Chicago Food Planet Food Tours

Heard about the tour on 190 North show, thought we'd give it a try. It was SO much fun, informative, and, above all else, TASTY!!! The guide was great, the neighborhood was fantastic and the variety and amount of food was insane... Would HIGHLY recommend to all!

The 4 of us were the only people from IL on the tour of 13. We are real foodies! Loved every bit of the food, walk and history of Chicago. Out guide Kent was awesome.

Food choices were just okay. Walking tour was fun, looking at the different types of archictecture was interesting. Our guide was very good and fun. Would have enjoyed more and different sights.

I would highly recommend this food tour to foodies and non foodies alike! We loved the variety of stops and the interesting people we met. Our guide Nicki was fantastic, friendly and chock full of relevant facts. I learned so much about tea, spices and oils and we went back shopping to all the establishments on this tour for shopping. Also loved the walking aspect of the tour-also great to end the tour at a pizza place where there was a bar for afterwards!

The tour was absolutely amazing! We went into some shops that I would never have even thought to go in! Our tour guide was very informative and fun! My sisters and I walked back and went to several of the stores on the tour to shop! It was great!

If you are a "foodie" , know one, or just like to eat good food this is a tour sure to please. Tour not only full of food information, tastings, but lot's of other interesting neighborhood facts and gossip. We had to cancel our dinner reservations after the tour we were too full! I can't wait to bring more friends to Chicago and do the tour.

I can't rave enough about this wonderful tour. Our leader was Jen and she was absolutely fantastic - from her knowledge of all the sights along the way to how she kept our group of 17 women together and moving from place to place. Her enthusiasm and naturally engaging way made this tour for us. I loved all the stops and particularly liked that we weren't eating heavy food at each stop. Some were just herbs and spices or olive oils and vinegars. The only stop that I felt could have been eliminated was the Catering/Chocolate location. We really didn't learn anything there and the samples of cheese and hummus was pretty average - nothing I haven't had before. One recommendation would be to incorporate a wine tasting into the tour - a few other people in our group agreed with this suggestion too. the last stop where we had the spinach stuffed pizza was delicious and gave us a nice opportunity to sit and eat and relax after all that walking. I highly recommend this tour for tourists and locals alike. Can't wait until I am back in Chicago as I plan to take the Bucktown/Wicker Park tour next!

Twelve of us with a variety of backgrounds and interests without exception said this was the highlight of our two day visit to Chicago. Most of us like to cook, all of us like to eat but we were impressed with the details of the family run businesses, the neighborhoods, architecture and history. Our guide Jen was so much fun and quickly related to our enthusiasim.

This was a wonderful way to spend a day with a friend. It would make a perfect gift - spending several hours walking, learning eating, etc. Food was fun - great diversity, extemely well thought out and planned. No "down" time.

We really enjoyed Kent. It was clear he knew his neighborhood and his food. The tour came highly recommended by a friend who did it last month, and it was a hit with us. It got us to a part of town we would not otherwise have seen.

Our guide was exceptional. Give him a raise. Learned a lot about the area and had great food. Especially liked the Mediterranean deli.

My husband recently had a conference in Chicago, and I tagged along. I was trying to figure out what I could do with myself in his absence never being there before. I came across Chicago Food Planet on Trip Advisor. Once I checked it out, I thought this would be great so I wouldn't be by myself and get a mini tour of the neighborhood (North Tour). My tour guide was great! Very friendly, personable and she did not over compensate her tour with acting which I've encountered before. We started on a Jewish Deli (my least fav) and continued onto a Tea Merchant that was reminiscent of days working at a coffee and tea shop. Next we did three stops in row The Spice House (Penzey's counterpart), Old Town Oil (my fav), and the Fudge Pot before heading of to a Catering Co. which was more designed to advertise to locals. A place I would come back to if local. Lastly Chicago Stuffed Crust Pizza. Awesome! The crust reminded me of a pie crust, but with gooey amounts of cheese and spinach. In all, my fav was being around the locals who were on the tour and learning the history of the neighborhoods. Especially found it interesting how new buildings that were taking on the deco look and fabricating moss on the building. Hmmm.....Next time I visit I'll take the other tour. Hope I get to come back soon. Thanks, Chicago Food Planet. Kristy Hess (Reno, NV)

My friend and I were just searching the internet for something to do in Chicago. We are locals and were looking for something different. We came across this tour and decided to take it. What a great find! It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience. It had a little bit of everything--food, history, coupons for shopping later at the family owned stores and great conversation between the group of people who never met before. The price is so reasonable. Jen is the ultimate tour guide. I highly recommend this to anybody--Chicagoans, suburbanites and tourists. We will be taking other friends and family and going on the tour again.

I thoroughly enjoyed the 3+ hours of the tour - - it was informative, interesting, entertaining and a lot of fun. The tour guide, Jen, was delightful, enthusiastic and very well informed.

My husband and I did this food tour while we were on a mini vacation in Chicago. We were a bit skeptical about it but we truly enjoyed the tour. It's not about eating the entire time. It's about tasting a variety of food and learning some things along the way. Jen our tour guide did a wonderful job giving us a bit of history about the neighborhoods we walked through and she also did a wonderful job teaching us the history of food and it's orgin. Without a doubt the the food tour was one of the best things we did in the city. I highly recommend it.