Bridget H.
12/17/2025
My family and I have been coming to First Awakenings in Salinas for the past six years, and it never disappoints whenever we're in town. The place is always bustling, even on a Monday morning,...
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171 Main St
Salinas, CA 93901
Established in 1993, First Awakenings is a family-friendly restaurant that serves American cuisine. It provides a variety of salads, sandwiches, side dishes and beverages for breakfast and lunch. The restaurant serves sausage, calamari, Tuscan chicken salad and barbecue bacon burger. First Awakenings operates seven days a week. The restaurant offers gift certificates of various denominations. First Awakenings also provides pancakes in various flavors. It has been recognized as one of the best places for breakfast in Monterey County in California.
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Sirena Y.
12/31/2025
Sadly I'm going to be the bearer of bad news and say that First Awakenings is highly overrated. I grew up in Salinas and always remember this place being busy and thought of in high regard by...
Fred B.
11/16/2025
The poor service my party experienced during our visit today. We arrived and were seated by 11:15 am, greeted promptly, and served beverages. However, after 15 minutes, our "annoyed" waitress...
Soneya S.
8/30/2025
It's in the heart of Salinas downtown area. As you walk in there's a ton of hosts but as you continue to dine you realize there are not a ton servers which makes no sense. It was so hard to flag...
Cynthia T.
8/19/2025
First Awakenings in Salinas has everything their sister restaurant in Monterey has and maybe has a leg up on a couple other aspects! Whether you're passing through, visiting from the Bay Area, or...
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