Readers’ Choice Winner for Breakfast & Brunch: First Watch

Folks in Pine-Richland don't mind traveling a bit for a good breakfast or brunch, and is where they head.

Congratulations go to this popular restaurant—it is the winner of this week's .

When First Watch took an early lead, I asked readers what makes the restaurant so good.

Michelle Hall commented: "Great menu—fresh ingredients. And the kids love it! In Pine-Richland, the new is great as well!"

Thanks, Michelle, for letting us know!

We stepped outside the Pine-Richland boundaries for our poll this week and collaborated with  and  to include their breakfast/brunch selections.

In Cranberry, was the runaway favorite. They (very wisely) posted a request on Facebook for diners to vote. First Watch came in second.

North Hills Patch was pulling in votes for  in Wexford and North Park Lounge in McCandless, both of which are owned by Mark Baranowski. He recently opened

If you are in the market for any kind of meal in the Pine-Richland community, please check out the Food & Dining category in the Places section of Pine-Richland Patch.

Next week, we'll be taking nominations for our readers' choices for tax preparers.

For the official rules of the Patch Readers’ Choice Awards, click on the PDF toward the right side of this page (below the photo). Voting results posted in real time shall not be deemed official until Patch has reviewed and confirmed all of the votes.