| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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A Lively Introduction To Chinatown and its History
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| Mon, Jun 29, 09 10:00 AM |
trishroesser |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Dorothy ? was our tour director. Her insights and historical knowledge were relevant, lively, and very interesting. Two of our group were locals who were amazed at all the fun facts she had at her grasp. The various merchants we visited were interesting as well. We especially enjoy the tea stop. This was recommended to me by my friend Tish Heflebower who took the tour a couple of years ago and remembered it with appreciation. The price was well worth the tour and the delicious lunch. We had two vegetarians and the restaurant was most accommodating of their needs. |
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amazing
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| Fri, Jun 26, 09 10:00 AM |
bchance85 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| chuck was a perfect host! |
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It's worth it
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| Fri, Jun 26, 09 10:00 AM |
KathrynHoop |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My wife and I really enjoyed the tour. We had been through Chinatown a few times previously on our own, but didn't get near the information as what our guide, Chuck, provided. He grew up in Chinatown and gave us a great deal of history. |
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Good for out of towners without a guidebook
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| Fri, Jun 26, 09 10:00 AM |
kaaaren |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Unspecified |
| I have been on the tour twice. First time was more than 5 years ago. Chinatown has changed much. Our guide was enthusiastic, easy to understand but he seemed to be "on stage". The guides who have grown up in the area can talk more about that experience. He seemed to be quite proud that he had escaped from the area and learned English.
Lunch was good, I had been expecting it to be more dim sum. I could point out the other diners who were experiencing the dim sum lunch. But our lunch was good. But since we were a group of four we were seated by ourselves and not with either guide. He did visit our table once to make sure we were happy and explained the course we were eating.
Remind the guides not to stand in one place for a long time, especially in the sun. |
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good tour
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| Thu, Jun 25, 09 10:00 AM |
joanzuckerma |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Very interesting tour...dim sum lundh was just average. I expected a "real" dim sum meal with many different types of buns. The food was just average, I would not return to that restaurant. Time to try another! I would recommend t he tour though! |
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Lovely way to start the day!
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| Wed, Jun 24, 09 10:00 AM |
mabarnes |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Chuck was our guide, he is funny, friendly and knows his stuff. We had a great time wandering around and learned a lot about San Francisico and China Town's history. We would recommend this tour to friends and family. The length of the tour was perfect for us and lunch was lovely. The food was very good, we toured and dined with people from all over the country and a family from Australia. All and all a great way to spend the morning and early afternoon. |
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My grandaughter and I had a great time
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| Wed, Jun 24, 09 10:00 AM |
tonihas |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Other |
| We live locally and visit Chinatown at least once a year.
I decided to do the tour to see if we would learn more of the history.
We did.
I was worried about the lunch not being good as their are so many restaurants.
It was excellent . |
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First Class Guide
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| Wed, Jun 24, 09 10:00 AM |
wapato2 |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| The tour guide was the highlight of the tour. Even though much of the materrial was not neww to me, he made it come alive. His enthusiam and humor made the tour special. |
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Chinatown Joy!
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| Fri, Jun 19, 09 10:00 AM |
Tenr2th |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Ne ho! We had a thoroughly enjoyable time with Dorothy as our guide; a sweet woman whose knowledge of the area made the walk very worthwile, always keeping our interests up, and maintaining a personal contact with each member of the tour group. Highly recommended. Great food at the end! |
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Excellent tour
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| Mon, Jun 15, 09 10:00 AM |
gregms |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The tour guide was very knowledgeable and it was a great tour. We ate lunch at a restaurant and it was the best Chinese I've had. I had food there that I have disliked other times I tried it, but it was great there.
Highly recommended. |
