The daytime café will open on Monday, June 26
First Watch, the popular Knoxville breakfast, brunch and lunch restaurant, today announced that in conjunction with its June 26 restaurant opening, Knoxville-based franchise group Capstone Concepts, LLC will donate all money raised from a pre-opening event to charity. Proceeds from the event at the company’s new Fountain City restaurant will be donated to the Change Center of Knoxville.
The Change Center is a safe, strategically located, center-city partnership facility that provides relational, recreational, leadership development and job initiatives for teens and young adults. The event will be held at the new First Watch at 5144 N. Broadway St. from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on both June 24 and 25, and is open to the public. A $10 donation is suggested.
“We always look for meaningful ways to get involved in the communities where First Watch exists, and we are so excited about the opportunity to support such an incredible cause in Knoxville as part of our new restaurant opening,” said James Geib, chief operating officer for Capstone Concepts, LLC. “Our new team in Fountain City is enthusiastic and ready to serve this great community in more ways than one. We support that and look forward to introducing First Watch’s innovative, award-winning menu items.”
First Watch will open for business in Fountain City on Monday, June 26, at 7 a.m. The 3,300-square-foot restaurant will employ about 25 people.
First Watch’s curated menu takes an elevated approach to traditional and innovative offerings made to order using farm fresh ingredients. It includes crave-able items such as Avocado Toast, Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict, Farm Stand Breakfast Tacos and Lemon Ricotta Pancakes. The new restaurant offers healthy, flavorful favorites like house-made granola and pico de gallo, organic greens, house-roasted vegetables, cage-free eggs and 100% fresh-squeezed orange juice as well as more indulgent, traditional breakfast, brunch and lunch offerings. First Watch in Fountain City also offers options from the restaurant’s Fresh Juice Bar – including the best-selling Kale Tonic – juiced in-house daily using only the highest quality fruits and vegetables.
The new restaurant will open with First Watch’s latest interior design, which combines farm fresh elements with a high-energy, urban vibe.
Knoxville-based Capstone Concepts, LLC currently owns and operates four First Watch restaurants, two Mr. Gatti’s Pizza restaurants, as well as one The Egg & I restaurant.
First Watch serves its entire menu seven days a week from 7 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. The restaurant also offers customers complimentary newspapers and free Wi-Fi Internet access.
For First Watch franchise information, please visit http://www.firstwatch.com/franchise/.
First Watch specializes in award-winning, made-to-order Breakfast, Brunch and Lunch. A recipient of more than 200 “Best Breakfast” and “Best Brunch” accolades, First Watch offers traditional favorites, such as omelets, pancakes, sandwiches and salads, and unique specialty items like Quinoa Power Bowls, Avocado Toast and the Chickichanga. First Watch was named the 2016 top Family Dining restaurant by Consumer Reports, a 2015 Top Consumer Pick by Nation’s Restaurant News and a 2014 Top Franchise Value by FSR Magazine. First Watch is the largest and fastest-growing daytime-only restaurant concept in the U.S. with more than 300 restaurants in 26 states, including more than 200 First Watch restaurants, 94 The Egg & I restaurants and one Bread & Company restaurant in Nashville. For more information, visit firstwatch.com.
