| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? [v] |
Group Type? |
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great way to see the area
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| Sat, Nov 1, 08 10:45 AM |
gloriavick |
Unspecified |
50-59 |
Unspecified |
Family With Children |
| susan was interesting and fun to be with...we had a beautiful day, ate great food and learned alot about the area
i highly recommend the tour...we also liked her "assistant"
The Vick Family
Buffalo New York |
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A great birthday present for my husband!
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| Fri, May 15 10:30 AM |
slj160 |
Female |
Unspecified |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| Susan provided an amazing morning for my group. Her insightful commentary, funny anecdotes, great local knowledge - not to mention her special relationship with all the key restaurants and vendors - made it a memorable outing. She will absolutely tailoring her stops and tastings to your special interests. Whether you're a local or an out-of-towner you'll enjoy this tour. |
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Tasty and Fun
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| Sat, Apr 4 10:30 AM |
lmcny4 |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| Fun and informatve day. Learned a lot and the tastings were great. Would have enjoyed more behind the scenes action. |
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Great Day with Suzy!
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| Sat, Dec 27, 08 10:45 AM |
mymonsterboy |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| I would recommend this tour. Went in with a group of friends and would recommend that a group go....Suzy is fun and if you're a fun group, you'll enjoy being with her.
The shops were great and most places gave you a bite to taste. Learned a lot about the history of Arthur Ave.
Basically, a good day with good friends, good food and good fun. Thanks! |
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We enjoyed the Arthur Avenue tour, and the food.
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| Sat, Nov 29, 08 10:45 AM |
ptulie |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| My wife, son and I really enjoyed our Arthur Avenue tour. Just meeting Susan in Grand Central paved the way to alot of fun, and she was a fantastic tour guide. We especially enjoyed the shops and the great tastes of Arthur Avenue. We would recommend the Artur Avenue tour with Susan Birnbaum to all. Enjoy!!! |
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Like touring with a local cousin.
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| Fri, May 16, 08 10:45 AM |
GiambriP |
Male |
60-69 |
Local |
Other |
| Despite the pouring rain the day of the trip, our guide and our fellow travelers were treated to a really enjoyable afternoon of "schmoozing with the locals". We've had the Arthur Avenue Cookbook for several years and on the tour we felt as though we were walking through a living version of the cookbook. We visited all the stores and met or saw most of the individuals and characters listed in the cookbook. We would highly recommend this tour expecially, since Susan seems to possess a joyous and encyclopedic knowledge of the neighborhood and the history of the bronx in general. She was greeted enthusiastically by most of the local businesses we visited and seemed to sweep us up in the lifestyle and activities as we toured the neighborhood, if only for that short time. |
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Lots of fun!
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| Sat, Nov 3, 07 11:45 AM |
jay101jay |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| Great tour and food tastings!!!! |
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Checking Little Italy in the Bronx
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| Sat, Nov 3, 07 11:45 AM |
k0466u |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Individual |
| This tour gives a better alternative to a now tiny area used to be known as Little Italy in Manhattan, as well as a chance to venture out to another borough. Susan's commentary was interesting and the group of the day consisted of both the locals and the overseas visitors. Noshing part of the tour was definitely a plus. I would like to suggest the tour participants to pick up Metro-North Harlem Line's detailed timetable (rather than a small abridged version) from the information desk before the tour. It would provide the information on return train schedule if the tour participants choose to linger around Arthur Avenue, decide to explore the zoo or the botanical garden nearby. |
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A Great Time Was Had by All
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| Mon, Oct 23, 06 11:45 AM |
joantraynor |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
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Susan of Susan Sez provided us with a wonderful, informative experience. After giving us some of the history of the Bronx Belmont section, Susan graciously brought us to many local specialty shops including the Arthur Ave. Market where we tasted everything from homemade sausages,fresh cheeses , breads, pastries and pizza to a lovely slice of Italian cheesecake at the walkabout's end. What a treat !!
During all of this we heard about the local trivia and visited some very noteworthy historical spots. In addition, we found out about several nice restaurants. I highly recommend this tour to all. |
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too slow
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| Mon, Oct 9, 06 11:45 AM |
sandramerle |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Other |
| After having done a fantstic tour recently with Food Tours of New York, the tour leader being Todd who was outstanding, I pursuaded my son to do this tour with me, he is 29 years ol d and a buiseness professional. Well upon meeting the group, we were the only 2 amongst a lovely group of ladiies who were approximately by my guess all 80 years old, needless to say this tour became very long and so slow, believe it or not we were in little Itlay and of the few samples of food we had, not one was pasta.We would of enjoyed this much more doing the area alone. I felt as if the tour leader who knew this tour was coming should have thought about how slow this was going to be for others. We left before the end. I feel very sorry not to give this a good rating as Susan was so nice, but I could not even begin to compare it to my previous tour. I am not sure how this could have been prevented and a faster and more productive day gained |
