@smhitsrhea: my honest review on the viral brunch spot in the bay area 📍 GIWA Santa Clara, CA - I honestly forgot the name of some of the platters bc it’s not listed online at all (there was way more options in person than shown online). - but I’m not gonna lie I was not a fan of this place at all. I feel like all of the dishes were almost the same just with different sides. and for some reason everything tasted sweet? I was expecting my steak to be really good bc of the reviews (and dont get me wrong it wasn’t bad) but it had a sweet flavor to it. - that pistachio prosciutto croissant sandwich was not for me at all.. the pistachio cream was artificial and I just could not understand the flavors all combined. - the soufflé pancakes took the longest to make and it was not worth it AT ALL! it was very small not even that thick, and tasted like straight egg… - the drinks were also very mid. I forgot to show the espresso martini, it was made with soju and honestly I tasted no alcohol in it, just coffee. the matcha was OVERLY sweet, you can tell that they used a sweetened matcha powder and the ube flavor was just okay. and we already had a feeling the pink iced chocolate was going to be interesting but my mom wanted to try. and it literally just tasted like a sugar milk 😂 - overall, during brunch this place is not worth the hype and time waited for it (idk if dinner is way better?). it was more of an aesthetic place for pictures and cutesy for the girlies but I was really disappointed. #giwa #brunch #bayarea #bayareafoodies #foodreview

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Wednesday 14 January 2026 16:40:01 GMT