| Rating |
Date Attended [^] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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A Tasty Trip for the Sight and the Palate
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| Sat, Jun 16, 07 11:00 AM |
Bogatay |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| A Great Day!
Our guide was very personable, informative and professional.
The destinations foods that were offered were creative, fun and of high quality. We loved the variety from deli to tea to spices and chocolate! The locations on the tour were historically interesting and fun to see/revisit firsthand.
There is a lot of walking--dress/plan accordingly--but it is metered out very well with the food stops. Our guide kept us on schedule, but we never felt rushed.The three hours flew by.
We loved how deserving restaurants were pointed out along the way,(and listed on a souvenier sheet), and the vendor coupons that we took advantage of after the tour.
A fun way to spend a day exploring Chicago!
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Excellent! We all loved it
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| Sat, Jun 16, 07 11:30 AM |
jpertile |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We were a group of 5 friends who were in the Peace Corps together and doing a reunion in Chicago and wanted to do a bit of a touristy thing in terms of seeing the city but not being talked at the whole time which would impede on our time together. This tour was perfect. First of all, we all love to eat so that was what initially interested us. We had a very energetic and informative guide named Nicki. She pointed out great things about the city that were off the beaten track. The food places were good. The spice one was a bit odd but interesting enough. Took a while there though. We loved the O' Fame and Tea stop especially. I suppose we didn't need 2 chocolate stops (Fudge Pot and Ethel's Chocolate Lounge). It would've been good to have a little more balance in the food such as veggies somewhere since the pizza and then the catering stop w/ the chesses and bread are a bit redundant. But overall, we really loved it. We weren't stuffed at the end and some said they wish they had eaten a bit more but I thought it was satisfying. I've already gotten another group to go this coming Sat! |
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Great Tour
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| Sat, Jun 16, 07 11:30 AM |
fraasde |
Male |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Short and sweet, this is a great tour. You will have a really good time. |
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Pleased and Sated!
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| Sun, Jun 17, 07 2:00 PM |
cjohnson |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Nikki was great! Fantastic with people and very knowledgeable. The food was wonderful and the walk was gorgeous! I will recommend this to my friends. |
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Fun,Educational and Tasteful
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| Sun, Jun 17, 07 2:00 PM |
AndreaCox |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| We enjoyed it very much. Nicki, our guide was energetic and knowledgable. Learning about different neighborhoods made us feel at home. We revisted restaurants and stores. Don't miss this one! |
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don't miss out!!!
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| Sun, Jun 17, 07 2:00 PM |
jluzon |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| our tour guide was awesome and very patient, we were the group from Los Angeles, and since we were a bunch of paparazzi she was so cool with letting us take pictures at every stop. this tour was different, entertaining, and informative. it was a good way to get exercise, try new foods, and get a tour of chicago while being fed @ the same time. since i have never been to chicago, this tour helped us to see parts of the city that we would otherwise have not seen. i would recommend this tour to anyone, in our group, there were even a couple of locals who went on this tour! yummy & fun! |
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Perfect
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| Mon, Jun 18, 07 1:30 PM |
MARKSTEWART |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Wonderful mix of food and local culture/history. Would highly recommend. We actually returned for dinner after the conclusion of the tour. |
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GREAT FOR A TEAM BUILDING OUTING
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| Tue, Jun 19, 07 11:00 AM |
BrendaFrain |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Other |
| Tad, our guide, met us promptly at 11:45. He was a very personable young man and I knew right from the start that he was knowledgeable about the city. The tour began at 11:00am and lasted until approximately 2:30pm. All of the food stops and historical/architecture lessons were great....although our entire group was from the Chicago Suburbs, we all learned and saw so much about the city of Chicago that we never knew! It is a lot of walking so you need to wear comfortable shoes and dress appropriately for the weather.
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Excellent way to visit numerous neighborhoods
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| Tue, Jun 19, 07 11:00 AM |
eccherc |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This activity combined food, architecture, history and walking and added up to a great experience. I highly recommend this to someone who wants to learn more about Chicago neighborhoods and what makes them unique. The food shops are all interesting and the proprietors were very welcoming. I do want to note that this is a walking tour and there are some long stretches of walking between shops and neighborhoods. |
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2 thumbs up!
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| Thu, Jun 21, 07 11:00 AM |
mmagers |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Our guide Shawn was funny and enertaining. The food is good and there is a nice variety of food. You also meet people from other parts of the country while you walk and eat. There is alot of walking but you stop frequently. The walking was not a problem for anyone in our group but this tour is not for people in bad shape or that can't walk very far. Highly recommended if you like sampling foods. |
