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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Highly recommend to all ages and food lovers
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| Mon, Oct 12 11:30 AM |
streu2 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| My best friend and I celebrated a girls weekend in Chicago recently. With both of us having been to Chicago several times, we wanted to do something different. Our search brought us to the food tour and we were THRILLED with how wonderful the tour, food and our guide was.
We both love to cook, smell, sample and EAT in our normal lives, so this brought out the best in our culinary world and created ideas and combinations we never would have otherwise sampled.
Of our 3 days in Chicago - these 3 hours were the most memorable and well spent!!
THANK YOU
Sheri |
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Dennis from St. Louis ... Ketchup is not a spice!
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| Mon, Oct 12 11:30 AM |
dennisboldt |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Individual |
| Fantastic tour..
When Henry Ford was in business with Mr. Rockefeller he called MR. R and had a problem with the car line. MR. R flipped a few switches and fixed the problem. MR. R then sent a bill to MR. Ford a bill for $10,000.00.
Mr. Ford called and questioned the amount. Mr. R said, OK I will resend the bill.
He resent that bill...
$1000 for his time to flip a couple of switches
$9000 for knowing what switches to flip.
Your tour was Fantastic because you know where to go and information about the local shops. ( What switches to flip)
I have sent in orders to almost all the food shops and will recommend this tour to all my friends...
Ketchup was a joke... no one laughed
Dennis Boldt
Owner/'Operator
Delex Corp dba The Pasta House Co
High Ridge MO |
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Old Town tour
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| Mon, Oct 12 11:00 AM |
skoy67 |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| What a great way to see and eat through Chicago. Our GuideJen was fun, knowledgeable, and made it at fun time. I enjoyed the foods and the history. Would do it agian and will if I return. Also took the Bucktown tour and it was also a lot of fun. |
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good food and company
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| Mon, Oct 12 11:00 AM |
DianneP |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| This tour is a great way to see Chicago off the beaten path. The stops in Old Town, especially The Fudge Pot, where the toffee is the best ever, now are must return locations. But the best part was Jen, our guide, who made the walk delightful and fun with her infectuous laugh and knowledge of all things Chicago. |
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outstanding glimpse of 3 wonderful neighborhoods
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| Mon, Oct 12 11:00 AM |
davidstedt |
Male |
60-69 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| nothing like going to food shops that are quaint, quality, and now a discovery to be revisited for that specialty food. the neighborhoods walk with the history and tidbits of the latest were educational and entertaining. I can't wait to do the other tour in Bucktown as I'm done the north one twice now. I bought tickets as birthday gifts to my 2 daughters and brother, what a special out of the ordinary gift and way to enjoy an afternoon with them. Your tours are great and conducted by excellent guides. |
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A Gastronomic and Cultural Delight!
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| Mon, Oct 12 11:00 AM |
lkoziey |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Our group of 11 (in town from Calgary, Canada to run the Chicago Marathon) was thrilled with our experience on this tour, which far exceeded any of our expectations.
Our tour guide (Jenn) was warm, personable, knowledgeable and thorough as she walked us through the lovely streets of Chicago, regaling us with stories and folklore, history and architectural information, and even local gossip. The unique shops were fantastic and the tastings scrumptious – a food lover’s delight.
What a truly wonderful way to spend a day and see a side of Chicago many tourists don’t bother to explore. We all retraced our steps at tour's end to buy from the independent, family-owned shops that we visited. This tour was a highlight of our trip – not to be missed! |
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Fair with some clouds
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| Sun, Oct 11 12:30 PM |
michellee |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Overall we enjoyed the tour. We had a great guide who was entertaining and informative.
The walk thru the neighborhoods along with interesting and fun facts about the buildings and people was fun.
I would have liked MORE places with food tasting. With that said the spice house was very interesting and the tasting at the olive oil shop was surprisingly good. Too bad there is not enough time to buy goodies. We were visiting from out of town and won't be back for awhile. Of course buying on line is an options but it is not the same.
On the negative side I think the last place was too far from the start and there should be a place closer or looping back towards the start. Having to cab back was an added expense I would have liked to avoid. |
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Wonderful Tour ***** Will Do It Again
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| Sun, Oct 11 12:00 PM |
sandminnow |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Other |
| I took a group of 4 young women from my church group on the Near North Side Walking Tour. Our tour was on Oct. 11, 2009.
Although we all live in the South Suburbs of Chicago...none of us have been to these spots.
Everyone really enjoyed the tour. There was just enough time between walking and 'seeing'. The places we visited were great. There was only one thing that the ladies wanted, and that was to have time to shop! I'm not sure that this tour would make that possible however, maybe you could have a tour with less places and more shopping. At the Spice Shop they said that they would have rather looked at the spices more and not had the talk about cinnamon. But there were also some that felt that they learned a lot from the talk...so it is a draw. Our tour guide Kent was really good. He was considerate of the entire group, some were older than others! He also had quite a bit of knowledge of the stores and landmarks that we came in contact with. He spoke clearly and loud enough that we could all hear him. I will be taking our group on this tour again in the Spring.
I would suggest doing this type of thing in other neighborhoods as well! Great Job.
Sandy M |
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Excellent ***** I would do it again for sure
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| Sun, Oct 11 12:00 PM |
sandminnow |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Other |
| I took a group of 4 young women from my church group on the Near North Side tour.
Everyone really enjoyed the tour. There was just enough time between walking and 'seeing'. The places we visited were great. There was only one thing that the ladies wanted, and that was to have time to shop! I'm not sure that this tour would make that possible however, maybe you could have a tour with less places and more shopping. At the Spice Shop they said that they would have rather looked at the spices more and not had the talk about cinnamon. But there were also some that felt that they learned a lot from the talk...so it is a draw. Our tour guide Kent was really good. He was considerate of the entire group, some were older than otheres! He also had quite a bit of knowledge of the stores and landmarks that we came in contact with. He spoke clearly and loud enough that we could all hear him. I will be taking our group on this tour again in the Spring.
I would suggest doing this type of thing in other neighborhoods as well! Great Job.
Sandy M |
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Had a wonderful time
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| Sun, Oct 11 12:00 PM |
daveashmore |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We really enjoyed our guide, Kent, and the food samples were wonderful. The only stop that I might suggest deleting is catering <> chocolate. It was okay, just not up to par with other stops and seemed out of the place by comparison. |
