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	493	1328	1333	5	99%	4.8
Last 6 months	1073	2852	2860	8	99%	4.8
Last 12 months	1247	3279	3290	11	99%	4.8
All	2586	6700	6731	31	99%	4.8

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	Overall Rating	% Positive	Average Rating
Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour	2286	99%	4.8
Bucktown/Wicker Park Food Tasting & Cultural Tour	993	99%	4.8

Date Attended	Reviewer	Gender	Age [v]	Where From?	Group Type?
interesting tour, lots of walking, tour guidegreat Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Wed, Aug 27, 08 11:00 AM	chico07	Female	60-69	Domestic Tourist(s)	Unspecified
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.
A terriffic afternoon in Chicago! Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Sun, Aug 24, 08 12:00 PM	Natemom	Male	60-69	Domestic Tourist(s)	Family Without Children
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.
Great way to get to know Chicago Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Fri, Aug 22, 08 11:30 AM	royschoen	Male	60-69	Domestic Tourist(s)	Family Without Children
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.
A MUST!! Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Fri, Aug 22, 08 11:00 AM	sharonsolomo	Female	60-69	Domestic Tourist(s)	Family Without Children
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!!!
we loved it! Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Sun, Aug 17, 08 12:00 PM	margiegoldac	Female	60-69	Domestic Tourist(s)	Family Without Children
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
A Great Time Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Sun, Aug 17, 08 11:00 AM	MAEngel	Female	60-69	Domestic Tourist(s)	Group of Friends
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!
enjoyable Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Wed, Aug 13, 08 11:30 AM	barbaramorg	Female	60-69	Domestic Tourist(s)	Family Without Children
Interesting history, good mix of neighborhoods, catering shop didn't quite fit. guide was bubbly and enthusiastic
Loved the Zerve Tour Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Wed, Aug 13, 08 11:00 AM	Ethelreynold	Female	60-69	Local	Group of Friends
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.
Food Tasting & Cultural Tour Fun, Fun, Fun Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Tue, Aug 12, 08 11:30 AM	GiaSandy	Female	60-69	Unspecified	Unspecified
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.
Beautiful walk thru top neighborhoods Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Mon, Aug 11, 08 11:30 AM	wandapalka	Female	60-69	Local	Group of Friends
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.
Be prepared to tip Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Wed, Aug 6, 08 12:00 PM	Mrichardson	Female	60-69	Domestic Tourist(s)	Individual
The food tour was very interesting and tasty. An oil and vinegar tasting place was especially great, but all of the places were worth while. The Chicago pizza was the best pizza I've tasted anywhere in the world, no exageration. The tour guide makes it clear at the beginning that tips are appropriate if we think she did a good job. At the end this is reinforced as she tells people she is going to shake everyone's hand. Money thus changes hands easily. This is not necessary bad; I was going to tip anyway. It was just an unusual way of collecting them in my experience.
Good selections and entertaining/informative walk Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Sat, Aug 2, 08 11:00 AM	fpfarkas70	Female	60-69	Local	Family Without Children
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.
saw it on Internet - thought - why not? :-) Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Wed, Jul 30, 08 11:00 AM	jinnyp	Female	60-69	International Tourist(s)	Individual
We have never done anything like this before but it looked fun - and it was. It was a very hot day (late July) but 3 and a half hours later we were delighted we had done it. Emily our guide, was GREAT! She made it cheerful and interesting and she got the group talking to each other a bit - no mean feat! All were Americans except 2 Spanish, 2 Canadians and us two Kiwis from New Zealand. We could have taken even more information about the areas we walked through - nationalities living there, architecture, history, etc. There were a few assumptions made that we knew our American history (we had no idea why there had been riots in Chicago in the 70's? 80's? - we asked other walkers and not all the Americans were that sure of details either although the Canadian seemed to know a bit about it!!) However, if there are not a lot of foreigners then I can understand why assumptions are made. We could have spent longer on some places hearing exactly how they prepare spices, balsamic vinegar etc but the time was limited we know! The amount of food and tasting was great. Being Kiwis we seem to have smaller appetites than those from the US of A so we even had to ask for a 'doggie bag' at the pizza place :-) We felt it was well thought out and planned - I guess I would have swapped one chocolate place less for some other speciality but I don't know what there is that could be covered! We went home to relatives living in Chicago, who have never heard of it - and we raved and showed them our sheets of information etc and encouraged them to go! We were so pleased we did something like this and it may well be that we will do another one in some new place we go to in the future! If we returned to Chicago for a third time (as we would love to do) I would definitely go back to some of the shops to get a few things! We left Chicago the next day - we love the city and this walk was a great addition to our appreciation of it! Thank you. We are hoping that our exchange of emails with several other walkers will result in them getting in touch with us when they come to New Zealand!
Interesting but overpriced, short on food but ente Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Mon, Jul 28, 08 11:00 AM	marilynpatri	Female	60-69	Local	Group of Friends
Our leader, a young man, was entertaining with lots of information. I enjoyed the small shops and historical tidbits, but there was actually very little food and a rather long walk between the last two stops.
We had a great time! Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Sun, Jul 27, 08 11:00 AM	webjones	Female	60-69	Domestic Tourist(s)	Family Without Children
My husband and I are former Suburban Chicagoans, now living in Virginia, visiting my mother in a nursing home. We really enjoyed this unique tour. We saw parts of Chicago that we have not enjoyed before. We learned much. And, of course, we enjoyed tasty samples. We learned about, blintzes, teas, oils, vinegars, spices, chocolates, and spinach pizza. It was a lively quick paced tour. That's a good thing. A great walk on a beautiful day! We had a great time! I emailed some of the sites offering coupons. TeaGschwendner, The Spice House, and Old Town Oil say they will honor their coupons. Ethel's chocolate lounge will not. The Fudge Pot website was down. Bill & Kay Jones

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