| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer [v] |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Great Way to see Chicago!
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| Sun, Aug 10, 08 11:00 AM |
susantincher |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| My husband, myself and my 16 year old son really enjoyed this tour. It offered a great variety in the different stops (tastings) we made and we found it enjoyable and interesting as well. It was a beautiful day so walking around Chicago was also a pleasure. We loved seeing the different neighborhoods of Chicago. It was very nice that we got to sit down at Bacino's Pizza to enjoy the pizza and rest a bit! Our tour guide (Emily) was very sweet and informative.
The only negative comment I have is the last stop - Ethel's Chocolate Shop - I thought they could have offered a bit more than two tiny pieces of chocolate - perhaps a small cup of hot chocolate as well would have been nicer. Other than that, nothing negative to say at all! Would highly recommend this to anyone visiting Chicago! |
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Informative and Delicious
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| Fri, Aug 1, 08 12:30 PM |
susanschaffe |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We so enjoyed doing the walking tour because it gave us a taste of different neighborhoods and lots of history of each area. Our guide was most excellent. She had great personality, and was such a gem. In fact, we told her she reminded us of "Rachel Ray", I believe her name was Rebecca. I would recommend this tour to anyone who could walk and stand for approximately 3 hours of the 3-1/2 hour tour. My only complaint would be that we weren't able to purchase items at the time of the tour, but other than that, we were so glad we made the decision to participate in this tour. |
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Very interesting and delicious!!!
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| Sat, Oct 27, 07 11:30 AM |
SusanNiebur |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We are a group of women that travel together once a year. We love chocolate. Both the food and distance were traveled were perfect. We got to see a part of Chicago we probably would of never seen.
We could not of asked for a better tour guide. She made everyone feel very comfortable. And she was full of information. Some of the women really don't walk to much and for them it was just perfect. Plus we learned alot about spices and oil and tea.
I am the one that booked it and they gave me a gold star for the day. Sometimes it's hard to find things for us today that everybody can enjoy.
I would highly recomend this tour. Sue Niebur
Minnesota Traveler |
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Terrific and unusual tour.
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| Sun, Jun 1, 08 11:30 AM |
susanlong |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| This was a great tour for me and well worth the cost. I am a food lover and knew I would have time to spare while my husband was at a conference. Directions to and from the tour were perfect. I didn't have any unanswered questions prior to or after the tour. I was glad I wore good walking shoes as directed! Our tour guide was very friendly, enthusiastic and knowledgeable. I learned many interesting things about the various Chicago neighborhoods and greatly enjoyed the tastings. It wasn't too much or too little. I would highly recommend this tour for anyone looking to go off the beaten path and experience a taste of life in Chicage. |
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Fantastic Tour
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| Sat, Oct 3 11:30 AM |
SusanDirks |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This was a great experience. Our guide, Jessie, was personable, knowledgeable, and efficient. The choice of destinations was excellent, and we plan to purchase from them via mail order in the future. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour. |
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Great Fun, Long on Walking, Short on Eating
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| Tue, Jun 12, 07 11:00 AM |
SusanDenis |
Female |
50-59 |
Combination |
Other |
| Our guide Tad was lots of fun and very accommodating to our rather unusual group. I was accompanied by my 30 year old niece from Washington D.C. and my 85 year old father from the Chicago area. My niece had never spent time in Chicago and thoroughly enjoyed herself. My father enjoyed the walk down memory lane (as he worked in the city most of his working life and has been retired almost 30 years) but certainly would have appreciated a shorter lane. He came hungry as suggested but found the first food tasting a tad too long into the tour. I enjoyed the tour but would have liked to see more variety in the food tasted. If you enjoy walking and want to see a lot of the city, I highly recommend this tour. Be warned, the tour end is over 2 miles from where the tour started! |
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Eat your way through the highlights of the Chicago
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| Fri, Jul 31 1:00 PM |
susanchaves |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| It was a different way to see Chicago. Any tour that involves food as part of the experience wins in my books.
All the stops were great. Except for maybe the Catering Chocolates one. I didn't quite get why we were there. The chocolate, pizza, oil and tea were awesome and we went back a few days later to buy stuff from the stores to share with the family we were visiting with. |
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Single Woman Sings Praises
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| Sun, Jul 15, 07 2:00 PM |
susanbrooks |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Traveling as a single woman, I enjoyed this tour very much. It was easy and comfortable to be a single in the group. The meeting location was easy to find and we were given good directions on how to get back after the tour.Our guide, Shane, was enthusiastic, humorous, and very knowledgable. He seemed to really enjoy giving the tour. I prefer walking tours over driving tours and this tour introduced me to neighborhoods I would never have seen on my own. I have a new appreciation for the city of Chicago. The food tastings were as described when I read about the tour online.The tastings were fun, but only part of the tour. I enjoyed and appreciated the comments on history, local life of the neighborhoods and communities, and the recommendations on restaurants.The pace was not rushed, yet it did not go too slow. The tour was advertised at taking 3 hours and ours took 3 1/2 hours. A friend who took the same tour the day before said her tour took closer to 4 hours. Our tour started at 2:00pm on Sunday. I would recommend taking an earlier tour to allow time to go back to the stores for shopping before they close. |
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interesting and fun
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| Sat, Apr 18 12:30 PM |
susanaroosi |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The tour was interesting and exactly what it stated it would be. Our tour guide was easy going and provided us with interesting details as we walked. The stores were varied and overall it was a great experience. |
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Great way to explore Chicago neighborhoods
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| Sat, Jul 26, 08 12:00 PM |
susan8230 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| My group thoroughly enjoyed your tour! We loved the uniqueness of the shops visited, as well as the educational component with the neighborhoods. Very well planned out with drinks and restroom breaks. Our guide, Jennifer, was very very good and really seemed to enjoy her job. We have already recommended this activity to several friends, and would be very interested if you decide to offer another one in a different neighborhood, ie Little Italy or Greektown, or Wrigleyville? |
