By: Alan Aptheker
When I’m in Orlando for more than a day, there are two places I must go to eat: First Watch and Toojay’s, (more about Toojay’s later. I’m heavily lobbying for one in Jax but have had no success). We have a burning need for decent breakfast places in San Jose and Mandarin. The only First Watch I’d ever encountered was in Orlando, and I could swear it was locally owned and operated. It had that familiar, welcoming feel from the waitstaff. The quality of breakfast and brunch food could give the Metro Diner a run for it’s money -- it’s that good. And even though folks from far and near (including me) will still frequent the Metro in San Marco, it’s great to have the bar for quality breakfast food raised in Mandarin. I wish I’d known that they’d opened a location in Marsh Landing about month ago! http://www.firstwatch.com
Nice and modern decor with some really nice artwork on the wall .