Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour

Tour was okay - lot of walking (thank goodness it was not a hot day), Jewish deli potato pancake good (may be pastrami sampler - 1/4 of sandwich - would be better and those who do not want pastrami or corned beef can have the potato pancake) cheese and crackers good (not much time to shop), stuffed pizza delicious, oil & vinegar tasting ok, spice store interesting again, not much time to shop. Chocolate candy stores (2) nice but to be honest, thought I would be sampling food (naturally, in small amounts). Tour guide was very nice, spoke well, and knew the history of the neighborhoods. Thank you.

We've done the uptown, downtown, museums, etc. This tour gives a whole new perspective on the LOCAL scene. Neighborhood history comes alive as we walked among the shops and homes with our guide providing insights. Stopping at small food stores made for a culinary experience as well. Since the tour ends at a different point than it begins, we doulbed our pleasure by walking back on a different route. We are recommending this tour, and the new Bucktown venture, to our friends and family.

Our guide Emily was very friendly and informative. The foods we sampled were very good and even tough our feet hurt by the end, we were very glad to have selected the tour as one of the ways we got to experience Chicago.

Our guide, Jennifer, was fantastic...our tour was a REAL learning lesson about Chicago's history, culture, restaurants, foods....and instead of lasting 3 hrs., it was almost 4. It was a fabulous experience and my sister and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to have an amazing time and learn alot!!!

Leader-Katie was very informative and friendly the group was together so long there was a sense of comraderie the choices of stops were fun and diverse architecture on the route was interesting and katie had good stories and info. good advertising for the city of Chicago

I would highly recommend this walking tour. Each place was extremely organized and our tour guide was charming and informative. It was fun to explore the three neighborhoods on foot and learn a bit of their history and architecture. My group wanted to go back and shop so we walked the route again in reverse. This all made for tired feet and full stomachs! You need to organize similar tours in other ethnic areas of the city!

Interesting history, good mix of neighborhoods, catering shop didn't quite fit. guide was bubbly and enthusiastic

There were 5 in our group on Aug. l3th, 2008. We really enjoyed our tour and our guide was very good and we learned alot about the area and places that we visited. We have told several friends and they all plan to take this same tour in the future. Thanks for a great time.

My daughter, sister & I enjoyed our tour very much. The variety of stops kept it very interesting & in some cases very informative. We all said we could recommend it to anyone.

Our guide,Nicky, met us at Azkanaz Deli and began our tour on a beautiful day in Chicago. She was full of info about the Gold Coast, Lincoln Park and Old Town and the stops in shops along the way was fun and took the place of lunch with candy, gourmet oils and vinegars, spices, deep dish"heart healthy pizza, gourmet cheeses, and deli tastes. The walk was just long enough and even though we are locals, we all enjoyed it very much and would recommend it to anyone who likes to get a closer look into the neighborhoods.