Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour

We had a great time. We saw a part of Chicago which we have driven through but not looked at closely. We were introduced to restaurant/stores which we would not otherwise have gone to. We will definitely return to some of the places we stopped at. It was an out of the ordinary experience. We would do it again and have already suggested it to others.

The walking architecture and food tour was the perfect thing to do. The weather was perfect and our guide, Nikki, did a fabulous job of informing us about Chicago history and foods. Getting into the neighborhoods and away from the hustle and bustle of the city and walking at a leisurely pace with lots of shade trees was simply ideal. There was plenty of food to sample and our small group of 15 was able to stay together and we were always able to hear what was said by our guide. I would recommend this tour to anyone that would like to do something just a little bit different. We even had some local people in our group who also added insight into some of the neighborhoods and homes. Very fun!!!

We have been on the neighborhood food tours & enjoy them so we thought we'd give this a try with company from out of town, since the other's book up so far in advance. They were so impressed. We really enjoyed walking the neighborhoods and getting the insights from the tour guide. We are very much looking forward to the bucktown tour that she mentioned will be starting up. Our guests from out of town have already recommended the tour to some of their friends.

Our tour guide was very enthusiastic and informative throughout the tour. The selections made for our group to visit were, all but one, local establishments. Our brother and sister-in-law from Florida and my husband and I from the suburbs all really enjoyed it. The long walk made us feel less guilty about the food we were eating too! I would recommend it to anyone who can walk and likes to eat.

This was a great experience and a great way to see where the locals go. The tour included neighborhood points of interest including architecture, who lived where, and which restaurants were worth returning to. The tour guide was informative, knowledgeable, and friendly. The pace was quite comfortable and the exercise kept the guilt of the food consumption off one's mind. I would recommend this to anyone looking for something other than (or in addition to) the obligatory Chicago sights.

We so enjoyed doing the walking tour because it gave us a taste of different neighborhoods and lots of history of each area. Our guide was most excellent. She had great personality, and was such a gem. In fact, we told her she reminded us of "Rachel Ray", I believe her name was Rebecca. I would recommend this tour to anyone who could walk and stand for approximately 3 hours of the 3-1/2 hour tour. My only complaint would be that we weren't able to purchase items at the time of the tour, but other than that, we were so glad we made the decision to participate in this tour.

Overall, the tour was terrific - the food was great, walking through the different neighborhoods was very interesting and the talk was well done.

Our group of seven was mothers and their daughters whose ages ranged from 26-60. We had a blast and absolutely loved the tour! We learned a lot about the city and found ourselves returning numerous times to the food establishments we visited and were recommended. Our guide was awesome too! She was tons of fun and very knowlegeable. I'd definitely recommend this tour to my friends or other relatives who didn't get to come this time.

We could not have asked for a better tour guide, Nikki, who was a great resource as well as friendly leader for our group. We had about 10 people which was just right for getting in and out of the various shops and restaurant that we visited. It was an eclectic selection of shops interspersed with a walk through the Gold Coast and Old Town neighborhoods. After the tour was over, we went back to some of the shops to purchase the great products. The food sampling was just enough to fill our stomachs and the walking was just enough in the heat of summer to not exhaust us. We would definitely recommend this tour to anyone wanting to do something fun in Chicago. Even our 15 year-old daughter enjoyed herself!

We really enjoyed ourselves. It's a great way to discover the city in a more local and original way.