My GF and I, along with a 'blind-date couple' made our way to Trio on a wed. night prior to checking out the Terror Behind the Walls at the Penitentiary a few blocks away. We were greeted at the door of the quaint corner eatery warmly, I believe one of the owners was in the first room and thanked us for coming. We were led upstairs to the upper dining room and past the doors to the outside deck (which was buzzing, as far as romantic, second-level dining decks can be buzzin for a mid-october weekday night). In fact, i believe the deck was full. That clued me in that this would be a place i would probably enjoy, since so many others were on this wednesday night. We were seated and our wine was accomodated (BYOB) by the waitress. (I wish i remeber her name, she was a good one; young, pleasant and attentive, wasn't putting up a fake persona in order to serve us, I liked that) We order from a special menu, themed to match our haunted prison excersion. Unbenounced to me, the two 'blindies' weren't fans of Thai/French cuisine. Actually, they had never had it before which i learned as we looked over the menus and listened to the extensive list of specials, all of which i wanted to order. I settled on the escargot puff pastry (called Prison Riot i belive) for an appetizer. (the others: chicken satay, dumplings, and a summer type roll) I tried them all, i'm an exotic foods buff and the escargot was superb. The zingy, buttery sauce was exactly how it should be. Delicious. I will say the summer roll was a bit overpowered by lemongrass however. The main course i ordered a ribeye special, soy marinated and topped with blue cheese, my counterpart got the (witches Caldron) a mix of cellofane noodles and seafood in a spicy broth. We ended up switching dishes (his choice) and i was delighted. I could have eaten anythign on the table. I COULD GO ON FOR DAYS, THIS PLACE WAS TOP NOTCH, i will be back to venture around the non-prison food menu. THANK YOU.
Pros: food, service, value, atmosphere, you name it.
Cons: parking in the surrounding neighborhood
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