| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age [v] |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Great tour!
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| Thu, Oct 8 11:00 AM |
dkug50 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| My sisters and I took the tour and all three of us loved it. Our guide, Jenny, was great, full of information on the Gold Coast. The tour lasted a little over three hours, but the time flew. Don't eat much before you go, you'll get a lot to eat! |
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A lovely, educational day!
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| Wed, Oct 7 11:00 AM |
bertenthal |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Our guide was excellent and helpful with suggestions.
Anyone who enjoys food and tourism should spend part of their day. I enjoyed seeing another area of Chicago. I learned alot.
I am highly recommending my daughter and I go to the food tour in Washington. |
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enjoyed the experience
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| Wed, Oct 7 11:00 AM |
JanisGoto |
Female |
50-59 |
Combination |
Individual |
| Our guide Jennifer was a perfect example of what a quality tour guide should be....enthusiastic, informative and professional.......I appreciated the fact that the places we visited were out of the ordinary.........the walking tour provided a nice way to learn about Chicago history, social aspects and architecture of the area and of course, enjoy the food tastings......I've already placed an ordered from Old Town Oil and plan to order from Tea Gschwendner for the holidays...............................................
........thank you....Janis Goto of Honolulu, HI. |
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What a great way to see Chicago!
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| Tue, Oct 6 11:00 AM |
bucyguy |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| I am a tour operator and just took a small group on this tour. Everyone was extremely happy with what we did. First of all, our leader/guide was fantastic. She was very enthusiastic about Chicago and the neighborhoods we saw. She was very knowledgeable about the architecture. The stops at the venues we had were so much fun. They were not your usual "chain" shops. We all went back the next day to make purchases! I would recommend this trip to everyone. We had some ladies that were over 80 years old and they did opt to take a taxi to our last stop, but that worked out fine. Great day! |
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Excellent way to start a Chicago vacation
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| Sun, Oct 4 11:30 AM |
smsedig |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My Mom and I had never been to Chicago and read about this tour so decided it would be a nice way to learn about Chicago and start our trip. The tour was fantastic! We learned a lot, had an excellent tour guide, a great group of fellow tourists and the food/beverages were excellent (I'll be ordering several things from the places we visited - not enough room in my luggage to get them at the time). If we had known how much fun this was going to be we would have booked both tours for the same vacation, but we plan to return to Chicago on a future vacation because we loved the city so much. We both highly recommend this tour and agree with others about doing it at the beginning of a trip to learn more about Chicago (advice we got from others who had provided feedback when we were looking for things to do in Chicago). |
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great afternoon of food and local history
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| Sat, Oct 3 1:00 PM |
JohnBrennan |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This was a wonderful way to get to know more about three Chicago neighborhoods. Each stop on the tour was a local food merchant with great product and food. Our guide was fun, knowledgeable about both food and neighborhood lore. It rained be we still had a great time! |
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Enjoyable, informative, multi-faceted experience
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| Sat, Oct 3 1:00 PM |
maryjanemads |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| My friend and I spent an enjoyable afternoon with a group of others who were similarly interested in food, culture and architecture off the beaten path. We stopped into 7 very different and unique stores along an interesting walking tour. Our guide, Shane, skillfully & humorously guided the group and informed us about the merchandise, history and architecture we encountered along the way. We received free samples (yum!) and coupons at each store. We enjoyed each others' company as we stepped away from the usual tourist bustle and venues. I wish I lived closer so I could enjoy the other tour offerings of Chicago Food Planet in the near future. This tour is a must-do event next time you visit the "windy" city that got a "do-over" on its urban planning. |
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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 tour with interesting information & stops
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| Sat, Oct 3 11:30 AM |
debbiemarks |
Male |
50-59 |
Combination |
Other |
| This tour was excellent. The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and the stops were both fun and interesting. We went back to 2 of the stops because we wanted to actually buy some spices and oils but would also return to a few more. I have lived in and around Chicago my whole life and still found out some new things. When in one of the stops with a large group you do feel like a tourist but it passes quickly. You need to check the weather on the day you go. Fortunately the weather was only cloudy with a few spinkles towards the end. It would have been a more difficult day if it would have rained but you need to dress for the weather. We still would have had fun. Great exercise too especially if you walk back to the start. |
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Best/yummiest way to learn about Chicago
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| Fri, Oct 2 12:00 PM |
jeastman |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| What a great, informative, delicious afternoon. Our guide was well versed in the historical, architectural and culinary aspects of downtown Chicago. The food facts were very interesting and samples --delicious. I will do this tour over again and recommend it to anyone. |
