Kaya   

2000 Smallman St
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-261-6565
www.bigburrito.com

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At this festive spot, the island fertility goddess Kaya presides over a hopping happy hour as she towers over the dining room, six feet high on a pedestal. That can't be a bad sign if you're hoping to make a date for the next night out. Nor can tropical refreshers such as the pometini (pomegranate, Triple Sec, white cranberry and gin) or the Kayapolitan (house lemongrass, lime zest-infused vodka and white-cranberry juice). Rum from Anguilla, Barbados, Haiti, Jamaica and St. Croix are among the bar's offerings as well, although you can still get a plain old Yuengling. The menu changes daily, but it always features island tastes such as a Cuban sandwich (roasted pork, turkey, ham, Swiss cheese, whole-grain mustard, chipotle aioli and fries), jerk pulled-pork quesadilla and Jamaican green-curry vegetables. If you want to settle in to chat up your date, the tropical flowers and fruits painted on the tables offer a hint of paradise. (Thought the ceremonial masks on the walls make for stern chaperones.)