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Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age [v] |
Where From? |
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a great tour
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| Sat, Aug 4, 07 11:00 AM |
KatieWeil |
Female |
Unspecified |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| the tour was wonderful. nikki was so knowlegeable,articulate and fun. enjoyed all the shops and the history of the area. it was most enjoyable. would do it again in a heartbeat.
thanks for the great tour
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Great way to get a feel of Chicago!
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| Sat, Aug 4, 07 11:00 AM |
cheryl910 |
Female |
Unspecified |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The draw in the ad is the food, but our guide, Nicky, delivered a fun, fact=filled day. Our tour was more like 4 hours, so plan accordingly if you have plans after. The walking was broken up, but much more than 2-3 miles. I have a bad ankle, but was fine - it was the walk home which hurt. My fault, Nicky showed us transportation, but we wanted to go back and shop at a few shops we were introduced to. Just remember, as tempting as the olive oil is, it will be hard to get it back home by plane!! They have a web-site. Enjoy |
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Wonderful Day
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| Thu, Aug 2, 07 11:00 AM |
donnawitt |
Female |
Unspecified |
Combination |
Family Without Children |
| My daughter and I were in Chicago for a family wedding. I was raised in Chicago and now live in California, She was raised in California and now lives in Texas. I organized this tour for 5 people including my mother, sister and niece. I can say we all thouroughly enjoyed ourselves.The food tastings were great. Who doesn't like chocolate and pizza? Our guide ,Shane was informative, enthusiastic and oh, I should mention good looking. We would all take another tour with this company. |
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Personal, informative, & tasty...!
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| Thu, Jul 26, 07 11:00 AM |
dvanwinkle |
Male |
Unspecified |
Combination |
Family Without Children |
| My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the food tasting and walking tour. Our group was a cross section of the US and some folks from Wales. A casual and informative tour accompanied by some great samplings of foods and sweets (although it was a bit skewed toward the chocolates!) Learning about restaurant options along the way was an added touch and our tour host managed to do it without making it sound like advertising! We would recommend this to anyone as an interesting and different way to experience part of the culture of Chicago. |
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Interesting Chicago lore and food history
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| Tue, Jul 3, 07 11:00 AM |
Pamelaszabo |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We enjoyed the neighborhood tour with descriptions of architecture styles. We never would have visited these areas on our own. The food was less in quantity than we expected, but quality was good. Best stop for us, the Spice Shop. We recommend this tour. |
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An interesting tour
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| Tue, Aug 22, 06 11:00 AM |
jucarson |
Female |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Other |
| Tour guide knowledgeable about the current areas and their history eateries and shops. Also gave list of of other shops and eateries. |
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A Perfect Mix of History, Architecture & Food
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| Sat, Apr 15, 06 11:00 AM |
NYCKID53 |
Female |
Unspecified |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| This tour was a great way to learn about some of Chicago's neighborhoods while tasting our way through them. Shane (?sp) our tour guide was great at pointing out historical landmarks as we made our way from the Magnificent Mile to the Gold Coast, Old Town and then Lincoln Park. The food stops were generally places we wouldn't have found on our own -- from tea, to spices, to bread and chocolate -- not your usual tourist attractions. Breadsmith and The Spice House were well worth the tour. We needed more time at The Fudge Pot to shop, and ethel's Chocolate was a bit too pretentious for us. A cheese stop would have rounded out the tour nicely.
Overall, we would highly recommend this to tourists who like to walk and eat. |
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An enjoyable and educational experience
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| Mon, Oct 19 11:00 AM |
NBMARSHALL |
Male |
70+ |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| One of the most interesting and fascinating experiences. Our guide, Nicky, made us feel as if we were on a private tour with her. Her comments about the history of the neighborhoods we visited were informative and enjoyable. We've lived in the Greater Chicago area (Vernon Hills) for 11 years but were unaware of the sites we visited. We plan to recommend the tour to allof our out-of-town visitors. We have already recommended it to our neighbors and local friends. |
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Girls' Weekend Away
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| Sat, Oct 3 11:00 AM |
TrudyWright |
Female |
70+ |
Combination |
Family With Children |
| Every year my five daughters and I do a "girls weekend away." We did one in Chicago last year and took in a lot of fun places and restaurants. This was a weekend away for me with just my youngest daughter (30 yrs. old) and I. We wanted to do something fun other than the usual shopping and things we had done before. I found out about this activity by searching online for "things to do in Chicago." We love trying new things and love to eat at unusual places. One of my grandsons is an architect in New York and we loved seeing homes and other buildings designed by one of his favorite architects - Frank Lloyd Wright., along with all the other interesting homes and buildings. This was everything we had hoped for and we can't wait to go back to spend time in Old Town again.
The young woman who led the tour was very knowledgable and fun. We enjoyed her very much! |
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Nikky was a great and enthusiatic guide
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| Mon, Sep 28 11:00 AM |
pattistetler |
Female |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Unspecified |
| My friend from Florida and I had such fun. We are both older, one with one new knee, and myself with 2 new knees and 2 new hips. Nikky let us walk at our leisure and made sure we were comfortable. We took a taxi right back to the oil store and the spice store. I have been shopping through them but wanted my friend to see the insides of them. Brought home alot! We are going to get the tea place on the web.
Personally I loved the archetecturial (sp) information she would impart. I was born in Chicago but had never seen where we went. How could you not love it. Since I have been back am sending your information to other ladies who I told about it as they are real interested in the tour. Next time I come to Chicago I am bringing a cooler and heading right for the deli. Wonderful. Of course, you must remember the weather was perfect. The tour was better than I expected and would certainly tell anyone who would listen all about it. |
