced tomatoes, avocado, Cheddar and Monterey Jack with buttermilk ranch dressing. Served with artisan ciabatta toast.
Vitamin-rich kale and organic mixed greens with all-natural chicken breast, shredded carrots, fresh strawberries and blueberries, pecans and herbed Goat cheese tossed with lemon white balsamic dressing. Served with artisan ciabatta toast.
Bacon, avocado and Monterey Jack. Topped with all-natural sour cream and served with a side of housemade pico de gallo.
Chorizo, avocado, green chiles, house-roasted onions, Cheddar and Monterey Jack. Topped with all-natural sour cream and served with a side of housemade pico de gallo.
Ham, bacon, sausage, house-roasted crimini mushrooms, onions and tomatoes with Cheddar and Monterey Jack. Topped with all-natural sour cream.
Add a cage-free egg, any style.
One large buttermilk biscuit topped with our turkey sausage gravy.
Million Dollar Bacon, Parmesan cream sauce and fresh herbs.
Add a side of cage-free eggs, any style.
Four slices of our signature hardwood-smoked bacon baked with brown sugar, black pepper, cayenne and a drizzle of syrup.
Side of Bob's Red Mill buttered grits.
Side of Bob's Red Mill cheesy grits.
House-roasted Crimini mushrooms, onions and spinach with basil pesto, mayo and Mozzarella on our grilled artisan whole grain.
Smoked ham, tomato and melted Gruyère cheese with Dijonnaise on grilled artisan challah.
A lean white-meat turkey patty with avocado, organic mixed greens, housemade pico de gallo, mayo and Horseradish Havarti cheese on a brioche bun.
Roast beef, Horseradish Havarti cheese, house-roasted onions and tomato with lemon-dressed arugula on grilled Parmesan-crusted sourdough. Horseradish sauce on the side.
Turkey, bacon, avocado, organic mixed greens, tomato, Monterey Jack and mayo on sourdough.
The classic BLT plus two over-hard cage-free eggs, Monterey Jack and mayo on our artisan whole grain.
A seasoned all-natural patty of brown rice, Peppadew peppers, onions, carrots and mushrooms. Served on a brioche bun with fresh smashed avocado, organic mixed greens, tomato, red onion and a side of Dijonnaise.
A classic, Italian-style cage-free egg omelet with Wild Alaska Smoked Sockeye Salmon,* house-roasted onions and tomatoes with Parmesan, all-natural sour cream and fresh herbs. Served with lemon-dressed organic mixed greens and artisan ciabatta toast.
A classic Italian-style omelet with kale, house-roasted Crimini mushrooms, onions and tomatoes topped with Mozzarella and Parmesan. Served with ciabatta toast and lemon-dressed organic mixed greens.
A classic Italian-style omelet with kale, house-roasted Crimini mushrooms, onions and tomatoes topped with Mozzarella and Parmesan. Served with ciabatta toast and lemon-dressed organic mixed greens.
12 oz bag of our Project Sunrise ground coffee. Buy a bag to support our female growers in Huila, Colombia!
One loaf of our signature thick-cut whole grain artisan bread. It’s great for homemade Avocado Toast!
12 oz bag of our house-made granola. Check out our cookbook for great recipes that include our fresh granola!
A collection of more than 70 of our favorite recipes. Make your go-to First Watch brunch at home, or gift this to your favorite First Watch fan!
The perfect breakfast for four! Twelve fresh cage-free scrambled eggs, twelve slices of hardwood smoked bacon, fresh fruit, potatoes and whole grain artisan toast with all natural preserves.
The perfect breakfast for two! Six fresh cage-free scrambled eggs, six slices of hardwood smoked bacon, fresh fruit, potatoes and whole grain artisan toast with all natural preserves.
Bring our award winning Project Sunrise coffee to your home or office with our new 96 oz. coffee tote. Serves 10-12. Project Sunrise supports the female farmers in Huila, Columbia.
These items won't be added unless you ask, however, if requesting, please ONLY ADD ONCE to cart. We will add enough utensils for your entire order.
Chocolate and mint topped with a sweet cream cold foam and mini Ghirardelli® dark chocolate chips.
Creamy, sweet, cold and refreshing.
Salted caramel and honey topped with a sweet cream cold foam and toffee nut crumbles.
Made with 100% organic aztec coffee beans.
Unsweetened.
Ooey-gooey cheese melted between two pieces of grilled sourdough bread. Served with fresh fruit.
One of our humongous multigrain pancakes loaded with chocolate chips and topped with creamy butter. Served with your choice of bacon or sausage.
Made with our housemade batter. Served with fresh fruit and your choice of bacon or sausage.
One cage-free egg cooked any way you like, served with bacon, sourdough toast and fresh fruit.
A half portion of our fluffy Belgian waffle, served with fresh fruit and your choice of bacon or sausage.
Non-fat vanilla Greek yogurt topped with our housemade granola with almonds, bananas, strawberries, blueberries and sprinkled with powdered cinnamon sugar. Served with sourdough toast.
Egg white omelet with house-roasted Crimini mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and green chilies. Served with housemade pico de gallo, our whole grain artisan toast, all-natural house preserves and fresh fruit.
Egg whites, turkey, spinach, house-roasted crimini mushrooms and Mozzarella in a sun-dried tomato-basil tortilla. Served with fresh fruit and a side of housemade pico de gallo.
Coconut milk chia seed pudding, fresh bananas and berries, mixed berry compote, housemade granola with almonds and our whole grain artisan toast with almond butter and Maldon sea salt.
Turkey, house-roasted onions, tomatoes, spinach and Feta cheese in a cage-free egg white omelet. Served with sliced tomato and unbuttered whole-grain artisan toast.
Our thick-cut whole grain artisan toast, fresh smashed avocado, EVOO, lemon and Maldon sea salt with two basted cage-free eggs.
Non-fat vanilla Greek yogurt layered with fresh, seasonal fruit and our housemade granola with almonds. Served with a freshly baked muffin of the day.
Freshly baked mini buttermilk biscuits sprinkled with sugar and served with salted honey butter and warm mixed berry compote.
Four slices of our signature hardwood smoked bacon glazed with brown sugar, black pepper, cayenne and a drizzle of syrup.
Cinnamon sugar-dusted cake donut holes with chocolate sauce and warm mixed berry compote for dipping.
Lemon, cane sugar, butterfly pea flower tea and a hint of lavender.
Orange, lemon, turmeric, organic ginger, agave nectar and beet.
Watermelon, pineapple, lime and mint.
Kale, Fuji apple, English cucumber and lemon.
We add fresh, whipped ricotta cheese to our multigrain batter. Served as a “mid-stack” of two pancakes topped with seasonal berries, creamy lemon curd and powdered cinnamon sugar.
Custard-dipped, thick-cut challah bread with whipped butter, powdered cinnamon sugar and warm mixed berry compote.
Thick-cut, custard-dipped, griddled challah bread, glazed fresh strawberries, warm dulce de leche, whipped cream and spiced gingerbread cookie crumbles. Lightly dusted with powdered cinnamon sugar.
We’ve gotta warn you: These beauties are beyond big – they’re humongous! Choose your stackage accordingly.
We’ve gotta warn you: These beauties are beyond big – they’re humongous! Choose your stackage accordingly.
Thick-cut brioche bread covered with fresh banana, kiwi, and seasonal berries then lightly dusted with powdered cinnamon sugar.
Our light and airy waffle with a side of warm mixed berry compote and powdered cinnamon sugar.
Bacon, an over-easy cage-free egg, Gruyère cheese, fresh smashed avocado, mayo and lemon-dressed arugula on a brioche bun with a side of fresh, seasoned potatoes. *Please note: Our potatoes are cooked with onions. We are unable to accommodate onion removal requests for dishes containing potatoes.
Whipped cage-free eggs with spicy, all-natural chicken breast, chorizo, green chiles, Cheddar and Monterey Jack, onions and avocado rolled in a flour tortilla. *Please note: Our potatoes are cooked with onions. We are unable to accommodate onion removal requests for dishes containing potatoes.
Three wheat-corn tortillas with scrambled cage-free eggs, Cajun chicken, chorizo, Cheddar and Monterey Jack. Topped with fresh avocado and housemade pico de gallo. Served with seasoned black beans.
Two cage-free eggs any style atop fresh, seasoned potatoes with bacon, avocado, house-roasted onions and tomatoes with Cheddar and Monterey Jack. Served with our whole grain artisan toast. *Please note: Our potatoes are cooked with onions. We are unable to accommodate onion removal requests for dishes containing potatoes.
Cage-free eggs atop fresh, seasoned potatoes with house-roasted crimini mushrooms and onions, red peppers, baby spinach, melted Mozzarella and herbed Goat cheese. Served with our whole grain artisan toast. *Please note: Our potatoes are cooked with onions. We are unable to accommodate onion removal requests for dishes containing potatoes.
Million Dollar Bacon, a Jones Dairy Farm all-natural pork sausage patty, an over-easy cage-free egg, smoked Wisconsin Gouda, fresh arugula and Mike’s Hot Honey® drizzled on a griddled English muffin. Served with lemon-dressed organic mixed greens.
Thick-cut, custard-dipped, griddled challah bread topped with a drizzle of almond butter crème anglaise, caramelized bananas, fresh blueberries, lemon whipped cream, honey roasted almonds, Maldon sea salt and mint. Lightly dusted with powdered cinnamon sugar.
Watermelon, pineapple, lime and mint.
Freshly baked mini buttermilk biscuits sprinkled with sugar and served with salted honey butter and warm mixed berry compote.
Four slices of our signature hardwood-smoked bacon glazed with brown sugar, black pepper, cayenne and a drizzle of syrup.
Protein-packed quinoa, Italian sausage, house-roasted crimini mushrooms and tomatoes, kale, Parmesan, lemon white balsamic dressing and EVOO. Topped with two basted cage-free eggs.
Protein-packed quinoa, kale, shredded carrots and house-roasted tomatoes topped with all-natural chicken breast, basil pesto sauce, lemon white balsamic dressing, Feta cheese and fresh herbs.
Two cage-free eggs any style with your choice of bacon, smoked ham, chicken apple sausage patties, turkey or pork sausage links. Served with our whole-grain artisan toast and fresh, seasoned potatoes. Substitute gluten-free toast at no additional charge. *Please note: Our potatoes are cooked with onions. We are unable to accommodate onion removal requests for dishes containing potatoes.
One large house-baked buttermilk biscuit split in two with homestyle turkey sausage gravy, two cage-free eggs any style and fresh, seasoned potatoes. *Please note: Our potatoes are cooked with onions. We are unable to accommodate onion removal requests for dishes containing potatoes.
Two cage-free eggs any style with either a light and airy Belgian waffle or a multigrain pancake. Plus your choice of bacon, chicken sausage patty, turkey or pork sausage link.
Hear from our valued guests
This was our first time visiting, and Makayla was outstanding. She took the time to recommend a few dishes to us, connect with my spouse, and ensure we were set. Bonus points for actually remembering the lemon for our tea (I know. But you'd be shocked at how hard this, apparently, is). The food was excellent, and delivered quickly. While it was a lively open air feel, it wasn't so loud that you couldn't hear one another talk. We'll very likely be revisiting.
Danette was a wonderful addition to our lunch! She made sure we had everything we needed in a timely manner. She was very kind. We enjoyed our lunch and the ham and Gruyère melt with no tomatoes with an added over medium egg was delicious!
I gotta say, the food was great, but Karen…she should be the Maître D’ of the place. She’s a hoot and we absolutely loved having to have had the blessing to be served by her. Her humor almost gets me started enough to pass on the coffee.
Our server was Johney and he did an AMAZING job at taking care of us! Everything was perfect, am grateful for everyone that works here, they are all so kind, attentive & detail oriented. This is my favorite First Watch for miles. I drove 40 minutes just to eat at this specific one & it never fails to give me the best experience!!! 🩷
With the hustle and bustle of the upcoming holidays, early mornings and breakfast time, I found myself at this Willis gem .. such a delightful kozy nook, breakfast comfort foods, and for those who are interested early morning cocktails.. this place is clean and welcoming, the restrooms are exceptionally tidy! The server was focused and attentive, kind and informative, he even said I could take a menu home, (which will be going in the keepsake vault in foodie Nation) Now, for those of us who love a delicious pancake, this is your home sweet home.. everything was plated nicely and the portions were enough to share, Mint Chocolate Iced Coffee was wonderful! Everything was wonderful! Well worth the stop! I will return and I hope you all are able to check this place out!
I had a fantastic experience at First Watch thanks to our amazing waitress, Mak! She was warm, attentive, and had a great positive energy that made our meal even better.
My wife and I went to First Watch on a Tuesday morning, around 9:30am. The restaurant was moderately busy, but we did not have any wait before the host seated us at a large booth. The interior was well laid out, offering standard table and booth seating and provided a welcoming and casual atmosphere. The host provided their regular menu as well as the seasonal menus, with an assortment of fall themed menu items. I opted for the Honey Chipotle Chicken Hash, which included scrambled eggs, pickled onions, sliced avacado, Lime crema, Cojita cheese and scallions atop a scramble of bacon, chicken, Monterey cheese, cheddar cheese, onions, and potatoes. The dish was delicious and was a hearty portion. My wife had a delightful The Works omelette with house breakfast potatoes and multigrain toast, served with fresh strawberry jam.
It was so fun stopping by here to begin my birthday day, thanks to the staff here, and especially Danette (or Dammit, as she says her friends call her :), who kept me laughing the entire visit. I was stunned that everyone on staff signed a birthday card for me, and Danette brought my omelet out with a lit candle. Best birthday breakfast, ever! Thank you everyone! And thank you Tiffany, for spilling the beans about it being my birthday :) Hugs everyone!
Love the trifecta here with waffle and eggs and meat choice. We tried their brunch drinks and they were amazing! I tried their lavender one and it came as one and a half drinks of the most amazing syrup flavor. It is a must try! Staff is great! There are lots of seating options and nice clean bathrooms.
Our fabulous waiter, Todd was so kind, patient, friendly, & helpful with our meal choices & we're so happy with the meals we picked!!!
Common questions about First Watch
First Watch is located at 12360 Interstate 45 N Ste 400, Willis, TX 77378, United States, Willis, TX, United States.
You can reach First Watch by calling +1 936-506-1010.
First Watch has a rating of 4.7 out of 5 based on 1043 customer reviews.
First Watch features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
First Watch features the following service options: Outdoor seating, No-contact delivery, Delivery, On-site services, Takeaway, Dine-in.
First Watch features the following highlights: Great cocktails, Great coffee, Great tea selection, Serves local specialty.
First Watch features the following popular for: Breakfast, Solo dining.
First Watch features the following offerings: Coffee, Comfort food, Healthy options, Organic dishes, Quick bite, Small plates, Vegan options, Vegetarian options.
First Watch features the following dining options: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Counter service, Dessert, Seating, Table service.
First Watch features the following amenities: Bar on site, Restroom, Wi-Fi, Free Wi-Fi.
First Watch features the following atmosphere: Casual, Cozy, Quiet, Trendy.
First Watch features the following crowd: Family friendly, Groups, LGBTQ+ friendly, Tourists, Transgender safe space.
First Watch features the following planning: Accepts reservations.
First Watch features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards.
First Watch features the following children: Good for kids, Has changing table(s), High chairs, Kids' menu.
First Watch features the following parking: Free parking lot, Free street parking, Plenty of parking.
First Watch features the following pets: Dogs allowed outside.
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