| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age [v] |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Great tour guide on Sat 09/5/2009
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| Sat, Sep 5 1:00 PM |
tharmon9 |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This was recommended by trip advisor and as always was a home run. The tour guide was very informative and engaging. You won't gain weight on this tour because there is a lot of walking. You will not get full on the tour, the food is more like tastings. And a lot of the tour was to a spice shop and an oil shop with no food at all. But there were great products and very unique items I had never seen before. So there are plenty of shopping opportunities. The tour is a great way to visit a side of Chicago many visitors rarely get to see(Gold Coast). I highly recommend it for visitors and locals alike. Also, the folks on the tour were great. We had some funny folks that kept me laughing. Don't miss on seeing the 25 million dollar house near Oz park. The house is so big it looks like a school. By the way there is a Mexican restaurant that is not a part of the tour, but the food looks great, they make the guacamole' fresh at your table. Plan on eating there! |
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Very informative, entertaining and good food.
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| Sat, Sep 5 12:00 PM |
robinehart1 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Well thought out tour. Enjoyed the walk, the stops with historical information and of course the food. Nikki was fantastic, enegetic and very knowledgeable. |
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Don't miss experience!
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| Sat, Sep 5 12:00 PM |
llimbach |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Our Chicago Near North End tour was one of the highlights of our 2009 Labor Day weekend to Chicago. Nicki, our guide, was informative and pleasant; she knew the area and paced the walking tour, which was made up of people from ages 15-77, for everyone involved. Each stop was better than the last and each tasting was marvelous. Obviously, the shopkeepers and the tour company have built solid relationships because the businesses on the tour take time for their guests and freely answer questions and share their experiences. I highly recommend this tour for anyone who enjoys walking, informative, out-of-the-way locales and tasty food choices. |
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Excellent
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| Sat, Sep 5 12:00 PM |
kraftfoods |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Other |
| Nicky (sp?) was our guide. She was very nice, knowledgable and entertaining. She kept everyone on schedule. We enjoyed the tour very much and would recommend it to others. We will definitely revisit some of the spots to do some more shopping. I have lived in the Chicago area for 52 years and it was the best time I have ever had in Chicago! |
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Fantastic, very educational, and delicious !!
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| Fri, Sep 4 11:30 AM |
Brend2 |
Unspecified |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| They were four couples in our group. Everyone enjoyed the walking tour not only did we taste some delicous foods we learned many things about teas, spices, olive oil and, balsamic vinegar that was new and informative to all of us. The day started with a tasty sandwich and ended with the best Chicago pizza we had while in town. As well, we learned so much about Chicago to include history, events, and historical buildings and places that we probably would not have seen if not for the tour. Would recommend the tour, and will probably now do other tours while in large cities. |
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Fabulous
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| Fri, Sep 4 11:30 AM |
dawnmcginnis |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Aryanna was most accommodating. Our group was very large and we had to leave early to catch a flight because it fell a bit behind. She was a wonderful guide and we would highly recommend this tour.
Lots of interesting places and great information. |
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My favorite activity in Chicago!
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| Thu, Sep 3 11:00 AM |
beckymcp |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This tour was informative, entertaining, and tasty. Jennifer (the tour guide) was friendly and fun, helped us understand Chicago and the neighborhoods toured from a local's perspective, and was considerate of guests needs. The food was great and ample--my husband and I were amused that their website claims "most participants don't need to eat lunch afterwards." We couldn't imagine anyone wanting lunch after everything eaten on the tour. The spice shop and the olive oil/balsamic vinegar shop were very unique and informative and were well interspersed with the "eating" portions of the tour. Since we stayed downtown this tour enabled us to see a totally different side of Chicago from everything we experienced during the rest of our visit. We will definitely recommend this tour to our friends who come to Chicago. |
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Great Chicago activity!!
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| Tue, Sep 1 11:00 AM |
RitaNolting |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| It was a great day, a great tour, and a really great tour guide - Jessie. This activity gives a nice snapshot of some Chicago neighborhoods and the selection of shops that many people would never have discovered, if not for this tour. Our group had a wonderful time. I have already recommended this to other friends and plan on doing your other tour soon! the ONLY recommendation - to pass out bags with your logo and info on the outside - to hold all the goodies and information! Your tour participants would then be walking advertisements of your tour. |
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Great fun in Chicago!
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| Mon, Aug 31 11:30 AM |
kenglish2 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I have spent a lot of time in Chicago but I have never really explored the local neighborhoods--this tour combined wonderful tastings with lots of local information. We had a super guide (Nicky) who was enthusiastic about her job and made the tour even more fun. I plan to take another group of friends on this tour next year and I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to do something a little out of the ordinary in downtown Chicago. My one suggestion to the tour planners would be to delete the final pizza place and pick a few more establishments closer to the other ones we visited. I think we walked almost half an hour from the next-to-the-last shop to the pizza place and without that final stop, we could have visited even more shops. Overall, I really enjoyed the tour and totally recommend it to others! |
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An enjoyable afternoon...
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| Mon, Aug 31 11:00 AM |
soswald |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| This is a wonderful tour. Our tour guide, Caroline, was fun, knowledgeable and very sweet. Lots of interesting things to see and eat. We definitely will recommend it to our friends. |
