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| Last 3 months | 47 | 126 | 126 | 0 | 100% | 4.8 | ||
| Last 6 months | 96 | 241 | 241 | 0 | 100% | 4.7 | ||
| Last 12 months | 121 | 311 | 311 | 0 | 100% | 4.8 | ||
| All | 132 | 337 | 337 | 0 | 100% | 4.8 |
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Ratings by Activity
(Each activity's ratings from the last 12 months)
(Each activity's ratings from the last 12 months)
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| Farmers Market & W. 3rd Street Food Tasting Tour | 221 | 100% | 4.8 |
| Old Pasadena Food Tasting Tour | 90 | 100% | 4.7 |
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JUST DO IT!
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| Sat, Jul 11 10:30 AM | ginayu | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | Unspecified | |
| This is our 2nd Melting Pot tour - did the Farmers Market/3rd Street one about a month ago and loved them both! Lisa and Diane do a fantastic job as hosts and guides providing architectural history of the surroundings as well as fun tidbits about the establishments we visited. It's also a plus to meet the store/restaurant owners and get to hear it all in their own words. The tastings are nicely paced - savory, savory sweet - throughout the 3 hour tour. They take you into these pockets of Los Angeles and introduce you to places and flavors you may not otherwise frequent or experience. Now they just need one for the west side or Chinatown or evenings . . . ah, the possibilities. | ||||||
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Great!
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| Fri, Jan 2 9:30 AM | ALLAFURMAN | Unspecified | 30-39 | Local | Family Without Children | |
| The tour was very informative and we got to taste lots of different foods. Also, we learned about places that we previously didn't know about as well as some foods that we hadn't thought of trying. The tour guides were great! Really friendly and knew their stuff. We'd been to the Farmers Market many times before but this really introduced us to traders that we hadn't paid attention to, and we just didn't know about those wonderful places on Third Street. Thank you! | ||||||
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didn't meet my expectation
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| Sat, Nov 7 10:30 AM | lilp714 | Male | 20-29 | Combination | Couple on a Date | |
| The tour did not meet my expectation. I came with my girlfriend to surprise her, and she and i did not enjoy it. We were expecting better food, but the food was not worth the $49.00 i paid for. All the food they gave us were less than $10.00. If i remember correctly, we went to 6 different tastings, and even skipped the soap sensory. You can call me a food critic, because i travel everywhere to find good food. I use the website Yelp, and there are only a couple of places on the tour that is worth returning to. The Bird Nest was a tea joint, and the tea was very delicious. Another place that is worth mentioning is the ice cream Gelato they took us to, that was very good also. | ||||||
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Fantastic
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| Sun, Nov 1 10:30 AM | actor3dwest | Male | 40-49 | Local | Couple on a Date | |
| Absolutely loved this tour. You get generous portions on each tasting. The guides provide extensive information about the restaurants and the history of the area. Alot of fun and really good food. | ||||||
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Great Tour!!!
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| Sat, Oct 31 9:30 AM | ToshieT | Male | 20-29 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Other | |
| This is a great tour, excellent tour maestra, very knowledgeable, friendly, shows you a different face of L.A. At the beginning I wasn't very confident on taking the tour, but now I'm glad I did, I took another tour after this one and it was not even close... hope they do more tours, variety wise... A+ Recommended!!! | ||||||
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fabulous for when family visits!
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| Sun, Oct 4 10:30 AM | ja_kurtz | Male | 30-39 | Local | Family Without Children | |
| warm and informative guide and great food! | ||||||
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Good tour!
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| Fri, Oct 2 9:30 AM | 123Chibi | Male | 40-49 | Local | Other | |
| Diane was great and entertaining. It was a nice warm day but no one in our group seemed to mind. We had a leisurely stroll and visited some nice restaurants. I live in Los Angeles and I wasn't aware that these nice restaurants existed. Considering a comparable San Diego 'foodie' tour is $75.00, this tour was a good value. When I get some time I will take the Pasadena tour also. | ||||||
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Fantastic - We really enjoyed ourselves
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| Sat, Sep 26 9:45 AM | DavidVrla | Male | 50-59 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Family Without Children | |
| My wife and I, early 50's, went on this small group walking/tasting tour, and we really enjoyed ourselves. The tour guide was a nice and friendly local who had done her homework. She gave us 3 1/2 hours of behind the scenes knowledge of the Farmers Market neighborhood and its places to eat. Because of the small group (we had 9 in our tour), by the end of the tour we had made new friends from all over the world - including a nice lady from Australia. We had people on our tour as young as in their early 20's.......and I think we were the oldest. I would recommend it for ages 20 - 70+ ! (You are on your feet 80% of the time.) My wife and I came to LA on business, but wanted to spend two days sightseeing. One day we took the VIP Grand Bus Tour, which was nice. Every big city has such a bus tour. In it, we saw LA from the top down - the big picture. The second day, we signed up for this Farmer's Market Melting Pot walking/tasting tour. It was our bottom up, behind the scenes, intimate view of one part of the city. By its nature, I wouldn't recommend bringing children on it. Unless they could be well behaved for 3 1/2 hours, I suspect that they might find Disneyland more exciting. In our tour, we had none. This was a big contrast to the evening we spent at Downtown Disney, where the sounds and joys of children having fun were everywhere. As for the Melting Pot tour, we highly recommend it !! FIVE STARS !!!!! They also give a similar tour in Pasedena. The next time we are in LA, we will definitely book ourselves to visit that part of town. | ||||||
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Great Tour, would recommend for others
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| Fri, Sep 18 9:30 AM | legendary | Male | 20-29 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Individual | |
| Background: Traveling for the first time alone on his 3rd day in LA. Usually stayed in his hometown for most of his life. Not really interested on the famous and stars so my comments are not relating to that specific field. Comment: It was interesting. The area around the Farmer's Market has a nice small town feel if you arrive there earlier than expected. At the time I had to get something for my throat so I went to the Nordstrom shop that had a cafe shop open at that time to get some tea. The tour guide was nice and spoke in a casual manner. The pace of the tour was pretty good. We didn't need to rush to various places or had to eat on the go. The history lesson is also nice to hear as it pertains to how the farmer's market and west 3rd street got to be known. The crowd I was in consist of many people out of town which included myself. The food tasting was pretty good as most of the food that were appetizers leading to the final actual meal. Overview: Highly recommended if within the area for the morning to early afternoon. Would bring others to the tour if within the area myself with friends. | ||||||
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Excellent tour for locals!
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| Sat, Sep 12 9:30 AM | rdvergel | Male | 30-39 | Local | Other | |
| When you go to other countries you take their tours to learn more about that region. This is an excellent tour for people who want to learn about their own backyard. I learned a lot and had a fun time tasting all the great food. | ||||||
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Excellent food and presentation
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| Sat, Sep 5 10:30 AM | dineryak | Male | 30-39 | Local | Group of Friends | |
| First of all kudos to our guide Trish who made this expirience very positive and memorable. We had a couple visiting us from Texas and thought that walking 3 hours from eatery to eatery would be a great CA expirience. We weren't wrong. Trish made it fun, the food was great and our guests left happy. I highly recommend, worth $50 for sure. | ||||||
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Very Informative and Very Personal
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| Wed, Sep 2 9:30 AM | nnaylor628 | Male | 20-29 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Couple on a Date | |
| The Melting Pots Tour is a wonderful experience that take you through parts of Los Angeles that many residents do not even know about. On this journey you will find countless gems and be introduced to all of them in the friendliest fashion. Diane and Lisa have put together what I would call one of the most personal and one for the must see list whether you are just visiting or hail from LA. At the end, you will not be able to thank them enough and will be begging for more. | ||||||
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Great tour!
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| Sat, Aug 29 10:30 AM | HydePark | Male | 60-69 | Local | Individual | |
| I learned a lot of local history of the area and enjyed the tastes along the way! Clearly, the cafes and stores enjoyed/respected Lisa---our tour guide---and she made the trip so enjoyable for us with her interest and enthusiasm that we learn/have fun! | ||||||
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Excellent Time
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| Wed, Aug 26 9:30 AM | ericrule | Male | 50-59 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Family Without Children | |
| We love seeing farmers markets in different parts of the country and world and the tour certainly made our experience that much better. Diane was a fabulous hostess and made the day very enjoyable. There was enough for us to skip lunch and have a great time as well! | ||||||
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Brilliant! A great insight under the skin of L.A
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| Wed, Aug 26 9:30 AM | liamweam | Male | 30-39 | International Tourist(s) | Family Without Children | |
| An experience I cannot recommend enough. My wife and I left the tour with not just a better understanding of the food in the area, but a much greater understanding of the city's history and an insight of a 'real' LA. On top of the fantastic tour, the other members of our group were a mix of tourists and Angelenos, they gave a further depth to the entire experience. My wife and I often shy away from tours, finding them touristy and restrictive. This tour broke all those stereotypes. Fantastic! | ||||||
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