| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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It was a great tour.
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| Thu, Aug 20, 09 11:30 AM |
dottie12 |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Individual |
| We had a really nice time. Arianna was a superb tour guide,was very interesting and enthusiastic. We would recomend this tour to everyone. We will probably come back next year,and do the other tour. |
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AWESOME!!!
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| Thu, Aug 20, 09 11:00 AM |
TimBasinger |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| This tour was Wonderful!! The food was amazing as were the shops that we visited. We went back to almost all of them to purchase the things we loved. I have been to Chicago a few times to go shopping and never left the Miracle Mile area. However a lot of the stores and resturants on Michagan Ave. are chains and we like to go to Mom and Pop stores and resturants to have a glimpse of how the locals live. Learning about the different neighborhoods throughtout Chicago was just what we needed. We had an amazing tour guide named Jen, she knew so much about the city, and all that it has to offer outside of the the normal tourist attractions. We are already planning our next visit to Chicago and we will take the other food tour they offer. Jen thank you for all the great info on the city. I hope you are our guide on the next one. I will recommend this tour to everyone. |
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Absolutely different
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| Thu, Aug 20, 09 11:00 AM |
stevegoebel |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My wife and I have visited Chicago many times in the past 30 years but this was fun and interesting. A small group with a great guide (Jenn) who made the long walk interesting and worth our time. She worked hard to please and accomodate. I never would have stopped in these shops on my own. We went back and bought at 3 of the places we visited on our way back to the start. |
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GREAT TIME
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| Wed, Aug 19, 09 11:30 AM |
LornaDoig |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Other |
| This tour was really good. My sister, daughter and I all enjoyed it enormously. The speciality food shops were interesting to see and it was good to be taken to places a bit off the beaten track, which we normally wouldn't have gone to. The Oil Tree shop and Spice Shop I particularly liked and, of course, the Fudge Shop! I liked the fact that these were mainly traditional family based businesses, using fresh and/or local produce. We went back the same day and bought some tangerine oil and some spices and, of course, chocolate!
Our guide, Ariana, was lovely - very pleasant and informative, telling us lots of interesting stories. Ariana - sorry we missed you at the end of the tour - we were so busy enjoying the lovely pizza that you had already gone by the time we left. Keep up the good work! |
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wonderful day with Jennifer
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| Wed, Aug 19, 09 11:00 AM |
madyox |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I was sooo impressed with our guide, Jennifer,she was an absolute 10!! She was knowledgeable, articulate and extremely engaging. The food tasting was very enjoyable with the my favorite being the spices, balsamic vinegar and olive oil tasting. A suggestion would be to eliminate the deli with the hummus tasting as it was not as interesting as the others. No one seemed interested in us being there, as the other owners and employees were at the other locations. Getting a background of the local history and architecture was an added bonus by Jennifer. I would highly recommend this tour.
Sharon
Redding, California |
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We Loved the Tour and Jennifer
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| Wed, Aug 19, 09 11:00 AM |
jreese5 |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| We didn't know what to expect and hoped that we would find something of interest on this tour. From the moment Jennifer introduced herself, I knew this would be a fun event. We learned so much about Chicago and the foods and stores that we visited. Jennifer was truly outstanding! |
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Very enjoyable
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| Wed, Aug 19, 09 11:00 AM |
Klnagaishi |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| This tour was a nice diversion from the usual tourist destinations of museums and parks. Anyone who enjoys food, cooking, or a walking tour of the local neighborhoods will enjoy this experience. The group was mostly older adults, but there were a few kids/teens present and they enjoyed it as well. Jennifer, the tour group leader, was well informed with a wonderful personality and communication skills - really delightful! I enjoyed all the destinations of restaurants and shops; they have some specialty shops that were really interesting and fun to visit and very informative!. Also the tour of the neighborhood homes was interesting - you can appreciate the architecture and the local life there. Great stories from Jennifer!
The only destination I suggest they change out is the catering food shop. Not very interesting and the food there is expensive; better to go to a restaurant where you can sit down and eat. |
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Fantastic
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| Tue, Aug 18, 09 11:30 AM |
markscolanto |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| my wife and i had a wonderful time ,and would recommend to all our friends. Nicki our guide was great. |
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Food Planet Tour was AWESOME
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| Tue, Aug 18, 09 11:30 AM |
laceyj |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| My daughter and I attended this tour. She is 21 and I am 46. We both absolutely loved the tour. She had never been to Chicago before and although I have been 5 or 6 times I had never been in these areas. We really enjoyed the day - the tour guide was excellent and the whole tour was a lot of fun and interseting. With the amount of food given we were not even hungry for supper. Our favourite food was the deli sandwich and our best experience was the tea store. We both would highly recommend this tour!! |
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my favorite true "chicago" experience!!
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| Tue, Aug 18, 09 11:00 AM |
sherrilou |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I loved it...The weather was perfect,our tour guide gave wonderful tidbits of information and was better than i expected and plan on doing the other tour next visit to chicago |
