| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Great tour!
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| Thu, Jun 4 11:30 AM |
julihalcomb |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| My 21 year old daughter and I both enjoyed this tour. It is a great way to find out about local areas outside of downtown. All the places we visited had character as well as good food. We were actually stuffed, and ended up taking some food home. It also had a good balance of walking around and visiting set establishments. I had just taken the Near North tour in April, and throughly enjoyed both.
Highly recommended! |
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Exactly what it says on the tin
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| Wed, Jun 3 11:30 AM |
some0299 |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| If you'd like to try a selection of different Chicagoan eateries in a short space of time this is trip for you. An authentic Chicago dog for starter sets the scene for the remaining tastings, which are definitely enough for most people's lunch. And it is not all about the food, there is a chance to find out a bit of the history and architecture of the area. Whether you're from the city or out of the country there is something for you to discover on this trip. |
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Excellent food, history, and guide
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| Wed, Jun 3 11:30 AM |
mkosar |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Other |
| Kent did a great job with our group. My group was made up of nine coworkers all who are local, and then a few out-of-towners. Kent was able to do a great job of giving the basic information for those not familiar with the area, but also to add in some additional information for those who have been there many times before.
The amount of food given was almost too much! It was way more food than we expected, but extremely good. You get your money's worth!
Overall we had a great time and really enjoyed the tour. We would love it if Chicago Food Planet would expand their tours to other neighborhoods! |
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awesome
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| Tue, Jun 2 11:30 AM |
matthewLC123 |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| this tour was one of the best experiences of my life. there was great food and tons of interesting information given about the city. the tour guide was extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and humorous. I encourage everyone to take this tour. I was really full and recommend not eating or having a very small breakfast. cheers. |
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Great way to spend an afternoon in Chicago
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| Sat, May 30 12:30 PM |
patt13181 |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| I am a Lakeview resident and was looking up different tours offered in Chicago. I wanted a way to get to know more about a neighborhood other than my own and stumbled upon the tours when googling. I decided the Wicker Park/Bucktown tour would be a great way to try new food and walk around a neighborhood I don't visit very often. I was plesantly surprised by how worthwhile the tour was! Our guide was fun and knowledgable about the history of the neighborhood as well as the food places we visited. She took the time to walk us through the neighborhood streets and give a background on the houses and history as well. This was well-worth the money spent. It was a full serving per person at each restaurant and the tour guide gave great insights. I highly recommend this tour even if you are a Chicago resident. It was fun, delicious and insightful. I wish they did more neighborhoods! |
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Superfan.
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| Sat, May 30 12:30 PM |
kristencuneo |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Holy smokes, this was the highlight of my trip to Chicago. I grew up in a western suburb of Chicago, but came with friends who were new to the town. We did the standard tourist route, visiting museums and zoos and restaurants. The food tour, however, combined history, culture and deliciousness all in one. Curators create shows at museums that attempt to engage people thoroughly and sometimes they succeed. Like at the Field Museum. Sometimes they don't. Like at the Adler Planetarium.
This tour was like the Field Museum, only you ended with a full tummy in addition to a full brain. |
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Enjoyable
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| Sat, May 30 12:00 PM |
jodymoss |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Our family group traveled to Chicago from different parts of the U.S. None of us had been to Chicago and of course, all we had heard about was the FOOD. This was a great way to get a taste of the city. Each of us had our favorite tastes. All of us thoroughly enjoyed the hot dog; thought the falafel sandwich was top knotch (and we all come from areas with great middle eastern food); loved the icream; thought the taste from the goddess/grocer was the downfall and didn't quite understand why the talk at Hot Chocolate was all about the pasteries and the taste was a drink. The liquid wasn't a disappointment, only a bit confusing since that wasn't what the guide hyped. The pizza was okay, just not what one hears about in terms of chicago-style. We all live in cities where we have our own faves for thin-crust pizza and the stop on the tour certainly didn't out-rank any of those. All in all the tastes were good and the comments regarding other eateries we passed were informative. The tour went on a bit too long (way over 3 hours) and the walks through the residential sections a bit too much. The 'so what' factor needs some work regarding that part of the tour. Food-wise the tour was worth it; time was it can be cut by 30 minutes; culture-wise it needs some work. |
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Well worth the money...great food and great walk!
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| Sat, May 30 12:00 PM |
kimlapat |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Having never been on a food tasting tour, I was worried it would be much like walking through the grocery store and getting bite-sized samples of various foods. However, I was pleasantly surprised at the portions we were served, and although some of them were not "full-size" samples, they were plenty big! I was quite full by the end of the walk. Our tour guide was enthusiastic, polite, and entertaining. He was quite knowlegeable about the sights and architecture of the neighborhood. The tour was well worth the money, and I would definately do it again...maybe next time on the North side tour. I also plan on returning to a few of the restaurants I was introduced to...the "medium" chocolate drink at Hot Chocolate was to die for; the "that guy from Florida" at iCream was incredible; and the falafel sandwich at Sultan's Market is a new and totally unexpected favorite. If you're looking for something different to do in Chicago, book this tour!!! |
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Scott rocks!
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| Sat, May 30 12:00 PM |
Jellybellys7 |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| We took the tour for my husbands birthday and we had a blast. Scott was super friendly and knowledgeable. He went out of his way to get to know everyone and thoroughly explained everything we saw and ate. I would recommend this tour to anyone that will listen!
The locations were great and we will return. We may do this again soon, just for fun. |
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Wonderful way to spend a Saturday afternoon!
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| Sat, May 30 11:30 AM |
NancyHebior |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Tour guide was fantastic, food places visited gave us a variety of different kinds of food, too much to eat in fact. Architectural tour nice also, but give me the food anytime. |
