| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer [v] |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Wonderful
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| Sat, Apr 25 12:30 PM |
Sherrylynn |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| The guides were great, knowledgeble and entertaining.
The tour was full of food info, restaraunt info and local info.
For someone from out of state, it was a great way to get a feel for the area to be able to go back and shop. I definitely recommend it to people visiting and locals as well. |
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Great fun and learning experience!
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| Mon, Jul 21, 08 11:00 AM |
sherry47 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Put on your walking shoes. Wish we could have done a little shopping while at the stores verses walking back after the tour to make our purchases. Would recommend you go on this tour if you'll be in town for more than one day. Amtrak can be late and put you behind schedule and in turn you'll miss part of the tour. Also, staying in Chicago or being able to make your purchases durning the tour would allow you to rest after the tour and enjoy one of the local cafes or hit another part of the city before dinner. |
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my favorite true "chicago" experience!!
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| Tue, Aug 18 11:00 AM |
sherrilou |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I loved it...The weather was perfect,our tour guide gave wonderful tidbits of information and was better than i expected and plan on doing the other tour next visit to chicago |
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THIS WAS FUN
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| Sat, Aug 18, 07 11:00 AM |
SHERRI43984 |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This tour was fun. It is a little misleading in the advertising though. We had fun, but thought the tour would include more ethnic food establishments.
One chocolate place would have been enough. We would reccommend this tour. If you are looking for a " food tour", don't expect to be eating your way through chicago.
There are stops at a spice house, a tea shop, and an oil shop. Only 2 real food establishments
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OUTSTANDING EXPERIENCE OF CHICAGO HAD BY ALL
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| Thu, May 24, 07 11:00 AM |
shericonstan |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Our group consisted of our 23 year old daughter who works in the sears tower, our 21 year old daughter fresh from college graduation, my husband and myself, and another couple who have been our friends for many years. we have all traveled widely and this food tour was something special and different.
I had taken the food tour last fall and LOVED IT. though I had been to chicago many times the food tour was the most excellent way to learn about a fascinating area, enjoy the tastes and scents of many great shops, and enjoy the easy-going atmosphere of visiting with new friends and just plain have a great afternoon.
It was the highlight of the trip for all my family and friends. We enjoyed every sampling, and as I wrote earlier, I would only suggest that the final location, ethel's chocolate, have one of the people who make the chocolates come out and talk about them AND mention that they have another shop on miracle mile. the printing on the special chocolates is so great; the TASTES were lucious and so different from anything else, and I think the prices are good. Visiting with the spice place manager caused some of us to purchase a few items, and we will surely order items since we collected their brochure. Ethels could do just a little more, I thought.
Another suggestion I would make is to add a visit to one of the little shops that sell clothes designed by one of the local designers. Chicago has a fashion presence and I feel sure we must have walked by some little boutique that could show off this dimension of the area.
yes, it is hard not to let us buy things. but I took the tour a SECONDTIME and made a few purchases. forgot to use the coupons...oh, well.
I vote you all 5 stars regards, sheri constantin |
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ENTHUSIASTICLY RECOMMEND!
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| Thu, May 24, 07 11:00 AM |
shericonstan |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| This was my second experience with the same tour; did it with local friends and Shane as host, last fall. This time our group included local daughter who took day off, 21 year old recent college grad, and our 2 adult friends from Traverse City, MI, their second visit to the city.
ALL of us loved the easy informal get-to-know each other format and all the locations and historical information. the print-out of places we visited as well as nearby restaurants was most appreciated and I have used the sheet from last fall several times. I understand the time issues about "no shopping" but that is one of the things I really enjoyed this time since I had heard the tour. the hightlights were clearly the merchants but think the chocolate folks (ethel's) should have had a spokes person and told everyone another spot was along miracle mile. Their samples were delectible and merited more "chat" and easier to entice tasters to buy. the spice owner was fabulous and again a highlight. the coupons were appreciated and I forgot to use mine! The bread guy from last fall was great. How abouta local clothes designer visit? know it is non-food but think we could enjoy a little about the clothing scene around armitage. all in all it was a great way to learn about a part of the city that is very interesting. regards, sheri from TC. |
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Mixed feelings
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| Sat, Sep 22, 07 11:30 AM |
shellylindsa |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| We enjoyed our tour guide and the walking tour. The stops that we made were interesting. I was disappointed in the amount of food that we had on the tour. We basically had ice tea, some cheese, candy and a slice of pizza. I didn't think tasting balsamic vinegar and olive oil or sniffing herbs counted as "real" food. I thought for $40 a person that really was not much food. I tried to justify it by saying that the tour was 3 and a half hours and exploring Chicago was fun and worth the money. |
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Fun, Creative and Informative Tour
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| Sun, Jul 19 12:00 PM |
shelleysaw |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Great tour and our leader was very bubbly, enthusiastic and a tad of a drama queen, but in a good way. She was very into the history and enjoyment of the tour. Would highly recommend it to others and we even went back our last day to several of the shops and used our coupons to buy "stuff." Even used one from the booklet we got at the Fudge Pot for O'Brien's Restaurant next door. |
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Fun for Foodies, and personal touch
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| Sun, Jun 1, 08 11:00 AM |
sheliehg |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Our tour was very relaxing, lots of time to chat as we walked, everyone enjoyed it. I went back to the Spice and Tea and Oil , and Ethels stores and purchased several hundred dollars in merchandise. The architectual points were really interesting and I felt I received an orientation to the neighborhoods, of gold coast, and old town that I would never have achieved walking alone even if I found the shops. The walking part was great too. |
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fantastic
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| Fri, May 18, 07 11:00 AM |
shelbaj |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Great group leader, very knowledgeable and enthusiactic. |
