First Awakenings Menu

171 Main St, Salinas, CA 93901
  • Salads

    • Asian Harvest Salad

      Grilled chicken, tomato, red grapes,red onion, walnuts,apple, spring mix, feta cheese, romaine and asian sesame dressing
      $11.59
    • Cobb Salad

      Diced tomato, chopped bacon, turkey, bleu cheese, hard boiled egg and avocado layered over a bed of fresh greens. Served with your choice of dressing.
    • Popeye

      Fresh spinach and mixed greens, bean sprouts, chopped egg and bacon tossed with our zesty sweet and sour dressing
      $11.29
    • Garden Salad

      Romaine lettuce, red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, mushrooms and broccoli
      $7.89
    • Taco Salad

      Homemade chorizo, chicken, or carnitas, & black beans on a bed of mixed greens. With avocado, diced tomato, cheese & tortilla chips. Served with chile salsa & sour cream
      $11.59
    • Black & Bleu

      Grilled steak, spring mix, romaine,tomato, red onion, avocado, bleu cheese crumbles and bleu cheese dressing
      $12.99
    • Sizzling Oriental Salad

      Grilled teriyaki chicken breast, fresh vegetables and water chestnuts stir fried in our sweet and sour dressing. Served atop mixed greens, then smothered in oriental noodles
      $11.59
    • Tuscan Chicken Salad

      Grilled chicken, spring mix, romaine, red onion, feta cheese, kalamata olives, tomato and italian dressing
      $11.59
    • Chicken Caesar

      Grilled chicken breast, seasoned croutons and romaine lettuce tossed in our caesar dressing and parmesan cheese.
    • Southwestern

      Grilled chicken, spring mix, romaine, corn, black beans, tomato, jack cheese and chipotle ranch dressing
      $11.59
    • Fruity Chicken

      Your choice of chicken salad or albacore tuna salad. Served with the season's freshest fruit
      $11.29
  • Sandwiches

    • Mediterranean

      Grilled chicken,sautéed mushrooms, fresh spinach, sun-dried tomato pesto and feta cheese, on a torta roll
      $11.69
    • The Cuban

      Tender pork, ham, pickles, swiss cheese, mayonnaise, and mustard, on a torta roll
      $11.69
    • Beef Encounter

      Thinly sliced roast beef, with sautéed mushrooms and melted jack cheese on a steak roll. Served with au jus
      $11.69
    • Blte

      The classic blt plus a fried egg monterey jack cheese, and mayonnaise, on multi-grain bread
      $11.69
    • Chicken Little

      Our chicken salad made with water chestnuts, raisins and celery mounded on english muffins with tomato and melted jack cheese
      $11.69
    • Classic Reuben

      Corned beef or turkey on grilled rye with kraut, swiss cheese and thousand island dressing
      $11.69
    • Garden Burger

      The original garden burger with jack and cheddar cheeses, tomato, lettuce and mayonnaise
      $11.69
    • Pollo Verde

      Tender chicken breast grilled with pesto, tomato,lettuce, and melted jack cheese, on a roll
      $11.69
    • Monterey Club

      Roasted turkey, avocado, bacon, tomato, cheese, alfalfa sprouts and mayo on multi-grain bread
      $11.69
    • Teriyaki Chicken

      Marinated chicken with tomato, lettuce, and melted jack cheese on a roll
      $11.69
    • Roasted Portobello

      With avocado, red onion, blue cheese tomato, spring mix, and chipotle mayonnaise on a torta roll
      $11.69
    • Kickin' Chicken Wrap

      Grilled chicken, chipotle mayonnaise, red onion, tomato, lettuce, and melted jack cheese
      $11.69
    • Al B. Core Tuna Salad

      Tuna salad. lettuce, and tomato on multi-grain bread
      $11.29
    • Bay Burger

      Grilled calamari steak,melted jack cheese, tartar sauce, tomato and lettuce on a roll
      $11.69
    • Chicado

      Grilled chicken breast with avocado, melted jack cheese, tomato, lettuce and mayonnaise on a roll
      $11.69
    • Easy Rider

      Pulled pork, with a chipotle sauce, sautéed onion, and mushroom with jack cheese on a steak roll
      $11.69
    • Del Carnita

      Carnitas, diced onion, mushroom, avocado, tomato and melted jack cheese on a steak roll
      $11.69
    • Turk E. Supreme

      English muffin stacked with turkey, avocado, tomato, bacon and melted jack cheese. Topped with sour cream and chives
      $11.69
    • Steak Sandwedge

      Grilled steak, crispy onion, grilled red onion, bell pepper, tomato, blue cheese on torta
      $12.99
    • Quesadilla

      Choose chicken or carnitas, with onion, tomato, green chiles, jack and cheddar cheeses. Served with salsa, sour cream and chives
      $11.69
  • Here's The Beef

    • Bbq Bacon Burger

      Bacon, bbq sauce, red onion, tomato, lettuce, jack cheese
      $11.79
    • Burger Basics

      Lettuce, tomato, mayo, red onion, jack and cheddar cheese
      $11.79
    • Patty Melt

      Thousand island dressing, swiss cheese and sautéed onion on marbled rye
      $11.79
    • Blue Lagoon Burger

      Bleu cheese crumbles, bacon, and tomato
      $11.79
    • That's A Wrap

      Grilled burger rolled in a tortilla, 1,000 island, red onion, tomato, lettuce, and melted jack cheese
      $11.79
  • Healthy Department

    • Siesta Key Cocktail

      A very healthy serving of low-fat yogurts, granola, raisins, nuts and fruit. Served with a whole wheat english muffin
      $10.59
    • Turkey Sausage Links

      Low-fat, low cholesterol
      $5.59
    • Vegetarian Sausage Patties

      Low-fat, low cholesterol
      $5.59
    • Summer Oatmeal

      A delightful mixture of bananas, berries, low-fat yogurt and oatmeal
      $7.75
    • Yogurt

      Bowl of plain or strawberry flavored low-fat yogurt
      $5.99
    • Fruit Bowl

      Filled with the season's freshest
      $7.99
    • Chilled Fruit Crêpes

      Two thin homemade crêpes wrapped around fresh fruit and topped with low-fat yogurt, and powdered sugar. Served with a whole wheat english muffin
      $12.59
    • Oatmeal

      Served with brown sugar and raisins
      $6.25
    • Orchard Oatmeal

      Fresh cinnamon apples cooked in oatmeal. Served with milk and raisins
      $6.99
    • Egg Whites

      Any dish can be made with egg whites
      $1.99
  • Our Omelettes

    • Veggie

      Fresh seasonal vegetables, savory cheese, sour cream and chives
      $14.99
    • Omelette Olé

      Green chiles, onion, salsa, melted cheese, sour cream and chives
      $14.99
    • Far West

      Ham, bell pepper, onion and cheeses
      $14.99
    • Portofino Pesto

      Fresh roasted turkey, monterey jack cheese, pesto, onions, mushrooms and diced tomato
      $14.99
    • Greek Fetish

      Feta cheese, spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes and kalamata olives
      $14.99
    • Blue Shroom

      Portobello mushroom, red onion, spinach, avocado, blue cheese, and tomato
      $14.99
    • The Dc Verde

      Carnitas, green chili, avocado, red onion, homemade salsa verde, tomato, jack cheese, sour cream & chives
      $14.99
    • Acapulco Express

      Chorizo, avocado, green chiles and onion folded in, then smothered in melted cheese. Capped with sour cream and chives and served with salsa
      $14.99
    • The Works

      Ham, bacon, sausage, mushroom, onion, tomato, melted cheese, sour cream and chives
      $14.99
    • Bacado

      Bacon, avocado and melted monterey jack cheese topped with sour cream and chives. Served with a side of salsa
      $14.99
  • Traditions

    • Two Eggs

      Served with potatoes and an english muffin
      $9.99
    • Country Fried Steak

      Served with country gravy, two eggs, potatoes and muffin
      $14.99
    • Biscuits With Country Gravy

      Served with two eggs and potatoes
      $12.59
    • Steak

      Served with sautéed onion and mushroom, two eggs, potatoes and an english muffin
      $17.59
    • Homemade Corned Beef Hash

      Shredded potatoes, bell peppers, and onions. Topped with two eggs and served with an english muffin
      $14.99
  • On The Side

    • Mushroom Caps

      $3.99
    • Calamari

      $6.29
    • Sour Cream

      $1.99
    • Avocado

      $2.99
    • Salsa

      $1.99
    • Bacon

      $5.59
    • Sausage

      $5.59
    • Ham

      $5.59
  • Beverages

    • Coffee

    • Decaf

    • Hot Tea

    • Hot Chocolate

    • Iced Tea

    • Milk

    • Coke

    • Diet Coke

    • Sprite

    • Mr.pibb

    • Root Beer

    • Lemonade

  • Egg-Cetera

    • Day Starter Skillet

      These dishes are prepared for the heartiest appetites. We put a layer of our home style potatoes in a skillet, and you pick your favorite combination from the following: *fresh diced vegetables* *mushroom & ham* *onion & bacon* "green chiles, onion & salsa* topped with mixed melted cheeses and two eggs
      $10.89
    • Viva Carnitas Scramble

      Scrambled eggs, seasoned carnitas, diced onion, green chiles and sliced mushroom smothered with melted jack cheese. Served with ripe tomato, sour cream and chives
      $10.99
    • Pope John

      Two eggs cooked to your liking with a plump polish sausage, yellow mustard, onion and melted swiss cheese. Heavenly
      $10.09
    • Suisse Miss

      Frittata with ham and mushrooms. Topped with melted swiss cheese, diced tomato, sour cream and chives
      $10.69
    • Joaquin Yahoo

      This frittata is laced with fresh vegetables, melted cheeses, zesty salsa and capped with sour cream and chives. A vegetarian delight.
      $10.69
    • Bombero Burrito

      Scrambled eggs, ham, bacon, sausage, onions and mushrooms wrapped in a flour tortilla then topped with jack cheese, sour cream, diced tomatoes, chives and a side of salsa.
      $11.09
    • Sonoran Frittata

      An open face mexican omelette with spicy chorizo, onions, melted cheeses, diced tomato and sour cream. Served with salsa on the side
      $10.69
    • Caps, Etc

      Specially sautéed mushroom caps draped with bubbly cheese. Served with two eggs cooked to your liking.
      $11.09
    • Heartland Frittata

      Fresh spinach, diced bacon and tomato combined with baked eggs under a blanket of melted jack cheese
      $10.69
    • Our Huevos Rancheros

      A flour tortilla layered with homemade black bean chili, onion, jack and cheddar cheeses, avocado, diced tomato, eggs, sour cream and chives. Served with salsa
      $10.89
    • Buenos Dias Tortillas

      Scrambled eggs, mushrooms, onion and homemade chorizo rolled in a flour tortilla laced with jack and cheddar cheeses. Topped with diced tomato, sour cream and chives. Served with salsa
      $10.99
  • Crêpeggs

    • Over Lightly

      Jack and cheddar cheeses, avocado, sliced mushroom and sprouts. Served with our special dressing
      $9.99
    • California Crêpe

      Avocado, mushroom, onion, ham, jack cheese and sour cream with our own salsa on the side.
      $10.29
    • Turkey Dill

      Diced turkey, mushrooms, chopped spinach, onion and monterey jack cheese folded in our crêpegg. Topped with diced tomatoes, our award-winning hollandaise sauce and fresh dill.
      $10.49
    • Hawaiian Crêpe

      Ham, pineapple, onion, mushroom, jack cheese, sour cream and chives.
      $10.29
  • Gourmet Pancakes

    • All That Razz

      Raspberry, coconut and granola
      $9.39
    • Plain

      Recommended for the purist
      $8.29
    • Bluegerm

      Can you guess
      $8.99
    • Wheat Germ

      Hard to believe these are good for you
      $8.99
    • Fresh Apple Cinnamon & Oatmeal

      $8.99
    • Bananagerm

      $8.99
    • Blueberry

      Plenty of berries
      $8.99
    • Raisin-Walnut

      A tasty treat
      $8.99
    • Wheatberry

      Available in season. Wheat germ, fresh strawberries and whipped cream
      $9.39
  • Something Special

    • Cinnamon Bread French Toast

      Cooked in a batter made with vanilla, imported cinnamon, brown sugar, cream and eggs. Topped with creamy butter and cinnamon sugar.
      $7.89
    • Thick Sliced Texas Toast

      Cooked in a batter made with vanilla, imported cinnamon, brown sugar, cream and eggs. Topped with creamy butter and cinnamon sugar.
      $7.89

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