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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Five-star Chicago attraction!
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| Sat, Aug 29 1:00 PM |
sjoding |
Female |
50-59 |
Combination |
Other |
| We have done both Chicago Food Planet Tours and Bucktown/Wicker Park Tour takes a slight edge with bigger and better tastings. We were so full after hot dogs, iced hot chocolate (YUM!) deli salad, pizza and ice cream that we didn't need to eat dinner. We went back to Hot Chocolate two nights later for dessert. Both tours are fabulous, fun and informative and the time flies. Our guide was fun and because the group size is relatively small, its easy to visit with other tour participants. This is a five-star Chicago attraction! |
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Love both your food tours
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| Sat, Aug 29 12:30 PM |
sbrandt |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We have taken both tours and they are equally great. Love the shops and restaurants but also the walking tour of neighborhood with history and architecture details. |
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Great food, great guide, great time
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| Sat, Aug 29 12:30 PM |
weenie923 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I did a Zerve food tour in NYC earlier in the summer and loved it. When I booked my trip for Chicago, I immediately searched to see if they offered food tours in this city as well. I went on the Bucktown/Wicker Park tour with extremely high expectations. Not only did this tour fullfill my expectations, but it also exceeded them.
I loved all 6 of the food tastings, especially iCream. I also really enjoyed how it wasn't all back-to-back, but also included the walking tour of the area with information about the transformation, local opinions and the historic houses. It's a great way to pace yourself with all of the food and walk off some of those empty calories (since when you are on vacation, calories don't exist).
My boyfriend and I went on the tour with our friend who lives in Chicago. He was skeptical since he knows the area well, but he enjoyed it just as much as we did.
I would recommend for any tourist or local to do the Bucktown/Wicker Park tour. And if you have Carrie as your guide, she is excellent! |
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Great neighborhood food tour
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| Sat, Aug 29 12:00 PM |
ngotter |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Do not eat before the food tour. Each stop had wonderful and filling food and drink. The guide was knowledgeable and made the tour a lot of fun. Enjoyable activity for families with older children. |
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We had a great time on this tour.
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| Sat, Aug 29 11:30 AM |
Coreyjfox |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| We had a great time on this tour. Kent was our tour guide and I couldn't imagine anybody doing a better job. He was funny, intelligent, witty and kept the entire tour entertained for the complete 3 hours. The stops along the way were all unique and very tasty. We went into the tour with an empty stomach and left both very full. We had a great time and would definately reccommend this to anyone going to Chicago. Also the tour included a lot of information about the history of the city and the food along the way was great. A great day of weather certainly did not hurt! |
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Loved it!!
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| Fri, Aug 28 11:30 AM |
pdotson |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| I can't say enough about how much fun we had on this walking tour. The portions were large, the variety was nice, and the guide, Kent, was pleasant and informative. I'm still thinking about the drink we sampled at Hot Chocolate (my favorite stop). |
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This tour was great!
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| Fri, Aug 28 11:30 AM |
twilagass |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Our tour guide was terrific...knowledgeable and enthusiastic. We thought the food would just be a tasting, but it was lunch and more. The food was excellent. In addition, we all enjoyed the tour of the neighborhood.
We would all highly recommend it. |
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good fooding and walking tour
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| Thu, Aug 27 11:30 AM |
Nro2k9 |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Chicago is not only downtown, interesting to visit |
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Antoher Great Tour!
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| Thu, Aug 27 11:30 AM |
kfellner01 |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| We come to Chicago every summer from Tampa. Last year we took the Gold Coast tour and enjoyed it very much. This year we took the Bucktown/WickerPark tour. Our tour Guide was Kent, he was the same guide on our tour last year.
This was another area that we have never explored. This tour has more food and it fills you up early in the tour, before you do most of the walking. It would be nice if the food was spread out some more on the tour, however due to the layout i understand this would not work out well. If you eat breakfast before you go, be sure to eat early!
Great variety of food and beverages. Look forward to another tour next year....hopefully they will develop another tour quickly!
Great job! |
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the best part of our chicago trip!!
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| Wed, Aug 26 11:30 AM |
jliseri |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| My boyfriend and I were in Chicago for a week and we did eeeevery tourist thing possible--shedd aquarium, adler's planetarium, field museum, sear's tower, handcock observatory, architectural cruise, etc....but the food tour was the BEST!! The tour is perfectly designed to include interesting facts, delicious food, and the opportunity to leisurely walk some of it off while we toured the neighborhood. =)
Kent was AWESOME. He lives in the area, loves the area, and has no problem showing us tourists around and sharing all of the local secrets. A good tour guide definitely makes the experience. It was raining and we still had a great time. Don't forget to tip him...he deserves it!!
The food portions were INSANE. I had to take some of the "samples" home in my purse! The first stop was a full-sized hot dog with all of the fixings (chicago-style). Then we got a full-sized chocolate drink with homemade marshmallows, some pasta salad, a huge slice of pizza with beer, a huge falafel, and some ice cream!! We didn't even eat dinner that night (and my boyfriend can EAT)!!
Another great surprise was that we all got coupons to the places we visited (to be used after the tour). Right when we finished the tour, my boyfriend and I backtracked and bought goodies for gifts and ourselves.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this tour to anybody who wants to try some great food and something different from the typical tourist activities. |
