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First Watch is a breakfast brunch and lunch cafe restaurant chain based in Bradenton Florida. The 105 store chain operates in 17 states. The first was opened in Pacific Grove California in 1983 by Ken Pendery and John Sullivan. They moved the business to Bradenton in 1986. First Watch restaurants are named for the nautical terminology that refers to the first shift of the day. They cofounded it after leaving the La Peep steak and seafood chain in Colorado.