| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Tony and the Brooklyn Tour
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| Fri, Sep 26, 08 11:00 AM |
Saulman |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| I went on this tour with my friend from San Diego who never visited NYC before. When I asked her what her second favorite thing about her trip to NYC (besides me of course), she said it was the Brooklyn Pizza Tour (and the day before we went to the Sex in the City Tour).
Tony was an incredible tour guide with a super friendly demonour and extremely knowledgeable out Brooklyn. We were able to see and walk under the Brooklyn Bridge, DUMBO, and Coney Island. Then the best part was eating 2 slices of Margarita Pizza and 2 slices of Sicilian Pizza (with leftovers when the tour was over) from 2 of the best pizza places in NY.
I lived in NY my whole life and the Sicilian slices were the best pizza I ever ate!
Also we visited the famous Brooklyn Brownstone houses and was shown famous locations, personalities, and general life in Brooklyn. |
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Great Pizza, Great Tour
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| Sun, Sep 21, 08 11:00 AM |
elowe8 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The Brooklyn Pizza Tour was incredible. Not only did we get to sample some of the best pizza in the New York Area (and avoid the lines!) but we also got a good tour of the local area with knowledgeable guides. Tony and his family gave an excellent tour and I would gladly recommend them to anyone. |
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Great tour of Brooklyn
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| Sun, Sep 21, 08 11:00 AM |
RANTAR |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Tony, Uncle Lou and Cousin Paula were all great chaperones on a tour that definitily takes you to places you would never think of seeing while in Brooklyn. Seeing the home from the "Goodfellas" movie was a highlight for me. The tour of Coney Island was cool as well. Lots of photo opportunities including DUMBO and the Brooklyn Bridge promenade.
The tour van was very comfortable which would be key in the summer months.
The only negative I can say is thinking there would be additional pizza parlors we would visit other than the two. BUT even if we did visit others I doubt I would have been able to eat anything more after our visits to the incredible Grimaldi's and L & B Spumoni's.
Worth the money (passing the dozens of people in line at Grimaldi's made the money spent worth it alone!) |
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More than a pizza tour
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| Sun, Sep 21, 08 11:00 AM |
Ricks173 |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| The Brooklyn slice of pizza tour is more than pizza. It is a slice of Brooklyn's history and some of its neighborhoods. Tony (the tour leader) is Brooklyn born and bred and his love for Brooklyn is evident. The tour includes stops where movie scenes were shot (and Tony shows the scene on the bus tv monitors) along with a stop on Coney Island and a walk on the boardwalk.
All in all, this New Orleanian enjoyed it very much. |
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Great but 2 suggestions
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| Sun, Sep 21, 08 11:00 AM |
ecgb601 |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| We had a great time and Tony is a charming, informative tour guide. The pizza was very good and we were impressed with the tour bus - clean with comfortable leather seats that recline. Loved the movie clips as you're passing the same spot in the clip. Our only suggestions: instead of 2 slices at both pizza places, how about 1 slice at THREE pizza places (would make the $75 per ticket seem more worth it). OR end the tour at a famous Brooklyn bakery for cookies or bread to take home. |
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Entertaining, Enjoyable and Informative
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| Fri, Sep 19, 08 11:00 AM |
Christiebj |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Unspecified |
| The Brooklyn tour was well managed and enjoyable. The bus was new and comfortable. The guides were humorous, energetic, enthusiastic. The pizza was terrific. We only wish that we could have seen more of Brooklyn's famous neighborhoods, but the hours were filled and fun. Thanks! |
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Excellent
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| Fri, Sep 19, 08 11:00 AM |
JHollworth |
Male |
60-69 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Very informative, organised & well run. Video clips good when at relative area. Taste of traditional italian pizzas was great.
Excellent experience.
John |
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Great time!
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| Fri, Sep 19, 08 11:00 AM |
suntrac |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We had such a great time touring Brooklyn and eating pizza. The thin crust was the best! Tony was a great tour guide. Enjoyed it! |
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Great tour!
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| Fri, Sep 19, 08 11:00 AM |
nreinberg |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Tony is delightful and always aiming to please. He is filled with so much information about Brooklyn as well as the movie clips that featured spots that we were viewing. He has enthusiasm and is well-prepared. When we get back to NYC we'll probably try one of his other tours that he is working on. Looking forward to another trip to Brooklyn. Who would have thunk it?? |
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A great way to see Brooklyn ...with sauce
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| Fri, Sep 19, 08 11:00 AM |
NancyMcIntyr |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Tony, his uncle Louie and his cousins provide a fascinating introduction to parts of Brooklyn that as previous tourists, we'd never visited before. While it isn't hard to see Dumbo or Coney Island when you visit NYC, getting to Bay Ridge, L&B's Spumoni Garden, Brighton Beach and other less frequented spots gives a great overall sense of the borough. The clips from famous movies filmed in Brooklyn as you're driving right by those spots really makes for a great afternoon...and not waiting in line for the tasty pizza is an extra bonus. |
