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Date Attended |
Reviewer [v] |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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GREAT Time for your buck!
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| Thu, Oct 9, 08 11:00 AM |
Travelme2 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| ABSOLUTELY a wonderful tour and tasting! Our guide Emily was knowledgeable and informative. In our opinion the best 3 shops are at the front of the tour - but don’t bail out - the rest is lovely, too. A nice touch is the discount shop coupons that you can use online b/c you aren’t allowed to shop along the way. (This actually makes great sense as 15 people shopping in each of the 8 stores would never get you down the street.) Each shop has something wonderful and the shop-keeps themselves gave us so much GREAT information...fun to interact with THEM as most tours ‘take you by’ but don’t really ‘take you inside’...the tasting was just the right size. The weather was amazing for early October -- NO COATS needed! So we walked back to the beginning of the tour and visited our favorite shops to purchase - Tea, Spices, Oil - all real treasures! How lucky for those who live nearby!!! Definitely would take another tour from Planet Food, it was fun and rather unique! Go for it! |
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Wonderful way to taste and touch the city
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| Wed, Jul 22 11:00 AM |
tramz62 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Great food and interesting selections. A nice mix of specialty and "main stream" stores. Who would have thought you could have so much fun learning about olive oil and vinegar! The spice shop is a MUST see and smell. I plan on ordering from them going forward!
Thanks for such a wonderful afternoon!!! |
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Enjoyable way to see more of Chicago
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| Mon, May 12, 08 11:00 AM |
TraciTheobal |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| My friend and I rode the Mega Bus to Chicago. We are both foodies. We love to cook and go to cooking classes. So this seemed like a good fit for us. We loved all of it.
We also are walkers, hikers, etc. There is alot of walking, but if you are used to this it shouldn't be a problem. We went to some very different places. The "Spice Merchant" being one. Awsome! Seeing other neighborhoods that I normally would not have known about, restaurants that I would have missed and beautiful buildings are just a few other good things about this tour. And before I forget, the guide, Jennifer was plesant, and knowlegable. |
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Venues visited interesting with plenty of samples
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| Tue, May 27, 08 11:00 AM |
Traceyhill |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| The meeting point was convenitent but the tour leader (also a fitness instructor) conducted the tour at such a brisk walking pace it felt like being route marched through the city, although the day was cold her desire to sprint through the streets meant the group sturggled, indeed two people left the tour such was the frantic pace. The stops were however unhurried and interesting although as shopping on the tour is not allowed it meant that if one wanted to make a purchase it had to be on a return visit or online. The leader seemed oblivous to the needs of the individiuals inthe group although her commentary was interesting. It would be better to either plan the tour aournd shops closer to each other (at one point it was over a twenty minute walk to the next stop) or have fewer stops so the walking pace is not so frantic. I have taken a similar but much better tour in San Francisco wear at some points the group joined the hop on hop off bus tour which was much more enjoyable. Only one for the very fit . |
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Great Fun with Exposure to Some Hidden Gems
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| Mon, Aug 10 11:30 AM |
tpie26164 |
Male |
20-29 |
Combination |
Group of Friends |
| I thought the tour was fantastic and the tour guide, Nikki (?), was quite lovely, super friendly, and very informative. There were lots of interesting tidbits on history and architecture, as well as the food. The tour stops at a few shops that you may not notice otherwise and they are a wonderful revelation.
The only sour note for us was the atrocious level of service by the bartender / wait staff at the last stop, Bacino's. Our tour guide informed us of a "customer appreciation" deal being offered by Bacino's for a 3 flight tasting of some of the micro-brewed beers they serve after the tour ended. My friend and I eagerly awaited the tasting at the bar for at least 20 minutes with no service before walking out! This despite being seen by at least one waiter / bartender and mentioning to him that we wanted to do the tasting. Plus, there was only one table of people in the entire restaurant! This left a bit of a sour taste in our mouths, but it really had nothing to do with the tour.
In short, the tour was great and well worth the money, but Bacino's service was awful. This is unfortunate, because the pizza was tasty. |
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Friendly, informative walk with treats
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| Fri, Aug 29, 08 12:00 PM |
townie7890 |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| The Food Walking Tour was well thought out and well managed. Our guide was friendly, informal and knowledgeable. We enjoyed being introduced to a variety of specialty stores and shops, as well as being acquainted with some of Chicago's lesser known landmarks. We would recommend the tour to others and would go on the tour again. |
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Great experience, a different way to enjoy Chicago
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| Sat, May 3, 08 11:00 AM |
torresf25 |
Male |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Great experience, very informative, it was very interesting to visit the different
areas of the city and how they developed. Also to visit some of the landmarks
of Chicago and the best places to eat. |
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Spectacular!
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| Thu, Nov 12 11:00 AM |
Topper2011 |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Twelve of us with a variety of backgrounds and interests without exception said this was the highlight of our two day visit to Chicago. Most of us like to cook, all of us like to eat but we were impressed with the details of the family run businesses, the neighborhoods, architecture and history. Our guide Jen was so much fun and quickly related to our enthusiasim. |
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Fun Time on Food Tour
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| Sat, Jun 9, 07 11:00 AM |
tootstaylor |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We did the planetfood tour on Saturday June 9th. The tour takes you through many interesting neighborhoods in and around the Loop area. I especially enjoyed going to the tea shop, the spice shop and the Fudge Pot. Our guide provided good info and background on the areas and homes we passed by. I would recommend the tour to anyone who likes to walk, enjoys history and is interested in finding out about good places to eat with the locals.
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Recommend
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| Mon, Jun 23, 08 11:00 AM |
tonypaa |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I would recommmend this tour over the Dine - Around tour. After the tour I walked back to several of the stores and made purchases. |
