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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Very Well Done
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| Sat, Sep 8, 07 12:30 PM |
bonesmarones |
Male |
20-29 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| Enjoyed the tour and would look into doing another one with the group.
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Great tour!
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| Sat, Sep 8, 07 12:00 PM |
janetli |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| Yummy, often non-conventional tastings. Introduces you to unique shops and restaurants that you'd never discover on your own. Highly recommended for foodies and non-foodies alike! |
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Absolutely Wonderful
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| Sat, Sep 8, 07 12:00 PM |
rlpeeb |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Cannot rave enough about this tour. If you are planning a tourist visit to NY, take this tour FIRST. You'll then have enough great choices of places to go eat for your entire visit.
This is not just about a food tasting. You can read specifics about that in other reviews.
It is also a very interesting and informative cultural/history tour of the area.
My wife and I are both over 60 years old, we have slowed down a bit in the last 20 years, but the walking was not strenuous, although the day was hot and humid.
Our guide, Raheem, was terrific. (This seems to be the ongoing message in almost every review I read). If all the other guides are as good as he, this is a “cannot miss”.
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This was a very informative tour
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| Sat, Sep 8, 07 12:00 PM |
cglou68 |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| The tour was lots of fun and very informative. I learned a lot about the area which I never knew before. Our guide was knowledgeable and spent lots of time going over the architecture of the buildings as well as the mult-cultural aspects of the area. Our walk included stops at some local eateries but could have included more. We stopped at a few places that we were told about but were not able to sample the cuisine - disappointing! Our mouths were watering with the description of the food!! Washington Square was fun but I would have liked to have seen more of it. We only did a couple of blocks of SoHo and I didn't get the flavor or feel of the area like I did on the first part of the tour though Central Village. I had a great time and am looking forward to booking another of the other tours. Wear good supportive shoes and dress appropriately and you'll enjoy yourself immensely! |
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Interesting food & very tasty!
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| Fri, Sep 7, 07 12:00 PM |
PandDEdwards |
Male |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Good mix of food shops and establishments. Lots of background information on the development of the area both culturally and culinary provided by guide on each place visited. Saw how ethnic food has been adapted to NY style. The variety of food samples provided were of suitable strength to stimulate the palate and encourage you to visit on your own to experience the full range of flavours and dishes on offer.
Well worth doing and you get plenty of food so that another stop for lunch is not required. |
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Fantastic!
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| Fri, Sep 7, 07 12:00 PM |
tpharrison |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Other |
| I can't recommend this enough, the tour was fascinating and the food delicious. It really gives you a lot more than just walking around by yourself. The guide was excellent. We'll be doing the classic tour next time we're in NYC. |
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Nice walk with multi-ethnic noshing
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| Fri, Sep 7, 07 12:00 PM |
k0466u |
Female |
Unspecified |
Local |
Individual |
| This tour gives a good overview of the history of the area with a bonus of multi-ethnic noshing on the side. Complimentary water bottle is very much appreciated since the walk takes place during the hottest time of the day. A list of the eateries in the area with contact details and descriptions is definitely handy to have for subsequent visits. |
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A great experience!!
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| Fri, Sep 7, 07 12:00 PM |
shariroberts |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My husband and I went on this tour on the last day of a 4 day trip to NYC. We stayed in the East Village and tried to immerse ourselves into the downtown area. I now wish we had taken the food tour on our first day, as this was so informative and fun and we really got to experience an eclectic mix of culture and foods. We actually came back that evening to eat at one of the restaurants that we learned about. I would highly recommend this to anyone, tourist or local. We will definitly go on another one next time we are in New York. Our guide was Raheem and he was fantastic!! |
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Wonderful
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| Sat, Sep 1, 07 12:00 PM |
Janowitz |
Female |
50-59 |
Combination |
Family With Children |
| We had a group of 11 females in our family visiting NYC for my mother's 80th birthday. We took the new Central Village/SoHo food and culture tour. Several of us had already been on your other two food and culture tours. Rahim was our tour guide and did a great job. He was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. The food tastes were very delicious, and things we would never otherwise have tried. I would highly recommend all your food and culure tours. |
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Don't Miss It!
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| Fri, Aug 31, 07 12:00 PM |
lynnmueller |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| This walking and food tasting tour of Greenwich Village and Soho was one of the highlights of our trip to NYC! My sister and I both loved it! Rahim is an EXCELLENT tour guide and made the walk fun, informative, and educational. The food samples were superb! One of the things we liked about this tour was the opportunity to sample some ethic foods we would not have known about otherwise. Whatever you do, take one of these walking tours. You won't regret it... and your taste buds will surely thank you! The tour is very efficient... no standing in line at the eateries waiting for the food. Rahim makes the arrangements in advance so that when the tour group walks up to the restaurant, Rahim just pops in and walks back out a half-minute later with the food samples on a tray, ready to be distrubuted to members of the tour. Super efficient! Thanks to Rahim for doing such a lovely job showing us this area of New York and introducing us to a lot of great eateries. WORTH EVERY PENNY!!!! |
