| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Tour wonderful; food terrible.
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| Wed, Apr 22 10:00 AM |
eaplunkett |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Our tour guide was fantastic. He kept us moving, gave us great personal information as well as general knowledge, and kept us entertained. I lived in San Francisco for ten years and never saw the area as he showed it to us.
We especially liked our stop at the tea shop. The young woman who owns it gave us a great talk, demonstrated how to brew tea well, and gave us wonderful tea to taste. She was articulate and knowledgeable.
That said, the food at the end of the trip was an utter disappointment. It was tasteless and poorly prepared. The ingredients were not fresh and the execution was poor. With all the wonderful food the area has to offer this was a disgrace. Myself I would prefer less food of a higher quality and food that more represents the true cuisine. |
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Fascinating
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| Sat, Apr 18 10:00 AM |
anthstudent |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| We had a very informative guide on a clear and beautiful spring day in San Francisco. There are many opportunities to take fantastic pictures. The tea tasting was fun as was a visit to the fortune cookie factory. The Farmer's market was quite the hub of activity that you do not typically see in other metro cities. Thank you for a great day! |
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Great opportunity to learn & enjoy Chinatown!
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| Sat, Apr 18 10:00 AM |
gflury |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The Wok Wiz Daily tour was a great opportunity to learn some history, experience events and traditions unique to Chinatown and see parts of the community one would not ordinarily find on a self-guided walk-through. What was especially great was the tour guide! She is a mature, native Chinese woman who was raised in the public housing of Chinatown who made the tour so personal by sharing many of her experiences growing up there, from her father's Keno parlor (when it was legal) to her wedding day. She also was very conscious of walking up the hills, taking time to stop half-way up and speaking about points of interest along the way. I'm not in the best "shape," but found the walking, up & down, paced well and easily "do-able." We appreciated that the group size is limited in number (we were 14), so that everyone could hear, see and enjoy the tour. Time and dollars well spent - we did the tour that included lunch, which was also a great experience. I also bought Shirley's book; I was very fortunate she was leading another tour that morning and took time to talk with me and autograph the book before we went our separate ways. |
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Interesting, yet long
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| Sun, Apr 12 10:00 AM |
naptime230 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| The kids couldn't maintain their focus for very long. There was alot more talking and standing than walking. We saw a few cool things, but we may have found them on our own or through a shorter, less expensive tour. I thought we might "taste" as we went along, but it was really just lunch at the end. We were starved by then! |
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We enjoyed the tour.
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| Sun, Apr 12 10:00 AM |
kimnowak |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| The tour and tour guide were very interesting. We liked the historical information that was provided. The tea stop was informative and helpful. Lunch was enjoyable for my husband and I. Since we do not eat much Chinese food, my children didn't eat much. However, it was neat trying the different foods. The tour was long for my children, ages 14 and 15. Overall, we enjoyed the tour and glad that we did it. |
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The Jury Is Still Out
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| Fri, Apr 10 10:00 AM |
alanmac56 |
Male |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| It would be unfair to say I didn't enjoy the tour but perhaps I saw opportunities missed which would have added to the experience. The tea tasting and brewing was very interesting and a must for visitors, although I would have liked a bit more time there. The visits to the market area was interesting up to a point but marching round a busy 'shop' , in one way and out the other almost felt intrusive as did the visit to the temple. When I commented about opportunuties I meant more could have been made of the areas for which the Chinese are famous e.g. herbal cures and potions. We passed several shops which were mentioned in passing but a similar visit to the tea tasting i.e. practical demonstration or opportunity to buy/ask questions, would have been great. I also saw a few martial arts centres and a person doing Tai Chi, again inclusion would have been a nice addition. However, the Dim Sun tasting at the end was more than welcome and the variety excellent, it also gave our group a chance to exchange stories and views on the food. Overall there were plusses and minuses which probably balanced out at the end of the day. |
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Wok Wiz, What Fun
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| Thu, Apr 9 10:00 AM |
russellbella |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Our guide, Chuck, was very knowledgable about Chinatown since he grew up in a tenement there. He shared many tidbits about life and the neighborhoods and Chinatown's culture. The MaTzu temple side trip was very nice and informative. We enjoyed the tea tasting, but especially enjoyed the dim sum lunch at the end. For learning about San Francisco's Chinatown, this is it! |
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Cool tour
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| Mon, Apr 6 10:00 AM |
larbfor2 |
Female |
Under 20 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| The tour was cool-my parents had gone before and my mother took me on this particular trip. The meal was good, but the tour guide talked about his own personal stuff (that didn't have anything to do with Chinatown or being Chinese) and that got boring after a while. |
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Awesome
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| Sat, Apr 4 10:00 AM |
Hilcap1 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Full of history and color, personal stories from the leader's childhood growing up in Chinatown. Revealed Chinatown in a whole new way! |
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Great time
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| Sat, Mar 28 10:00 AM |
jimnimsger |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The tour leader was very nice and informative. The time went by way to quickly. |
