| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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informative and enjoyable
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| Tue, May 27, 08 11:00 AM |
Leopold |
Female |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| My husband and I enjoyed the tour very much and the tastings were very good. I would recommend it highly. |
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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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This Past Week-End's Walking Food Tour
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| Sun, May 25, 08 1:00 PM |
lesueuj |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Overall this walking tour was very good--informative, entertaining, and interesting. Our speaker/guide--Shane--really knew his subject matter and was able to answer most of our questions.
The walking tour is spread out pretty well so there are breaks between walking to stop in the stores being visited on the tour. I can understand why it was impractical to stay along enough at each venue to do some actual shopping but this would be a great addition to the tour as many of us on the tour were unable to make return trips to the stores later the same day or the next day, etc. based on being in Chicago from out of town. |
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Fun, worthwhile afternoon adventure
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| Sun, May 25, 08 1:00 PM |
angelafra |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We both thoroughly enjoyed the tour; our guide, Shane, was personable and took good care of the group. His commentary on the architecture and neighborhoods we visited was an extra plus. The food stops were fun; favorites were the pizza place and the oil and vinegar shop. And the chocolate was delicious! One suggestion: We would suggest dropping the deli and the second chocolate shop and providing about 10 minutes in the oil and spice shops and maybe tea store for a quick shopping adventure. Because the tour covered so much area, it wasn't practical to get back to shop if you have limited time on your visit. And the stores and helpful owners were very appealing.
Would definitely recommend this tour to others. And thanks to Shane for a nice afternoon. |
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review
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| Sun, May 25, 08 12:00 PM |
seeyourdream |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| See Chris Sonntag's review, just submitted - I feel the same.
Vivian Sonntag |
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my review
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| Sun, May 25, 08 12:00 PM |
seeyourdream |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| We purchased two tickets for myself and my spouse. We have found that these tours offer you exposure to parts of the city we might not have seen otherwise.
We enjoyed it very much and will be searching for these types of tours every time we go to a new city.
Chris Sonntag |
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Real Chicago
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| Sun, May 25, 08 11:30 AM |
KarenDrodge |
Female |
40-49 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| interesting, fun way to experience the real Chicago |
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A trip worth taking the time to do
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| Sun, May 25, 08 11:30 AM |
MarlysJPrior |
Female |
70+ |
Unspecified |
Other |
| We enjoyed seeing the different neighborhoods and all the tasting stops were great. We will go back to this area on our own. We would have liked to walk a little slowly so we could have taken in all the area around us. Our tour guide was great. I would recommend this to anyone. |
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A great time was had by all :)
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| Sun, May 25, 08 11:30 AM |
afernandes2 |
Female |
30-39 |
Combination |
Family With Children |
| I thoroughly enjoyed the tour, as did everyone in our group. The tour guide was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and entertaining and the tastings were great. It would have helped me to know that we were basically snacking until close to the end, I would have eaten something beforehand...but it was still great :) |
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DO NOT MISS THIS TOUR!
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| Sun, May 25, 08 11:00 AM |
PeggyY |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I am so glad that I booked this tour online. It was fabulous! Our tour guide, Emily, was wonderful - nice, thoughtful, knowledgable! The stops we made were really interesting and delicious! I loved the spice shop! I had never been to a vinegar and oil shop and enjoyed it tremendously. The pizza lunch was a nice stop. In fact, all the food stops were great. The walk was long, but very interesting and took us to neighborhoods that we wouldn't have visited on our own. Plus you need to walk a lot to walk off all the food! This tour was terrific! |
