| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender [v] |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Outstanding!
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| Thu, Jun 26, 08 12:00 PM |
pgoodhart |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Great tour guide, friendly and knowledgeable.
One of the most enjoyable tours I've been on. |
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wow,wow,wow
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| Sat, Jun 14, 08 12:30 PM |
jntt11 |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| an excellent experience; our group which consisted of one male and two females of a certain age had a great time; our guide, susan, was extremely knowledgeable about the village; the food was very good and more than i expected; she told great stories about the area, the buildings and the clubs, restaurants and stores; i was
expecially interested because my father was born in the village and it was where i used to hang when i was in college; although i have been to the area many times, it was great to hear the history and to find some of the small shops and restaurants
that i had never noticed before; all in all a great day; recommended highly |
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Excellent mix
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| Sat, Jun 7, 08 12:30 PM |
JonasHildebr |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| The tour was an excellent mix of what Soho and the village has to offer concerning food, culture and history! |
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WOW-Fantastic!
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| Fri, Jun 6, 08 12:00 PM |
DRTOMR4N6ZA |
Male |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This tour was one of the highlights of our week-long visit to NYC. Our guide Rahim was very personable, knowledgeable and enthusiastic (with that NYC edge of course) This was the 3rd tour we have taken with Foods of New York over 2 visits and we found Rahim to be the best guide so far (although Kurt on the Chelsea Market tour was pretty good too) As far as the food was concerned we especially liked the food from Peanut Butter & Co., Pino's Meats and Grandaisy |
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original is best
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| Fri, May 23, 08 12:30 PM |
csuydam |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| We were return clients, having taken the original Greenich Village tour, which we loved. On the Central/Soho tour, we found that the samples were smaller and less inspired, and oddly were introduced to several vendors whose food was described in glowing terms but then we never got samples of their fare. Nothing less interesting than descriptions of good food! |
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Wonderful experience
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| Thu, May 22, 08 12:00 PM |
davidaseaver |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| What a great combination of neighborhood cultural/historical information and ethnic neighborhood food. Rahim, our guide, clearly knew the neighborhood and enthusiastically told personal and other stories. We were treated to food experiences that we would otherwise never have found. Take the tour at the beginning of your time in New York, because you find lots of places you will want to go back to for food and entertainment. We did, and we did! |
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SOHO TRENDY AND TASTY
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| Sat, May 17, 08 12:30 PM |
skilroy |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| SO THIS IS THE SECOND TOUR WE HAVE TAKEN, THE FIRST ONE BEING THE GREENWICH VILLAGE TOURS. OUR GUIDE WAS DIANA AS IN BANANA (HER WORDS). SHE WAS PLEASANT AND KNOWLEDGEABLE AND MADE AN EFFORT AFTER THE TOUR TO GET EVERYBODY WHERE THEY NEED TO GO AND ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.
THE TOUR STARTED OFF STRONG AT THE INDIAN BREAD COMPANY AND THE TASTING WAS OUTSTANDING. NEXT ONTO MONTES FOR RAVIOLI AND AGAIN OUTSTANDING. THE 3RD TASTING (I FORGET THE NAME) WAS SOMETHING I WOULD HAVE NEVER TRIED ON MY OWN, BUT A VERY GOOD SWEET TREAT. THERE WAS A NICE BREAK BETWEEN TASTING # 3 AND 4 WHICH WAS GREAT AS WE WERE GETTING STUFFED AND NEEDED TO DIGEST. THE BIG LET DOWN WAS THE TASTING AT PEANUT BUTTER & CO. WE HAD A THINLY SLICED CHICKEN WITH A SPICY PEANUT BUTTER AND A PINAPPLE CHUTNEY SERVED ON WHEAT BREAD. NOT ENOUGH PEANUT BUTTER WAS ON THE CHICKEN TO REALLY SAMPLE THE PB AND THE WHOLE THING WOULD HAVE TASTED BETTER IT WS SERVED IN A WRAP RATHER THAN THE WHEAT BREAD. ALSO, I HAVE SEEN PEANUT BUTTER & CO PRODUCTS IN WALMART SO IT KIND OF TAKES AWAY FROM THE "LOCAL" FLAVOR OF THE SOHO TOUR EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THAT THE PRODUCT ORIGINATED IN SOHO.
A COUPLE OF THE ITALIAN TASTINGS LIKED SMOKED MOZZARELLA AND SAUSAGE TASTING WERE OKAY BUT NOT A SLAM DUNK IN MY MIND. MANY OF THE GROCERIA OFFERINGS, WE HAVE IN THE ITALIAN ISLE OF MARKET BASKET GROCERY STORE IN OUR AREA. THE LAST TASTING AT GRANDDAISY WAS LOVELY.
OVERALL THE CULTURE PORTION OF THE TOUR WAS NICE, I WILL ALWAYS MARVEL AT REAL ESTATE PRICES IN NY.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO MAKE A CHOICE BETWEEN THE GREENWICH VILLAGE TOUR AND SOHO TOUR, I WOULD CHOOSE GREENWICH. IN MY OPINION EVERY TASTING ON THE GREENWICH TOUR WAS OUT OF THIS WORLD AND ALTHOUGH WE WERE FILLED UP ON THE SOHO TOUR, I THINK THE PORTIONS ON THE GREENWICH TOUR WERE A BIT HEARTIER. I JUST LIKE THE VIBE BETTER IN GREENWICH VILLAGE. THAT BEING SAID, I AM SO HAPPY WE WENT ON THE TOUR AND LEARNED IN DEPTH ABOUT ANOTHER GREAT AREA OF NY. MY ONLY OTHER SUGGESTION WOULD BE THAT A 2 HOUR TOURS VS 3 HOUR TOURS WOULD BE DESIRABLE.
DIANA THANKS FOR A LOVELY AFTERNOON AND UNCLE BILL GAVE US FREE BAGELS. |
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overall a good tour
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| Fri, May 16, 08 12:30 PM |
doughboyca |
Male |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The food was very good and it was fun to try new flavours. The tour guide was pleasant and well informed and presented thoughts on the area nicely.
The group size (I believe it was 15) was in our opinion too large. A smaller group closer to 10 would be easier to manouever around the city and the restaurants. |
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very good tour
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| Sat, May 10, 08 12:30 PM |
philkotch |
Male |
70+ |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| The tour was fine, it lasted a little too long perhaps because of the long trip round Washingon Square. The food was fine but could be more interesting. The first dish at the Indian restaurant was great but it was downhill from there (we left before the last too restaurants as we had another appointment. It was nearly four PM at the time). I would recommend this tour to friend. |
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Food Tour Central Village & Soho
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| Sat, May 10, 08 12:30 PM |
sls430 |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| Excellent - great food, company, and tour guide. |
