| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender [v] |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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brooklyn tour
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| Sun, Dec 7, 08 11:00 AM |
cjohnston76 |
Unspecified |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| We had a great tour guide....... |
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A great fun way to see Brooklyn
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| Sun, Oct 25 11:00 AM |
trentbarry |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We enjoyed our tour of Brooklyn very much. It was great to see boroughs and back streets that would normally be glossed over. The food was interesting and of a high quality. The Cuban sandwich was really tasty (plus they offered a Fish Sandwich for the Kosher participants too). We had a little mix up in finding the meeting point as someone had stolen the street sign at the busy end, but we found eventually and were still early! |
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Excellent tour
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| Sun, Sep 27 11:00 AM |
randinc |
Male |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| 17 in the group, the leader was knowedgeable and pleasant. Started with a knish on lower east side, then to Brooklyn for a Polish nosh, a tour through Hassidic neighborhood, to a chocolate factory, and finished with a Cuban pulled pork sandwich. We received detailed descriptions of the food and the neiborhood histories and backgrounds. The food was amply and varied. Each was a sit down meal . Combined food with sightseeing that you wouldn't see on any other tour. Well worth it. (I even convinced myself that the Cuban sandwich was Kosher!) |
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"Best of Brooklyn" tour well worth it.
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| Mon, Sep 14 11:00 AM |
bettynyc |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We spend a week in NYC every year and we have lately been taking some of the specialty "food tours" now available.
The Best of Brooklyn tour was the best to date. My wife and I went to the meet-up spot in the Village and were told by Issac, the tour leader, that we were the only signups. Rather than a cancellation, we then got a personal tour with Issac continuously pointing out the dozens of fascinating sights to us as we asked question after question. We stopped for the "world's best knish" at Yonah Kimmel's, fantastic chocolates under the Manhattan Bridge and finished with a Cuban sandwich in Sunset Park.We even got a lesson in the hierarchy of fine scotch from a Hassidic liquor store operator (and the answers to some questions I've wanted to ask about Jewish culture for years). Hearing that we loved Polish food, he headed the Jeep for Greenpoint, pointing out good restaurants as we drove.
In sum, we had a lot of fun, Issac was about as good as it gets and this tour made us confident enough to return to Brooklyn on our own several times the rest of the week. (Fabulous Polish food in Greenpoint.)
We highly recommend this tour. If you are fortunate to draw Issac as your guide, you will have an informative enjoyable introduction to a number of fascinating neighborhoods, each quite different from Manhattan.
Betty & Jeff |
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Good but not enough time in Brooklyn
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| Fri, Aug 28 11:00 AM |
dloehner |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Spend time in Manhattan at the beginning which was interesting but would have liked to see more of Brookyn and try foods over there. |
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Great Event
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| Fri, Jul 3 11:00 AM |
akotsy |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| We enjoyed the tour, the guide and the food. It was definitely a worthwhile experience and we would recommend it to anyone who enjoys food. |
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Excellent tour -- Isaac was terrific
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| Mon, Jun 29 11:00 AM |
rziman |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Take this tour to get a taste of Brooklyn and see some less common NYC attractions. Props to Isaac, our fantastic guide. |
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A great way to spend an afternoon!
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| Sun, Jun 14 11:00 AM |
kvackerman |
Male |
50-59 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| This tour is highly recommended, as you get to see a bit of Brooklyn and taste some good food while doing it. Unlike the usual walking tour, this one is done by jeep (or bus) with a reasonable amount of walking included, and you get to see some ethnic neighborhoods up close. They also include a brief stop in the Lower East Side of Manhattan at Yonah Schimmels for a knish and some rugeleh, which are outstanding. My only recommendation to the tour operator is that he add in one pizza stop, given that Brooklyn is most famous for it and it is not included in the present itinerary.
-Ken |
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Great Tour
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| Mon, Jun 8 11:00 AM |
asifefrat2 |
Male |
30-39 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| Great tour, great tour guide. We got a real taste of Brooklyn! |
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Fantastic
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| Fri, May 22 11:00 AM |
petestarling |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The tour was exactly what we wanted -- "unknown" places with wonderful food. The tour did not take you to the same spot everyone else was going but actually catered to what our group wanted with impromptu stops and tastes. We enjoyed the tour and Isaac the tour guide immensely. Isaac was very knowledgeable and willing to change plans based on our interests. He did an excellent job of making sure that everyone enjoyed the tour as much as he seemed to be giving it. |
