| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Excellent Tour & Great Treats
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| Sat, Apr 11, 09 9:30 AM |
kittenlynx |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| My mother and I went on the tour as her early mother's day present. We had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The tour guide was knowledgeable, friendly, and put us all at ease in unfamiliar surroundings. The only downside for us is that my Mother doesn't eat pork, and during the lunch about 3/4 of the options chosen for us had pork in them. She was a little dissapointed that we didn't get to pick any of the lunch options for ourselves and that there weren't more vegetable options. Other than that we had an excellent time and everything was very tasty. THANKS!!!! |
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Great way to learn more about Boston!
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| Sat, Apr 11, 09 9:30 AM |
mrioux |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| We live about 75 miles from Boston and have been shopping/eating in Chinatown for several years (including dim sum). We looked on this as an opportunity to learn about some new places and we certainly did. My husband was especially delighted to learn the produce at C-Mart while I enjoyed the BBQ shop. The highlight was our dim sum lunch. It was fun initiating our dim sum "virgins" and also to pick up history and background we hadn't known before. Jim Becker was a great guide. I want to do the tour again in a few months when I can take my daughter with me |
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Fantastic walking adventure through Chinatown
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| Thu, Apr 9, 09 9:30 AM |
jeannev |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Great cultural and historical detail with a delightful and knowledgeable host. Loved all the culinary adventures as well as weaving into all the shops-herbalist, tea, candy and an authentic Chinese grocery store.
Couldn't wait to give this tour as an anniversary gift to my son and daughter in law! |
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Jim Becker was an excellant tour guide.
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| Thu, Apr 9, 09 9:30 AM |
DAVIDHAEGER |
Male |
70+ |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| Jim was prompt in starting and keeping on schedule. His knowledge of Chinese language, culture and food was exceptional. The different shops and C-Mart included on the tour were most interesting and fascinating. My wife and I most enjoyed the lunch very much, it was so different from our idea of a "Chinese Restaurant". Having a group of just 8 was an ideal size. We have already recommended this tour to several of our friends. Mary and Dave |
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This was an amazing walk through history.
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| Sat, Apr 4, 09 9:30 AM |
JKaufman |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| This was an amazing walk through history. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour of Chinatown. Our guide was a wealth of knowledge. The tour was both educational and fun. The materials he passed out to the group will be very helpful when I go back to Chinatown for a visit. |
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Overall, A Positive Tour
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| Sat, Apr 4, 09 9:30 AM |
ecreef |
Female |
20-29 |
Combination |
Group of Friends |
| I thought that the tour was very informative and would be helpful for a target Western audience. As a Chinese-American I already had a lot of the knowledge that was being articulated by the guide. However, it was very interesting and insightful to hear about Chinatown from a Western perspective. The guide was very engaging and had a great knowledge of the different types of food and cooking techniques. The historic part at the beginning of the tour was very helpful as well. Overall, I thought that the tour was a positive experience and was impressed that there wasn't a "slanting" of the presentation of Chinatown. |
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Best experience in Boston
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| Sat, Feb 14, 09 9:30 AM |
judysuggs |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I highly recommend this tour. Our guide, Jim, had lived in China, spoke the language, and was also a chef, so he was the perfect guide for this culinary tour of Chinatown. I wish I had had a tape recorder because I will never remember all of the information he shared with us about the history, the people and their customs, the wide variety of foods we sampled. We toured and sampled food and drink in two bakeries, a pharmacy, a candy store, a grocery store, and finished the tour with a Chinese brunch. The three and a half hours literally flew by. Of all of the places in Boston we visited, this experience was my favorite, and I would do it all over again in a heartbeat! |
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Fantastic
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| Sat, Feb 14, 09 9:30 AM |
nickmori |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| A great overview of Chinatown, basic Chinese culture, and a lot of fun stops with food and drink samples. Dim sum was excellent too. The tour was a great primer for our upcoming trip to Hong Kong and we highly recommend it to anyone up for a culinary adventure. Thanks! |
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Fascinating, FUN tour!!!
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| Sat, Jan 31, 09 9:30 AM |
jbwiley |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Wow! this was a great tour! My out of town guests and I were blown away by Jim's knowledge and the fascinating culture of chinatown. i would highly recommend it to anyone. We are still talking about what a great time we had in chinatown! Thanks, Jim! |
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Great Chinatown Tour!
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| Sat, Jan 10, 09 9:30 AM |
lynnvhewes |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| Fascinating history and colorful anecdotes on Boston's Chinatown, with excellent visits to local bakeries, traditional Chinese pharmacy, BBQ, and grocery. Dim Sum was super!
We would love a tour dedicated to just Chinese groceries -- how to shop for and prepare simple traditional foods. |
