| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Fun, interesting, and good pizza!
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| Fri, Mar 27 11:00 AM |
kroehl |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We enjoyed learning about Brooklyn, seeing Coney Island, and the pizza places were nice and had delicious pizza. Tony was very friendly, and informative. |
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Well worth time and money
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| Fri, Mar 27 11:00 AM |
anngreen |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Even as a seasoned NYC visitor, I felt this tour was well worth my time and my money. The guide and crew made it so. I now love Brooklyn too. |
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We Love Brooklyn
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| Sun, Mar 22 11:00 AM |
audraboone |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| My husband and I live in Queens and we went on this tour with my sister (who is living in Brooklyn) and two family members visiting from out of town. Paula was our guide and she was wonderful - entertaining and funny with a good knowledge of pizza, brooklyn history, locations, movies and more. We learned a lot of fun facts!! The pizza was excellent! We all enjoyed our first taste of spumoni as well. We would take the tour again with other out of town visitors or take another one of the tours that the company offers. Thanks Slice of Brooklyn! |
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Not just a Borough
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| Sun, Mar 22 11:00 AM |
rachelgraham |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We had an amazing time on the tour, Paula, our group leader was extremely well versed in all of the areas surrounding our destinations. Her little facts about the places we visited were the furthest thing from rehersed, and were presented to us with genuine enthusiasm. The pizza was equally superb from both of the restaurants. Overall, we didn't feel so much that we were being guided, as much as we were being showed around like family visiting from out of town. We will be recommending this outing for all of our friends that will be visiting NYC! Also, we would be thrilled to join another tour the next time we visit NYC! Thanks for the experience!
Rachel Graham, Siegfried Meier and friends |
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Worth every cent
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| Sun, Mar 22 11:00 AM |
clcosta82 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I am usually not a fan of tours but my mother was set on visitng Brooklyn (we are from Florida) and I heard good things about the Slice of Brooklyn Tour. The tour was worth every penny!! My mother (60) and I (27) walked to the meeting place about half hour early and Paula was there with a clipboard and the very comfortable bus. Paula has an awesome personality. She is fun and bubby enough to appeal to children if I had brought mine yet witty and charismatic enough for the adults. At each pizza place you visit you seem to get VIP treatment and what I really liked was that Paula seemed to know all of the employees in the restaurants. We were stuffed (like I heard we would be from the reviews that I read online) and very happy. This really was the best part of the trip for both my mom and I. Every single detail was taken care of. My mother had some health problems and I was worried about her walking too much but at all of the sightseeing spots, we were given the option to sit in the bus. We never did but just having that option was good. The televisions with clips from movies was really good. It really was better than I expected and I even thought of doing the tour again next time we take a trip to NYC. |
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Definitely worth trying!
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| Sun, Mar 22 11:00 AM |
hastethisday |
Male |
20-29 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| Great! Attended the tour on a Sunday in March. The tour is a family run business by a Brooklynite name Tony. The guide we got was his cousin Paula. We started by Union Square as a meeting point for the tour. We then made our way over to Brooklyn crossing over the Manhattan Bridge (since the Brooklyn bridge doesn't allow commercial traffic and we could get a great view of the Brooklyn Bridge from the Manhattan Bridge). The bus stopped in the DUMBO (down under the manhattan bridge overpass) area and we took a walk through the park under the Manhattan Bridge. After, the bus dropped us off at the Empire-Fulton Ferry Park adjacent to the Brooklyn Bridge.
First (of two) pizza meals was served next at Grimaldi's just east of the park. Grimaldi's is one of the few (if not only I'm not sure) restaurants that still use a coal fired oven. The pizzas apparently cook here in less than 3 minutes. We were served delicious Margherita pizza (mozzarella, tomato sauce, and basil leaves) with a thin crust accompanied by a Brooklyn soda (I chose the black cherry).
After the meal, we then took the bus on 278 south towards Bay Ridge. Paula guided us through the neighborhood and told us many interesting facts about the area. We saw a lot of neat and (some) crazy looking houses in the Bay Ridge area.
We soon ended up at L&B Spumoni Gardens for our last pizza tasting. The pizza at L&B that was served was a Sicilian with the cheese melted onto the dough, then the sauce on top. After the meal, we had to choice to try spumoni, which I definitely did since I have never had it. Both the pizza and spumoni were excellent!
Our last stop in Brooklyn on the tour was Coney Island. The bus brought us to the boardwalk where we got off the bus and walked along the beach. Paula informed us about the history of the area as well as the famous landmarks and amusement parks that exist (and have existed).
The tour was 4 1/2 hours long but definitely well worth it. Our guide Paula was enthusiastic and definitely loved talking about her home. The pizza places chosen were also very delicious and I now plan on returning at some point. I definitely know a lot more about Brooklyn than I had before. Give this tour a shot if you love pizza and want something different than the ordinary NYC bus tour. |
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WE LOVED IT!!!!!
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| Sun, Mar 22 11:00 AM |
jforlando |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| Our group lives in Southern Westchester. Our group consisted of my in-laws both in the 80's; my husband and I (in our 40's) and our 12 year old daughter. I am from the South, so it was my first time in Brooklyn. Everyone was thrilled! The historical information we received was intriguing and the "movie trivia" was so entertaining. But the pizza!!! I cannot say enough about the pizza! Just remember when you stop at the firt restuarant to save some room for the second resturant - which is OUT OF THIS WORLD GOOD!!!! Then you need some more room for that Nathan's hotdog!!! I highly recommend this tour to anyone - local or "out of town tourist". I can't wait to go on the Mobster tour!!! |
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A Slice of Brooklyn
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| Mon, Mar 16 11:00 AM |
lschaffel1 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| This tour was excellent and I recommend it to everyone. Paula, the guide, was excellent too. |
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not enough pizza
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| Mon, Mar 16 11:00 AM |
Messy1 |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Individual |
| The woman who gave the tour was fantastic, but we only made two stops and I was hoping for more pizza. |
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Interesting Tour of Brooklyn and Good Pizza!
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| Sun, Mar 15 11:00 AM |
falconlake |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The tour guide was well informed on Brooklyn and New York City history. The pizza at both stops was great. The tour was interesting and fun. |
