I have only been here a few times but I feel confident in my feelings toward Kaya. It's a Big Burrito restaurant which owns restaurants like Casbah, Mad Mex, and Eleven all very respected restaurants in Pittsburgh. Kaya is Island themed and falls in the mid to upper price range of the several Big Burrito restaurants.
Between my wife and I we have tried a few dishes on the dinner menu and all of them have been delicious. What I really want to talk about is their Sunday brunch menu.
My wife and I happened to be in the strip on a Sunday and wondered into Kaya for a little lunch. We had the Eggs Benedict and Fried Chicken & Waffle. The Eggs Benedict was good but what I crave is the Chicken and Waffles.
A large Belgian style waffle with spicy breaded chicken strips on top. The syrup was extra sweet with what I suspect may have been infused with vanilla to make it extra sweet. The combination of spice breaded chicken and sweet syrup on top of a delicious waffle was about more than mouth could handle. It was so good that you will just have to try it yourself.
Don't miss their weekly happy hour Mon-Fri 5-7 and if you are there on sunday do yourself a favor and get the chicken and waffles.