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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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A fantastic way to spend a day in Chicago!
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| Thu, Jul 2 11:30 AM |
runapping2 |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| We have lived in the NW suburbs for 18 yrs. and really didnt know where Bucktown or Wicker Park were. We have heard of them but never went. My friend was visiting from MI and my son who goes to Inst. of Art International Culinary school went with me on this tour. I was nervous about taking the Metra and getting off at Clybourn. It was a piece of cake ! Walk down Cortland and you run right into the 1st stop. We loved all the tastings, but we all agreed the Hotdog killed our appitite. We were all hungry not eating breakfast,and we ate the whole hotdog. Everyone really knows what a hotdog tastes like, so I would either put it at the end or find something a little different. That was the only thing that we didnt like and others on the tour felt the same. Our guide was very fun and interesting (Kent) I would return to Bucktown and Wicker Park, Dont miss this tour, it is really fun and filling! |
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Glad I went
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| Thu, Jul 2 11:30 AM |
ess818 |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| I'm a local and about to move out of the area, so I was glad I got to experience these places and learn more about the neighborhood before I leave.
I thought it was a nice variety of food options, and the serving sizes are great, if not too much. The walking was not too long and rather pleasant, and we learned some interesting facts about local architecture and history. We even got to speak personally to one of the historical home's owners.
Our guide was friendly and kept our tour group safe and engaged.
The only stop I didn't really enjoy was the Goddess and Grocer. The serving of pasta salad was nothing special and otherwise it was much like your average specialty food mart. We learned that the owner also owned a restaurant next door; it might have been better to go there. Also wouldn't have minded a larger serving of beer at Piece. But all in all, we were quite satisfied. |
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A Must!
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| Wed, Jul 1 11:30 AM |
hurwich |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| Excellent food, excellent history and Kent was a wonderful, personable and knowledgeable guide. Being from Chicago, we learned about things we didn't know and tried foods that we hadn't had previously. One of the restaurants we had been too, but the food served to us was all new to us. Definitely a must while in the city! |
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I really enjoyed this activity.
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| Tue, Jun 30 11:30 AM |
smboyle |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| The Wicker Park/Bucktown food tour was great. I also enjoyed the architecture and walking tour part. It was a great way to taste our way through Chicago with expert advise. We're from Charlotte, NC and definitely want to come back and do all the tours! Thanks!! |
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Absolutely loved this unique tour!
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| Sat, Jun 27 12:30 PM |
michellesy |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Unspecified |
| This tour provides not only great tastes of Chicago, but a wonderful overview of the history and culture of the Bucktown/Wicker Park area of Chicago, a lovely area away from the other tourist-filled attractions in the city. The food portions were extremely generous. I've been on food tours in other cities, and normally you just get a small bite -- here they give you full portions at most of the spots on the tour. Highly recommend. |
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Fantastic!
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| Sat, Jun 27 12:00 PM |
Rfortuna |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| LOVED LOVED LOVED BEN! And the food was just great! |
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So much fun!
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| Sat, Jun 27 11:30 AM |
csjasper1 |
Female |
20-29 |
Combination |
Group of Friends |
| I would recommend this tour to absolutely everyone - native to Chicago or not. I would even do it again! |
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Must do tour!
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| Thu, Jun 25 12:00 PM |
kcarcara |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| This was a great tour of Wicker Park/Bucktown areas of Chicago. These are places we would never have gone to otherwise. Our guide was friendly and knew so much about the area and the history. Definitely would like to take the other tour, but the architectural information was a little long on a hot day in the city. |
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Wonderful Experience
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| Thu, Jun 25 11:30 AM |
RobertHorne |
Male |
60-69 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| My wife and I agree that this tour was the highlight of our trip to Chicago. Our tour guide, Kent, never stopped talking. He shared his architectural knowledge, restaurant reviews, history of the neighborhoods and personal experiences with great ease. All of the food we had from the Chicago dogs, iced chocolate drink, pasta salad, pizza and beer, falafel, and ice cream was excellent and enough for lunch and dinner. You can expect that we will pass our praises onto everyone we know that plan to visit Chicago. Thanks and we will see you again.
As an afterthought, when the weather is hot, you might want to suggest that people bring bottled water. We did, but others did not. |
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Great Tour!
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| Wed, Jun 24 11:30 AM |
musicat13 |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| I enjoyed all the locations very much. Especially the architecture part where we get to walk the food off for a bit. Our tour guide was awesome. I have recommended this tour to everyone that I know. Thank you for the great experience. |
