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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Worth it! |
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Wed, May 14 11:00 AM |
DeloresR |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
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Our friendly and energetic guide paid attention to every member of the group, particularly ensuring safety and comfort. The walk was more than I am used to in my sedentary life, but broken up by our scheduled stops and occasional presentations on area architecture/history.
The stops were interesting, and the food was very tasty! All host stores/restaurants were very friendly and we returned to several to use our discount tix from the tour. The map the guide provided everyone was very helpful on our return walk to our car.
I have already recommended this tour to a couple friends from the suburbs who would enjoy a pleasant day trip to an area of the city they may not have visited before.
Helpful hint -- along with dressing appropriately (comfy shoes and clothes) bring a backpack or large bag to carry fliers, maps, and purchases. Also bring cash along with plastic for places which may not take credit i.e. tipping, parking, cab fair, etc. |
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Fantastic Tour & Highly Recommended |
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Tue, May 13 11:00 AM |
BethHorn |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Other |
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My husband & I live in Chicago in Greektown. I took him on the tour for his birthday & we both absolutely loved the tour! It was a beautiful, perfect day and a wonderful walk through all the neighborhoods. Our guide NICKI TADER was awesome. She was full of energy, very knowledgeable and very funny. We loved her. We enjoyed learning more of the history of Chicago. We have already been back to the tea shop to purchase some of the teas we tried on the tour. The food tasting was an additional perk & our favorite was the pizza from Bacino's. You can't beat Chicago pizza! I would definitely recommend this tour to my family & friends. Have fun in our beautiful city of Chicago!! |
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Enjoyable way to see more of Chicago |
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Mon, May 12 11:00 AM |
TraciTheobal |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
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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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Great Experience |
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Mon, May 12 11:00 AM |
mendonsa |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
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This event was well worth doing. I took the tour myself as my husband was in Chicago on business. I felt very comfortable. The tour guides were very nice and the tour itself was great. It was very informative and saw what was described in the advertising. The tasting part of the tour was great as well. I saw and experienced things that I never would have on regular travel. I highly recommend this tour to any wife with her husband on travel or any couple that want to see and experience parts of Chicago that other wise wouldn't be experienced. |
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Good excuse to discover more of Chicago & EAT |
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Sat, May 10 12:30 PM |
clairegolata |
Unspecified |
30-39 |
Unspecified |
Family Without Children |
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Loved that I learned more about some of the more off-the-beaten track neighborhoods in Chicago while getting to sample some great/ unique food. Unlike many of the people on the tour who were experiencing Chicago for the first time, I'd been to Chicago several times (my mom lives in the Chicago burbs) and yet I still learned so much about Chicago that I hadn't known before. As for the food, yes, some of these places I could've went to on my own... but would I have ever known to do so? No way. This tour introduced me to places I would never have discovered, and I'm all the better for it. |
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A Wonderful Experience |
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Sat, May 10 12:30 PM |
jbarmstrong |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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My husband and I had a great time on the tour. We learned a lot of Chicago history and enjoyed some yummy food along the way! Our tour guide, Tad, was a wealth of knowledge and very easy to talk to. We highly recommend you take this tour early in your visit to Chicago so you can check out all the shops & restaurants Chicago Food Planet recommends. |
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A Great Change of Pace |
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Sat, May 10 12:00 PM |
ottingerb |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
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In my opinion, this tour was a great value. Not only do you get to try some excellent foods, spices and oils, but you also get to walk through some interesting neighborhoods! I ended up purchasing all my Chicago souvenirs from the stores on this tour because the products were unique and wonderful! Our guide (Emily) was enthusiastic and obviously loves her city, which boosted our enthusiasm for the tour. I'd also like to mention that while a few reviewers have indicated that the actual amount of food you eat on this tour isn't much...but I thought it was perfect! I personally cann't get stuffed on food and then walk at a decent clip very comfortably. If you're really concerned about the amount of food, I'd suggest having a late breakfast - just don't get TOO full before this tour, because you'll get an extremely filling and delicious pizza toward the end! For something a little different, I HIGHLY recommend this one! |
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Making this an Annual Event! |
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Sat, May 10 12:00 PM |
Bruce58 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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My husband had been on this tour before with a group of teachers and had said to me, "I've never been more sure of anything than I am sure that you will love this tour." He was right!!!! It was fantastic. When Emily, our tour guide, asked us at the end of the day what I had liked the best. I said the delicious chocolate that I was eating at the time. That was true because the "best" the thing was whatever we were doing at the moment! It was all fabulous and I couldn't pick one thing over another. The walk was amazing. You see Chicago as you never see it when you are traveling by taxi or bus from one destination to another. We were lucky enough to even have one of the hospitable owners of an historic house we were walking by, talk to us about her home and the neighborhood.
Emily was a great guide! We found out she was fairly new to the job but you would have never known it. She did a wonderful job!
I am requesting this as my Mother's Day gift from now on. I don't think I could ever grow tired of reliving this experience.
Thank you so much!
Mrs. Bruce58 (-: |
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enjoyable if tiring ! |
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Sat, May 10 11:30 AM |
JILLALLDRIT |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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A very enjoyable activity weather was kind to us and the tastings were gd. Interesting places we thought on the whole. The caterers tasting cheese was not as good as the others though. Guide was great. The discount tickets were a good idea and we did use them the following days. Oils and spices were the best. Its a very different way to see a city we would deinitely reccommend doing this. It is tiring particularly if you have been sightseeing on foot for a couple of days already. |
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Really fun & tasty |
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Sat, May 10 11:30 AM |
gracebennett |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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The tour was lots of fun. It was great to get away from the more touristy areas and see (and taste) another part of Chicago. |
