The Bradenton-based breakfast, brunch and lunch restaurant First Watch officially opened its newest Bradenton restaurant on Monday. The eatery is located at 4324 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton. The 3,000-square-foot restaurant is just minutes from the company’s home office in University Park. The new restaurant is First Watch’s seventh restaurant in the Sarasota-Manatee region and will employ about 25 people. First Watch is the country's fastest-growing privately owned daytime restaurant company.