Bucktown/Wicker Park Food Tasting & Cultural Tour

Our guide was v. informed on the history of homes, neighborhoods, stores we visited. She was whitty and alot of fun. Could converse well w/all ages. We, my 42 yr.old son & myself, did not enjoy eating a hot dog to start out with! All other foods were placed according to the afternoon's tour. Also, we such that at least water be given along with the tastings...we had to ask twice on the tour for water.

If you want something fun to do on a Saturday or Sunday, you have to sign up and experience one of the Chicago Food Tours. Gina, our tour guide was very knowledgable and was very enthusiastic throughout the entire tour! The food was amazing and we would definitely recommend this tour to our friends and family! I can't wait to try another tour soon!

This tour was wonderful. Not only did you get to try lots of yummy food, nice size servings, too but also learned about the culture of Bucktown/Wicker Park. The 3 hr walking tour was interesting, funny, and chock full of information on the architecture, history, and people of these two towns. Highly recommend taking this tour and if we are ever back in Chicago we plan to go on the North food tour or Chinatown tour. Both of these tours had been done by members of our tour group and came highly recommended too.

Pleasant walk at a nice pace with tasy food. There was a vegetarian option which was nice for two members of oue trio. It was a nice surprise to discover the charcter and history throughout these neighborhoods.The houses were beatuiful and interesting. The food was satisfying...at the end of te tour we wondered why we didnt know about this area sooner...instead of the high end hudtle and bustle of Mich. Ave. We all left this tour satisfied and full of food and culture. Thanks food planet!

I attended the Wicker Park/Bucktown tour with my wife, 3 daughters (ages 22, 18 and 14), mother and sister and we all thoroughly enjoyed the tour. You get a nice variety of food and plenty of it, but also just the right amount of the history of the neighborhood. We could really tell that Kent, our tour guide, really loved the neighborhood. I did the Near North tour a couple years ago, and now can't wait to do the chinatown tour. I highly recommend this!

Kent was cool, he was very knowledgable. Wasn't a fan of the mediterranean place. Would be nicer if there were more food stops, and if the food samples were bigger (except for the hot dog and fallafel, which wasn't good IMO). It would have been nice if the hot choclate place gave a cup of hot chocolate in addition to the sandwich. It also would have been nice to get a decent size cup of icream instead of a small sample cup. I was told I would be full after the tour, and I wasn't... I went to a restaurant after to eat lunch. All in all, the tour was good. I just think we should have been given more food for what we paid for. I also think the company should pay the tour guides more money so they don't have to ask for tips. I paid $50 for each person for this tour and then I was asked to give a tip to the tour guide on top of that... turned out to be a pretty expensive tour that was good, but didn't fill me up and I wasn't a fan of all of the food stops. Additionally, the choice in vegetable salad at the catering ladies shop seemed a weird sample to eat that by itself. There were so many good things there, I'm not sure why they picked a small portion of vegetable salad to give to us.

My husband and I took this tour and very much enjoyed our time. Our guide, Nicole, was outstanding. I am a vegetarian and really appreciate that this tour company is willing to make accommodations for people with dietary restrictions or allergies. We live in the suburbs and enjoyed learning about an area of Chicago we were not so familiar with. The food included was great and I'd recommend this tour for tourists & locals alike.

Fun, interesting tour that gives the flavor of Bucktown and Wicker park neighborhoods. Carrie, our guide, was delightful, informative, and very enthusiastic. We especially liked the architectural, quiet streets part.

Our tour guide (Kent), was very friendly and knowlegable about the area, restaurants and neighborhoods we toured. We strolled past amazing historic homes while learning a bit of Chicago's fascinating history. Along the way there were 6 food tastings. I only caution you here if you have a picky palette. I loved all of the food, but my friend (who hates almost all form of vegetable) was less than pleased at a few of the stops. Overall, I am pleased with my experience and would try some of Food Planet's other tours.

Our guide Colleen was funny, nice, and extremely enthusiastic about the neighborhood and the restaurant owners who make it great. We learned a lot about the history of the area as well. The food was good, but nothing that blew us away. There was more than enough to fill you up. I would certainly recommend the tour for a look at the neighborhood and to scout out future places to eat and shop.