| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Chicago Walking Food Tour Rocks!
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| Sat, Sep 29, 07 11:30 AM |
ndburden |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| The Food Tasting and Cultural Tour was awesome! Our tour guide was fantastic! We truly enjoyed ourselves! I am trying to get a larger group of friends to take the tasting tour again! If you have the opportunity to go on this tour, take advantage of it! Great food, unique information, cultural history, and great exercise!! |
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Great way to get in some exercise and taste Chicag
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| Sat, Sep 29, 07 11:30 AM |
peggyfoley |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| My daughter and I spent the whole day learning about Chicago and it's neighborhoods, tasting foods we may never have stopped to try.
We had a great time, would highly recommend it for the locals and your out of town visitors. Our tour guide Shane was knowledgeable and entertaining! It couldn't have been a better day! I would highly recomend it!! |
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Great Tour!
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| Sat, Sep 29, 07 11:30 AM |
caryncaryn |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Really enjoyed this tour! Got to see neighborhoods in Chicago that I would not have seen on my own. Tour guide (Shane) was informative and entertaining! |
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Less than satisfying
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| Sat, Sep 29, 07 11:00 AM |
dwdepew |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| While the guide was enthusiastic, she was only in her 4th week as a guide. The tour started with Ghiradelli chocolate (available anywhere), went on to latkes (which were greasy), then to a tea store (one of the interesting stops), proceeded to a spice store and an oil/vinegar establishment (both very interesting, but no food), moved onto a catering establishment (cheese tasting), then to a fudge shop (mediocre), then a pizza parlor (in Chicago, but not Chicago pizza--when asked why, the guide responded that no native Chicagoan really eats Chicago deep dish pizza--good thing she didn't tell that to the other patrons in the restaurant who were enjoying what looked to be FANTASTIC deep dish pizza), and finally to another chocolate shop. Way too much chocolate, nothing particularly 'Chicago' about any of the stops, and although the guide had some suggestions about alternate entertainment options, as well as some interesting knowledge about the route through the various neighborhoods, there was a good deal of walking between many of the locations. The tour ended up at least 4 miles away from the start and the participants had to walk, take public transportation, or a taxi back to wherever. The big problem, however, was that there was nothing particularly 'Chicago' about the tour; I would not recommend this tour to anyone seeking authentic Chicago cuisine. Although my wife believes that I am being a bit harsh in my judgment, even she agrees that the lack of 'Chicago' character to the tour was a distinct problem. |
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Chicago Fun
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| Fri, Sep 28, 07 11:00 AM |
gailroberson |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Enjoyed the tour, Nikki was knowledgeable, enthusiastic and fun. I do reccommend the tour. I did think we would have a little more eating. |
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Highly recommend this tour- fun and interesting
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| Fri, Sep 28, 07 11:00 AM |
AlanWasserma |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My wife and I loved the tour. Nickie was our guide and she was great- personable and very knowledgeable. We sampled and were taken to a variety of local businesses- pizza, chocolate, cheese, spices, deli, teas...
Also saw some unusual architecture, beautiful homes and a quaint part of Chicago. The tour was more than three hours and the time flew by. |
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Great way to get to know Chicago
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| Fri, Sep 28, 07 11:00 AM |
dmaddock |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I enjoyed the walking food tour. It was a great way to get to know the neighborhoods and taste some good food. The stops on the tour were quite diversified ranging from a spices to chocolate to pizza. I enjoyed it very much. Our tour guide, Nikki was very knowledgable. |
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I would definitely reccomend!
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| Fri, Sep 28, 07 11:00 AM |
charmainefar |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Nicki (?) was a GREAT GUIDE...very informative with great energy! This tour allows you to visit local neighborhoods and shops and learn about the history of the area. The highlight was the spice and tea store! |
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A Great Time!
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| Thu, Sep 27, 07 11:00 AM |
Lauraschmitz |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| I really enjoyed the tour. The guide was full of information not only about the food but also in reference to the areas we visited and the architecture we saw. The stops were all very interesting and very good. I also enjoyed that the tour headed north to the gold coast and old town and lincoln park areas, which we would otherwise not have visited. |
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Very informative and fun.
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| Mon, Sep 24, 07 1:30 PM |
JoyGreene |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I learned many things about food that I had not known in the past. I enjoyed tasting the food and learning about the processing of the foods. The guide walked us though the city and showed/told us about many historical building that I would not have known about if I were not with the group. I was near the end of my stay in Chicago when I took this tour so now when I return I will know where to go so I can spend more time in this part of Chicago. I do wish we had a little time to shop at the places we visited. I had to walk back to the spice store alone and very quickly so I would not be late to meet friends after the tour. Our tour guide was wonderful and I would like to know about tours in other cities. |
