Trio in Palm Springs is Closing!

[+ m_writer]

This I got from the Trio's Facebook page:

If we do the forum gathering again, we'll have to fine a new place to eat (I'm not sure we can go to the airport location). 😭

[mike carey]

This seems to me to be one of those moments that appear to signal a fin de siècle.

[maninsoma]

What a shame.  Trio was one of my favorite restaurants in Palm Springs.

[marylander1940]

I'm sure many of you already know but just in case TRÍO (pronounced TREE-oh, with an accent on the first "i") in Spanish means group of three and also threesome.

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

5 hours ago, marylander1940 said:

I'm sure many of you already know but just in case TRÍO (pronounced TREE-oh, with an accent on the first "i") in Spanish means group of three and also threesome.

Trio means the same thing in English.

trio [ˈtriːəʊ]

Noun, trio (noun), trios (plural noun)

1. a set or group of three people or things:

"the hotel was run by a trio of brothers"

Similar:

threesome

three

triumvirate

triad

troika

triplex

trinity

trilogy

triptych

triplets

triunity

triune

triplicity

2. a group of three musicians:

"a jazz trio"

3. a composition written for three musicians:

"Chopin's G minor Trio"

4. the central, typically contrastive, section of a minuet, scherzo, or march.

(in piquet) a set of three aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens held in one hand.

[marylander1940]

11 minutes ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

Trio means the same thing in English.

trio [ˈtriːəʊ]

Noun, trio (noun), trios (plural noun)

1. a set or group of three people or things:

"the hotel was run by a trio of brothers"

Similar:

threesome

three

triumvirate

triad

troika

triplex

trinity

trilogy

triptych

triplets

triunity

triune

triplicity

2. a group of three musicians:

"a jazz trio"

3. a composition written for three musicians:

"Chopin's G minor Trio"

4. the central, typically contrastive, section of a minuet, scherzo, or march.

(in piquet) a set of three aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens held in one hand.

I know and NOW you know how to say threesome in Puerto Vallarta next time you go there!

[+ PhileasFogg]

1 hour ago, marylander1940 said:

I know and NOW you know how to say threesome in Puerto Vallarta next time you go there!

I think I’d find a way without having to say anything 

[BigDMike]

I for one, won't miss it.  Over the years, their food just wasn't what it was....anyone remember the italian restaurant it was before?  iL Girasole or something like that?  

Trio was great for sitting out front during the Christmas (Festival of Lights) parade and that was about it

[maninsoma]

45 minutes ago, BigDMike said:

I for one, won't miss it.  Over the years, their food just wasn't what it was....anyone remember the italian restaurant it was before?  iL Girasole or something like that?  

Trio was great for sitting out front during the Christmas (Festival of Lights) parade and that was about it

I have to admit I've only been to Palm Springs once since 2019, and that was earlier this year.  I enjoyed my meal at Trio in 2026, but I did think it wasn't as good as it had been pre-pandemic.  

[+ azdr0710]

gee, too bad this thread devolved into a restaurant review column.......

the many years @Oliver organized the April forum weekend Saturday dinners at Trio were fantastic......

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

There just happened to be restaurant named Trio in Puerto Vallarta (I doubt any connection to Trio in Palm Springs), that embraced the "trio" concept by offering exactly 3 appetizers, 3 main courses, and 3 desserts each week.  The restaurant was closed on Monday, and when it opened each Tuesday it introduced a new menu for that week based on the availability of fresh ingredients. 

Sadly, that restaurant closed recently.  There is now another restaurant called Trio in Puerto Vallarta (don't know if it's the same owners as the previous location), but they don't have the 3-courses, 3-items per course concept that the other Trio had.

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

1 minute ago, azdr0710 said:

gee, too bad this thread devolved into a restaurant review column.......

the many years @Oliver organized the April forum weekend Saturday dinners at Trio were fantastic......

The price fixed menu for 3 courses was optimal for a group our size at @Oliver's gatherings.  I never had any complaints about the food.  Service was good.  But the real treat was the company at the gathering 😍

[Luv2play]

10 minutes ago, azdr0710 said:

gee, too bad this thread devolved into a restaurant review column.......

the many years @Oliver organized the April forum weekend Saturday dinners at Trio were fantastic......

Most restaurants go into decline before the fall. Doesn’t take away from their former glories. Just a natural progression.

[+ PhileasFogg]

9 hours ago, Luv2play said:

Most restaurants go into decline before the fall. Doesn’t take away from their former glories. Just a natural progression.

Kind of like the angle or our erection as we age, eh?