Every time we have a reservation for Kaya, I'm super excited and every time I see a friend check in there on Yelp, I'm jealous. Guess you could say I really, really love Kaya.
We've done brunch, dinners & even one of their special theme dinners over the years and I've got to put several of their dishes up there with some of the best food I've ever had: the jumbo lump crab omelette on a Mother's Day Brunch that had more crab than most lump crabmeat dinners & the crab and avocado appetizer served during their Creole themed dinner were standouts I will never forget, ever! Yeah, I really love crab and theirs was fresh and perfect! And silly as it may sound I had coconut grits as a side with a recent brunch that I can't stop thinking about. Who but Kaya could give you a side dish like that?
Delightful standbys as starters include the Yucatan hot bean dip, the ridiculously delicious tofu cracklins (and I'm not even a tofu fan but those converted me) or the lentil and corn beignets.
You can't go wrong ordering any of their lovingly and creatively prepared fish dishes, the fish or jerked tofu tacos or the Jamaican green curry vegetables with the black tiger shrimp. Lots of my family members love both the Kaya burger and the veggie Kaya burger. Personally there are too many other fun things on their menu for me to consider a burger.
Their Happy Hour half priced drink menu is also delightful! The grapefruit basil margarita calls my name regularly!
Service is typically a standout and on the rare occasion (1time) that it wasn't, their manager made sure we felt the Kaya love even more in the way she treated us. Phenomenal!!!!