| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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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! |
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A Fun Afternoon
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| Sun, May 25, 08 11:00 AM |
rldennis |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| We thoroughly enjoyed the entertaining and fun tour through the Chicago neighborhoods. It was a lot of walking but we stopped several times to enjoy the various shops/eateries. We also had bathroom breaks and we did not go hungry! The tour guide, Emily, was outstanding. She was courteous, friendly and outgoing. It was a blast. Everyone on our tour thought so as well. We learned some local history and enjoyed the unique shops. It was well worth the time and money. Don't miss it! |
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GREAT TOUR!!! GREAT HOST - EMILY!!
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| Sun, May 25, 08 11:00 AM |
Lourdes1 |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Would highly recommend this tour. Well informed tour guide with great tastings and out of the way places not found on the main drag!! |
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Great way to see Chicago!
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| Sat, May 24, 08 12:30 PM |
jquan123 |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| What a great way to see Chicago! The tour guide was nice, funny and very informative!!!! I loved the learning about Chicago facts, Chicago history and Chicago city suggestions from a local. And what a great way to do a tour via food! What a great way to learn about local Chicago restaurants, local eateries, food facts and also getting to taste delicious samples along the way!! I highly recommend this tour to anyone going to Chicago =) A+! |
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More food please...
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| Sat, May 24, 08 12:00 PM |
fooman76 |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| I thought this was a nice variation from your typical walking tours and would recommend it to anyone who is interested in seeing Chicago by foot (but only in great weather). It's also a good way to see the local restaurants even if they weren't directly involved with the tour.
My only suggestions would be to have a smaller group and have more food tastings. There are only 8 tastings, 2 of them I don't necessarily consider food. They were the spice and vinger / oil tastings. While they were both an interesting and delicious experience, I thought perhaps having the condiments served with food rather than by itself would be a better experience. Also I would like to see one chocolate tasting rather than two.
Also, I would suggest anyone to eat a meal prior to going. Although the website says people are generally full from the food tasting, the "real" food didn't happen until towards the end of the tour. My girlfriend and I had only a small breakfast thinking that we would leave room for the food tasting, but we found ourselves really hungry from all the walking. By the time the real food came (one slice of pizza), we were both already having hunger cramps.
That said, I still had a good time. I learned a few things about Chicago and I got to taste some delicious food at the same time. Just needs more of it. |
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GREAT
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| Sat, May 24, 08 12:00 PM |
mkhrince |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I attended this tour with two other women. We had a great time and our tour guide, Jennifer was fantastic! Thank you for showing us such great places! |
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great fun!
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| Sat, May 24, 08 11:30 AM |
dkeenan |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| The tour was exceptional in its choice of local and unique stopes: the best Chicago piza (stuffed), a local fudge shop (to die for) a spice shop, an oil and vinegar shop (for you chefs). Our guide was very enthusiastic and fun and informed. I would highly recommend this walking tour for Chicago. |
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Food Tour Leaves Me Hungery
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| Sat, May 24, 08 11:30 AM |
verbatim |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| A short summary of the food tour: The tour lasted approximately three and a half hours and we walked over two miles. The guide Emily was excellent and provided information about the areas visited. The food you receive is: a potatoe pancake, a glass of iced tea, several pieces of chocolate, a couple pieces of cheese, and a piece of pizza. The tour also ends quite a way from where it started which requires another half hour getting back. After visiting Chicago many times my advice would be to rent a bike and have a really nice upscale lunch. You would still have money left over for shopping. I did not feel the tour was worth the price charged. |
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Great Tour!
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| Sat, May 24, 08 11:30 AM |
jillfuller |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Emily, our tour guide, was awesome - very knowledgeable of the neighborhoods we walked through as well as the places we did the tastings. Loved it! Highly recommend! |
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Interesting Neighborhood Eateries
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| Sat, May 24, 08 11:30 AM |
cchellis |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I enjoyed visiting the Chicago Neighborhoods and learning a little about the history of each. It was great getting away from the hustle and bustle of the downtown.
Would like to have a few more eateries to go to - maybe 10-12 instead of 8 - and add some variety - such as Vietnamese, Spanish, Mediterranean. And I was surprised that we didn't have a Chicago hotdog! |
