Chicago Tour: Food Tasting & Culinary Tour (Sightseeing, Eating & Restaurants -- Downtown Chicago, Illinois)

Seller:	ChicagoFoods
	Chicago Food Planet, Inc.

Ratings Summary: Rating: 4.8

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	# of Reviews	Overall Rating	Positive Points	Negative Points	% Positive	Average Rating
Last 3 months	495	1334	1339	5	99%	4.8
Last 6 months	1070	2847	2855	8	99%	4.8
Last 12 months	1254	3298	3309	11	99%	4.8
All	2594	6722	6753	31	99%	4.8

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	Overall Rating	% Positive	Average Rating
Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour	2292	99%	4.8
Bucktown/Wicker Park Food Tasting & Cultural Tour	1006	99%	4.8

Date Attended [v]	Reviewer	Gender	Age	Where From?	Group Type?
Unique and enjoyable experience Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Sat, Oct 6, 07 11:00 AM	tluter	Female	50-59	Domestic Tourist(s)	Other
My daughter and both I enjoy cooking (and eating) and we were looking for something different to do while in Chicago for the weekend. This tour fit the bill perfectly. Our tour guide, Nicki, was enthusiastic, friendly and very knowledgable. We enjoyed the variety of different shops and restaurants and seeing neighborhoods that we hadn't seen on previous trips to Chicago. Nicki kept the tour moving at a nice pace, but we never felt like we were rushed through any of the stops. We went back to several of the shops, after the tour, to purchase the items we had sampled and are looking forward to trying them out at home. A friend of mine was also on the tour with us and the 3 of us couldn't stop talking about how much we enjoyed the day. I would highly recommend this tour.
Excellent Tour Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Fri, Oct 5, 07 11:30 AM	godrwings	Female	50-59	Local	Other
The tour was everything I had hoped it would be, our guide was very friendly and knowledgable. Each stop was great with more than enough samples of food. It was very interesting hearing of the different places and also the architecture and different sites along the way. I would highly recommend this tour.
Enthusiastic leader in Tad...he was great and fun. Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Fri, Oct 5, 07 11:30 AM	Sandra48	Female	50-59	Domestic Tourist(s)	Family Without Children
We did enjoy the tour on a lovely day. One shop owner was somewhat brusque with me when I purchased some small items, the Spice Shop in fact. Otherwise, the rest of the shops were fun and the food excellant. Really a fun walk, one I would recommend.
Best Tour... Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Tue, Oct 2, 07 11:00 AM	lesliemlong	Female	20-29	Domestic Tourist(s)	Individual
The tour was great...Much more interesting than you would first think...Covers a lot of residential areas that you would not ordinarily venture to...All the tasting spots are awesome and are worth returning to...Overall, I highly recommend taking this tour...It is worth the time and money ...
Great Culture Lesson Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Sun, Sep 30, 07 1:00 PM	williehill	Female	30-39	Domestic Tourist(s)	Couple on a Date
My fiance and I enjoyed the tour very much. It was not only fun, but gave me a good history of some of the neighborhoods of Chicago. This was my first time to Chicago, and I learned a lot about the culture of Chicago life past and present. (The food was good too...especially the spinach pizza at Bacinos!) Our tour guide, Nikki, was very well informed, and fun. I would enthusiastically recommend this tour to anyone visiting Chicago.
Loooved your stores selection Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Sun, Sep 30, 07 1:00 PM	kocicka	Female	40-49	Domestic Tourist(s)	Family Without Children
We loved the Spice store and Old town oil company. We went back and shopped there. I doubt that I would find these stores on my own. I plan to continue shop with them on line as the quality of their product is astonishing. Our guide was very personable and fun. We also liked the fact that she provided information about the individual neighborhoods not just the stores/foods that were on the agenda. Just right amount of food tasting, definitely did not go hungry, ended up the tour full but not stuffed.
Fabulous idea, but needs some tweaking Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Sun, Sep 30, 07 1:00 PM	dwwomack	Male	60-69	Domestic Tourist(s)	Family Without Children
THINGS I LIKED ABOUT IT: The price was reasonable, the distance walked was about right, and the duration of the trip was good. The concept is wonderful; eating and then walking to another place to do some more eating. The guide was enthusiastic and knowledgeable. The meeting place was perfect: near a nationally recognized landmark, in front of a chocolate store (how great is that?). The neighborhood history and the various building architecture styles that were pointed out were excellent. SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS: 1) DELI - We got a cooling, rather greasy potato pancake with no sour cream or apple sauce for dip. I suggest something more exciting at this, the first stop. Say, a pastrami and cream cheese roll with chopped green onions. 2) TEA - Here, I would like to see 3 or 4 small samples of different kinds of tea, rather than one large cup. Most didn't finish it; they dumped it out along the way. 3) CHEESE - There was one cheese stop; everyone loves cheese. Maybe expand upon this. 4) CHOCOLATE - Now, make no mistake; I love chocolate. But we had 3 chocolate stops, plus we started out with chocolate (at Ghirardelli's). That's too much chocolate (I didn't think I'd ever say that!), especially for those who may not share my love. 5) SPICES AND OILS STOP - Great! Keep these. 6) REALLY WEIRD STUFF - I suggest a stop that only the most adventuresome would like: Spicy Indian, or raw fish, or killer hot sauce, or black eel soup, or pig's-blood-cake, or something comparably nasty. It'd give the tour a full range and a point of base comparison. These criticisms are intended to be constructive--I've already recommended the tour to my daughter.
Highly Enjoyable! Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Sun, Sep 30, 07 1:00 PM	cblayney	Female	40-49	Local	Group of Friends
Nicki, out tour guide was very outgoing and well informed. We were a little surprised at first that the focus was not on eating, we showed up hungry! But it all balanced out in the long run and we really enjoyed all the stops we made and the things we learned about the city. I would suggest extending the tour time and allowing people 10 minutes in the spice, tea and oil shops to make purchases. We were lucky in that we found a taxi right away and called the shops to make sure they were still open. The oil shop was closed, but stayed open for us when we told them we were with the tour. Thanks for a lovely afternoon!
Chicago Walking Food Tour Rocks! Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
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!!
Great way to get in some exercise and taste Chicag Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
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!!
Great Tour! Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
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!
Less than satisfying Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
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.
Chicago Fun Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
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.
Highly recommend this tour- fun and interesting Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
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.
Great way to get to know Chicago Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
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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