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| Chicago Food Planet, Inc. |
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| Last 3 months | 488 | 1315 | 1320 | 5 | 99% | 4.8 | ||
| Last 6 months | 1078 | 2863 | 2871 | 8 | 99% | 4.8 | ||
| Last 12 months | 1239 | 3257 | 3268 | 11 | 99% | 4.8 | ||
| All | 2577 | 6675 | 6706 | 31 | 99% | 4.8 |
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| Near North Food Tasting & Cultural Walking Tour | 2267 | 99% | 4.8 |
| Bucktown/Wicker Park Food Tasting & Cultural Tour | 990 | 99% | 4.8 |
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Great way to see a different side of Chicago
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| Tue, May 23, 06 11:00 AM | edriep | Female | 40-49 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Family Without Children | |
| We really enjoyed this walking and tasting tour of Chicago. Our guide was great and had all sorts of interesting tidbits to share as we walked. The different places that he took us were very interesting and tasty. He was good about pointing out other places as we passed. There are two suggestions that I would have for future tours. One provide a map with public transportation marked so we could find our way back to the different spots. Two, I would have liked to see some type of cheese or green grocer store as one of the stops. For any one taking the tour, this is a walking tour and you will be walking almost the entire three hours but the pace was not difficult. | ||||||
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Great Intro to Chicago
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| Fri, May 26, 06 11:00 AM | mototoay | Female | 30-39 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Family Without Children | |
| First visit to Chicago for my niece and I. We were thrilled to find a food tour of Chicago as we had enjoyed similiar tours in New York. It is suggested that one does the tour early in one's stay and this is a good idea because afterwards you will know which streets or areas you may want to return. We try to avoid national restaurant chains when travelling and this tour got us off Michigan Avenue and into some neighborhoods with unique shops and restaurants. The stops for tasting included a traditional deli for delicious potato pancakes, a specialty tea shop for refreshing iced tea, an awesome bakery, and the popular Spice Shop to try different cinnamons. This shop is very enjoyable and you can buy seasoning mixes attributed to various Chicago restaurants-a wonderful souvenir idea. (I think it would have been nice though if we got to take a home a little sample vial as any visitor is free to taste the numerous spices for sale.) We loved the pizza we tried and craved it afterwards. Stops at the famous Chicago Fudge Shop and Ethel's Chocolate Lounge certainly were a sweet treat. We felt full at the end of the tour and more importantly, we learned a lot about Chicago's history from our guide Shane who was informative, fun and gracious. Be sure to check out his hammock bag--you will want one--great for carrying all the stuff you'll buy along the way and for getting it all home. | ||||||
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great from beginning to end!!!
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| Sat, May 27, 06 11:00 AM | wendyreback | Female | 40-49 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Group of Friends | |
| Shane was a great tour guide. Learned alot of interesting facts about Chicago and got to see areas we wouldn't have otherwise. Our group had a native Chicagon(?), who said she had a great time and learned alot. the tour would have been great with or without the food.....The food added a little something extra, but I am not sure it would have been terribly missed. I will definately look for something like this in any city I visit in the future. It is a great way to see the sights, and learn something along the way. | ||||||
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FANTASTIC
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| Sat, May 27, 06 11:00 AM | Burdi0033 | Female | 30-39 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Group of Friends | |
| I would definitly recommend the tour to all my friends and anyone who visits Chicago. It's the good way to see some of the key neighbourhoods and to taste the local flavours. The tour guide was fantastic. | ||||||
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Good...but
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| Sun, May 28, 06 2:00 PM | tricie68 | Female | 30-39 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Couple on a Date | |
| Memorial Weekend 2006 - Good tour...be sure to wear excellent walking shoes, as I wore flip flops and my feet were a little sore at the end. Though the food was good and the guide (Shane) very knowledgable, it was more of a walking tour than food tasting. I would give it an excellent rating if they add one more establishment to the food tasting portion (and not tea, sweets or breads). We tasted a Jewish fried potato cake, ice tea, chocolate, bread, thin crust veggie pizza and more chocolate. Though because of the walking (a little over 3 miles in 90 heat for 3 hours), I was pretty much too tired to think about food. | ||||||
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Beautiful tour
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| Sun, May 28, 06 2:00 PM | abkoster | Female | 50-59 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Family With Children | |
| My 21 year old daughter and I visited Chicago for the first time and went on this tour the first day of our visit. We had a great time and learned about Chicago from our guide who was very entertaining. Not as much food as expected - we hadn't had lunch and got pretty hungry. Went back to some of the locations that were closest to our hotel. | ||||||
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Top tour in Chicago!
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| Sat, Jun 3, 06 11:00 AM | Indy500 | Female | 30-39 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Family Without Children | |
| My husband and I have visited Chicago too many times to count. So, while there for a weekend wedding in June 2006, we looked for something new and interesting to do. We discovered this food tasting and cultural tour, and asked around about it. Local friends told us that it was the "hot tour" to go on, so we tried it. We were not disappointed! It was actually the highlight of our Chicago visit due to its uniqueness and its entertaining guide. Who knew that you could walk from Water Tower to Lincoln Park and not feel tired at all? Walking at a nice, leisurely pace, the guide fills you in on all sorts of interesting tidbits about Chicago and various landmarks and historical buildings. Plenty of stops to chat and learn (and rest for anyone who gets tired) as you walk from shop to shop to enjoy a unique tasting and lesson on the food item. I was pleasantly surprised that even with my food allergies, the food locations chosen easily worked into my restrictions. From a middle eastern deli to a tea shop to a spice shop, to a candy shop, to a pizza place, to a chocolate lounge -- all were unique, interesting, and tasty; plus it was a ton of fun to learn about the foods from the store owners/employees who welcomed our tour and guide like a favorite friend. My husband I highly recommend this tour. Your guide is terrific, and easily adapts to the needs of the group. Two thumbs up! | ||||||
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Fun Experience!
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| Thu, Jun 8, 06 11:00 AM | kristinek | Female | 20-29 | Local | Group of Friends | |
| The tour guide is very knowledgeable and shared very interesting facts. The food tasting was a lot of fun and the food was delicious! I highly recommend this tour to both tourists and locals! | ||||||
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great way to see the neighborhood
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| Fri, Jun 9, 06 11:00 AM | danielshrade | Female | 50-59 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Group of Friends | |
| It was very convenient to meet by Border's and the walk was just about right... loved the history and information that makes you feel a part of the neighborhood. The food tasting was very nice. Nice variety. Good pace. Good company. Nice group, fortunately. | ||||||
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Entertaining and interesting
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| Sun, Jun 11, 06 2:00 PM | chrissiegirl | Female | 20-29 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Group of Friends | |
| Five friends and I were up in the Chicago area for work but decided to do some fun "touristy" things on the weekend. We researched online and stumbled on this tour. We decided to try it and were VERY pleased with our decision. This tour is great for three main reasons: 1) You get to try LOTS of types of food, all of which are VERY different, (all in small amounts so you don't get full) and oftentimes talk to the owner of the little store. All the restaurants/stores are local which makes you feel more like "one of the locals" and less like a tourist, which i like. 2) you get to walk a lot! I enjoy walking around cities, especially those as beautiful as Chicago. You absorb so much more on foot (with a tour guide) than you do by bus or car. 3) My favorite thing about the tour was all the history and funny stories our tour guide, Shane, provided us with. He told shared with us a plethora of very interesting information about Chicago - the origin of the name, early history, recent history, the buildings, the cuisine, the culture - everything! I would highly recommend this tour to anyone interested in food and a bit of history about the "windy city" ! it was very fun and enjoyable! | ||||||
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Good tour but wear good shoes.
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| Mon, Jun 12, 06 11:00 AM | mcarranza | Male | 40-49 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Individual | |
| Shane was a great guide. He knew quite a bit about Chicago and the places we went by. I would say that the food we tasted was quite good but not very abundant. The 7 places we tried had interesting food. The Pizza place we stopped at had the best thin crust pizza I have ever had, sorry New York it even beat yours out. I would recommend this tour and I would go on it again. With the one warning be prepared to walk for 3+ hours with only a few stops in between. If you can do that then this tour is for you. | ||||||
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Don't miss the Chicago Food Planet Tour !
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| Wed, Jun 14, 06 11:00 AM | Schlocker | Female | 50-59 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Family Without Children | |
| My husband and I took the Chicago Food Planet Tour the middle of June '06. As the weather had not yet turned hot the three hour walk was a very comfortable quick paced one. Shawn, our tour guide and owner of the company, is a high energy, knowledgeable young man. It turned out there were only four of us on our tour which was much to our advantage. We were able to each spend time with Shawnand really get to ask all the questions we had. The tour took us through the Gold Coast , Old Town and Lincoln Park area's. Shawn did his research and was able to give us lots of local history as well as stop at some very interesting tasting points. One of my favorite's was the Spice House. Many of the area's we went to I would never have found on my own as we were from out of town. This was a great way to get familiar with Chicago and some of the smaller out of the way shops. | ||||||
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Fantastic!!
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| Fri, Jun 16, 06 11:00 AM | dlyovine | Male | 20-29 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Couple on a Date | |
| This is one of many walking tours I have been on and I have to say, this one, thus far has been the best. Shane (our tour guide) is extremely knowledgeable about the city of Chicago, and he is able to present the information in both a way that is fun and educational. Without the food, this tour is great. With the 7 tastings, this tour turns phenomenal. I am from New York and I plan on ordering from many of the places we visited via their websites - that is how great the shops were. The tour was perfectly paced and very well organized. During my next trip to Chicago I definitely plan on hitting up the places we stopped at during our tour, as well as the restaurants talked about as we walked past. And with the handout listing all of the restaurants and which train to take to get to each of them, this will be a cinch! I highly recommend this tour! | ||||||
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Absolutely enjoyable!
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| Tue, Jun 20, 06 11:00 AM | Evangelia | Female | 50-59 | Local | Group of Friends | |
| This was such a wonderful day for our group. We not only had the opportunity to visit, taste, and learn more about the foods and drink we consume, but we gathered additional information about the sites within our community. Our tour guide, Sean, was fantastic! He was vibrant, interactive, considerate, and thoroughly enthusiastic about what we were about to see and do. Sean knew how to involve all the group members in our tour so we all felt a part of it. I have already recommended this tour to friends, family, neighbors, and business associates. You should try this tour - it is the best!!! Eve Dunn | ||||||
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Experience something different
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| Tue, Jun 20, 06 11:00 AM | MBoseo | Male | 20-29 | Local | Couple on a Date | |
| If you haven't gone on this tour yet you are missing out. Being a Chicago Native I thought that I had visited nearly every restaurant Chicago has to offer. Little did I know that I was completely neglecting the near north side. This tour opened my eyes to a whole new world of top notch restaurants. I highly recommend this tour to anyone, even Chicago natives, that want to do something a little out of the ordinary and experience REAL Chicago food. | ||||||
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