text: stars I have had the Kaya burger in the past as well as brunch yesterday Kaya focuses on an island theme to their food and is located in the Strip District at the corner of th and Smallman StnnBrunch on Sunday starts at AM My companion and I decided to sit outdoors since it was a rare beautiful day of midNovember in Pittsburgh We started out with their smoked salmon appetizer and their Jamaican Jerk chicken wings For entrees I got the Kaya BenedictnnI ordered the smoked salmon bc I like beginning my meals with some sort of cured meat either a smoked salmon or some sort of antipasto The smoked salmon appetizer came out with a large serving of smoked salmon topped with minced onion cilantro a drizzle of creme fraiche and two fresh tortillas from Reynas Foods right down the street We added the Jamaican Jerk chicken wings and it was definitely a good decision Typically chicken wings are fried and then tossed in a sauce These wings were super flavorful and crispy I think they were marinated and then baked I will ask next time I am there The lime cilantro sauce was creamy and full of cilantro but I would have liked a bit more lime for a little more zingnnThe Kaya Benedict did not meet my expectations at all It was cornbread with roast pork topped with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce The cornbread was sweet but it just did not fit into the dish at all and clashed with the roast pork and the egg It is texture was soft and made the entire entree mushy The roast pork too completely uninspiring It came with grilled pineapple which was pretty good as well as their house hash brown which was a plated as a weird mound with slight crustiness on the outside and mainly mush inside The spices of it just did not click with mennThe Kaya burger though is one of Kayas saving graces along with their happy hour I ordered it medium rare and it came topped with bacon avacado tomato cheese special sauce and a sunny side up egg It comes with a side of chips but you can substitute their side salad if you want Gourmet burgers are always interesting because the chefs choice in combination of toppings and the bun shows a representation of hisher cooking style As someone who views himself as a burger purist I am not too familiar with gourmet burgers in general but the Kaya burger did impress mennId probably just stick munching on some appetizers with drinks during their weekday happy hour from PM