| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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informative tour
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| Fri, Jul 11, 08 10:00 AM |
lpranch |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| enjoyed the stop at the Tea shop. lunch was very good. loved learning about the history of chinatown |
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It all depends...
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| Wed, Jul 9, 08 10:00 AM |
michbren |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Frank, our guide, was a knowledgeable (born and raised in Chinatown) and articulate guide; however, he fell so far behind schedule that we missed some of the more important attractions of the area. It was not his fault entirely...one of guests was wheelchair-bound and pushing the chair up a few of the very steep hills really slowed things down. Perhaps the company could arrange separate tours for those who are physlcially challenged. At any rate, this tour does not compare with the North Beach tour where we got various small snacks at some of the food establishmets. Here we got a little tea (unless you opted for the din sum lunch afterwards which we did not do. There may be better options out there |
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Great tour guide, lunch a let down
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| Tue, Jul 8, 08 10:00 AM |
Jahill |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Other |
| We truly loved our tour guide, whose name escapes me right now. We liked the fact that she was born and grew up in Chinatown and was well versed in its history, and as we walked around she was clearly known in the area. We loved learning of the history and walking the back alleys and seeing Chinatown through her eyes.
We were a bit let down with the dim sum lunch, which we were so looking forward to. I know you try to cater to folks who have never eaten dim sum before, but that's part of the adventure, trying new things. We've had dim sum before and know of the wide variety of yummy offerings, what we had was mediocre at best. And no chicken feet, what a let down!!! |
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very informative
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| Tue, Jul 8, 08 10:00 AM |
bborkenhagen |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Great tour. Would have never have learned as much on my own. Our tour guide, Alberta, was fantastic. Glad we did it. |
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Not worth the money
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| Sun, Jul 6, 08 10:00 AM |
carmenchu3 |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| The tour is interesting but not worth the price. |
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interesting
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| Sat, Jul 5, 08 10:00 AM |
jjferguson |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Having never been to Chinatown we thought a tour would be best and we were not dissapointed. Our tour guide Emily was very friendly and knowledgeble. We had eight in our group that was just about right. We had lunch at the Four Seas and the meal was very good. I was a little dissappointed in the selection. But rest assured that I did not go away hungry, I had more than enough to eat. All and all we were very pleased with our tour. It was very good for people visting Chinatown for the first time as it was a good overview. |
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very interesting
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| Thu, Jul 3, 08 10:00 AM |
giantfan25 |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Family With Children |
| learned alot |
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good Tour!
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| Wed, Jul 2, 08 10:00 AM |
Tessmark |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Our guide was sweet and it was fun to hear about her childhood. I do not think that we needed to read all the plaques and discuss as much history. We wanted to know about living in China town more.
Ther herb shop was great!! |
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Experience Chinatown
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| Mon, Jun 30, 08 10:00 AM |
meveridge |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We recently visited San Francisco and experienced Chinatown with a Wok Wiz tour. I had read some reviews about the tour prior to arrival. Our own experience was one of the highlights of our trip. The small tour size of 16 was perfect. Our guide, Dorothy Quock, is a wonderful person, with great stories, and friends. We all felt like she invited us into her home. The Dim Sum meal to end was great fun. We enthusiastically recommend this experience.
Betsy & Michael |
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Very informative, great guide
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| Sun, Jun 29, 08 10:00 AM |
cthomso3 |
Male |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I had a really good time on this tour. We wandered all over China Town, taking in many different sites, ranging from different food markets to a fortune cookie factory. The tour guide was very good: She had a ton of interesting information and stories, and kept the group moving and together. The pace was well laid out, and we got to lunch right on time. Lunch was the only part less than 5* for me, it just wasn't much of a dim-sum lunch. While there were a couple dim sum dishes served, the majority was larger rice/noodle dishes. Certainly filling, but not quite as good as a full dim sum lunch. That being said, I still very much recommend this tour! |
