text: I started going to Spice Island when it first opened I was in my early s then which means the place is officially a Pittsburgh institution The menu has stayed pretty much the same over the years with the exception of adding alcohol but why change a good thing My favorite items on the menu are vegetarian the fried tofu either sauce is delicious and the vegetable curry trio Pay a little extra for the coconut rice and you will be back for the same thing again and again