I arrived at Kaya on a Saturday night with a party of 6 and the wait was over 2 hours- yikes! Make a reservation if possible. Luckily, there were 6 seats in an L shape at the bar which we took over. Inside of the restaurant is pretty dark and intimate. Our experience started out kind of shaky- the bar tender was clearly annoyed to have to serve such a large party. But, he came around and ended up being very friendly and entertaining. I was sipping on mojitos for my stay and they were great.
We started out with the conch fritters which were unique and delicious! Many of us ordered the avocado bahn mi tacos. They were so good. I would go here again just to order that.
I was really surprised with how busy/unique and good their food was- especially for being part of a bigger corporation. We all left full and happy. Would definitely recommend trying.