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	494	1331	1336	5	99%	4.8
Last 6 months	1067	2841	2849	8	99%	4.8
Last 12 months	1254	3298	3309	11	99%	4.8
All	2595	6725	6756	31	99%	4.8

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	Overall Rating	% Positive	Average Rating
Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour	2295	99%	4.8
Bucktown/Wicker Park Food Tasting & Cultural Tour	1003	99%	4.8

Date Attended	Reviewer [v]	Gender	Age	Where From?	Group Type?
Excellent way to start a Chicago vacation Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Sun, Oct 4 11:30 AM	smsedig	Female	50-59	Domestic Tourist(s)	Family Without Children
My Mom and I had never been to Chicago and read about this tour so decided it would be a nice way to learn about Chicago and start our trip. The tour was fantastic! We learned a lot, had an excellent tour guide, a great group of fellow tourists and the food/beverages were excellent (I'll be ordering several things from the places we visited - not enough room in my luggage to get them at the time). If we had known how much fun this was going to be we would have booked both tours for the same vacation, but we plan to return to Chicago on a future vacation because we loved the city so much. We both highly recommend this tour and agree with others about doing it at the beginning of a trip to learn more about Chicago (advice we got from others who had provided feedback when we were looking for things to do in Chicago).
Highly recommended! A great way to see the city! Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Sat, Sep 22, 07 11:30 AM	smokeyjenz	Female	20-29	Domestic Tourist(s)	Unspecified
This was a great opportunity to see the city through the eyes of a local. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience!
Fantastic! Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Sat, Oct 10 12:00 PM	smlowe2213	Female	20-29	Local	Group of Friends
It was fantastic! I learned about the history of the neighborhoods and got to enjoy some hidden food gems.
A great tour Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Tue, Jul 15, 08 11:00 AM	smeeandfred	Female	40-49	International Tourist(s)	Family Without Children
Not your ordinary tour. All of the stops had something unique about them. Visits to tea, spice and oil stores are different from what you might expect on a food tasting tour but are definitely worthwhile (these were our favourites). If you are a visitor to Chicago suggest doing this tour early in your stay. It shows you neighbourhoods you might not get to otherwise and tour guides provide lots of knowledge. It will also allow time to go back to shop at these stores...trust me you will want to.
Didn't feel welcome at the establishments Bucktown/Wicker Park Food Tasting & Cultural Tour
Sat, Oct 24 12:00 PM	smcqueen	Female	50-59	Domestic Tourist(s)	Family With Children
There was a lot of shuffling around. When we arrived, we were directed to wait inside George's, then we were brought outside for the welcome speech, and then went BACK inside to eat. Similar experience at iCream -- we started in the back, then went to the front to watch the machines, then BACK to the back for samples. As for food, George's dogs are good, but it would be nice to have an option on the hot dog toppings. Loved Hot Chocolate, but felt like we were intruding on other diners' space. Pasta salad at Goddess & Grocer was an odd choice, and we were crowded in the back by the cash register instead of being offered the table in front. Since Chicago is known for its deep-dish pizza, why have thin crust at Piece? Sultan's Market people were friendly and the food was good. iCream has a delicious product, but the owner didn't even make eye contact or acknowledge we were there. Our guide was a little goofy and overly dramatic (our college-student nephew and his friend thought so too). A friend had recommended this tour, but I couldn't do the same. Maybe she had a different guide.
I really enjoyed this activity. Bucktown/Wicker Park Food Tasting & Cultural Tour
Tue, Jun 30 11:30 AM	smboyle	Female	20-29	Domestic Tourist(s)	Group of Friends
The Wicker Park/Bucktown food tour was great. I also enjoyed the architecture and walking tour part. It was a great way to taste our way through Chicago with expert advise. We're from Charlotte, NC and definitely want to come back and do all the tours! Thanks!!
Fabulous! Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Fri, Jul 25, 08 12:00 PM	smartha	Female	50-59	Domestic Tourist(s)	Family With Children
Would definitely recommend this food tour.
Excellent Tour and Tour Guide Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Thu, Jul 30 11:30 AM	smarino542	Female	50-59	Domestic Tourist(s)	Group of Friends
My husband and I loved the tour. Arianna, the tour director, was absolutely first rate. She was extremely knowledgable and very articulate. She was great; she added so much more to the tour. Would recommend this highly to anyone. Thanks for a very enjoyable tour. Sue and Paul Marino Wallingford, CT
nakedly commercial, lack of other info Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Tue, Jul 14 11:30 AM	smargot	Female	20-29	Combination	Group of Friends
I feel bad writing a negative review because our tour guide was perfectly nice and the samples were tasty, but it basically felt like a 2 1/2 hour commercial for the restaurants and shops we visited. Very little historical/cultural information about Chicago or the neighborhoods we walked through and no memorable stories. For most of the tour, the guide just made polite chit-chat with people about the weather. The samples were perfectly fine--we got a sample-size sandwich, a glass of iced tea, a piece of chocolate, a piece of stuffed pizza, a bit of hummus and cheese, and also tried some oil/vinegar and different kinds of cinnamon. The hummus and cheese were pretty clearly just whatever the catering place had leftover and wanted to get rid of, but everything else was good. It just didn't feel like it was worth $40+, especially given that the tour itself wasn't that informative or entertaining (and then the tour guide asked for tips on top of it!). You can't shop on the tour and clearly the primary incentive for the participating shops is to drum up business (you also get coupons for all of them) so the primary thrust of the tour seemed to be to try to convince everyone to come back and spend money. Definitely not useful if you're either a) not going to be in Chicago long enough to do that or b) already have preferred sources of tea, spices, and oil/vinegar. Maybe another neighborhood/another tour guide would have been more entertaining? I definitely wouldn't do this again.
Entertaining and educational Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Sat, Oct 18, 08 11:30 AM	smaggi	Female	60-69	Domestic Tourist(s)	Individual
We really enjoyed the walking tour and the various tastings. The places we visited were unique with quality products. They are places I probably would not have entered if it were not for the tour. I will be sure to stop by or order online now that I know how good they are. The information shared about the neighborhoods was also very interesting. Our guide did a great job. I highly recommend this tour to visitors and to Chicago natives!
Everyone should do this! Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Fri, Aug 22, 08 11:00 AM	slw524	Female	50-59	Local	Family Without Children
We're locals, from the north suburbs, but decided to "vacation" downtown in the city. We recommend this tour to everyone. It's an informative and tasty way to see the neighborhoods. I loved the stops we made, mostly local family businesses, very knowledgeable and passionate about their product. We'll return to all of them to shop. Great way to spend part of the day.
Great walking tour Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Fri, Nov 6 11:00 AM	slubnow	Female	20-29	Domestic Tourist(s)	Family Without Children
My husband and I had a great time on the tour. It is a very interesting way to see parts of the city we wouldn't have ventured to on our own. I also liked that we learned a bit about each neighbourhood and business that we visited. I found the tea stop most interesting as it was most informative. Overall we were very happy with the tour.
Loved it ... and teenage son was happy too Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Tue, Jul 14 11:30 AM	sltbennett	Female	40-49	Domestic Tourist(s)	Family With Children
Really loved this experience, even with a teenage son in tow! There were a few places on the tour we weren't sure we were going to enjoy so much ... tea, oil, spices. Turns out, those are the places we absolutely had to go back to later and do a little shopping. Nicki was a fun tour guide and we covered a large area we never would have seen without it! My husband and son wished there was also a chicago-dog tasting experience along the route, but I was fine without it! :) thanks all for the fun afternoon.
Lots of interesting information, ok food Bucktown/Wicker Park Food Tasting & Cultural Tour
Tue, Oct 13 12:00 PM	slpnsld	Unspecified	Unspecified	Unspecified	Unspecified
The best part was the wealth of information given by the guide, Jessica, who was well informed. I didn't think the food was anything special, though.
wonderful Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour
Sun, Sep 28, 08 11:00 AM	slobeachgirl	Female	40-49	Domestic Tourist(s)	Family Without Children
This tour was so wonderful and our tour guide Kate was enthusiastic and knowledgable. I just wish we had been able to do this on our first day instead of our last. We'll do it again when we visit Chicago again.

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