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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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The best tour I have ever taken
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| Thu, Dec 10, 09 10:00 AM |
karenjsmith |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My cousin Patty from Scottsdale AZ and I from Santa Cruz CA spent two days in the city mainly so we could take the walk around tour of Chinatown. Our tour guide, Dorothy, has been conducting this tour for 18 years and it was as if it was a brand new experience for her as well as for us . She had such enthusiasm and love for her subject that we were affected by the pure joy of the tour. We loved visiting the neighborhood tea shop and the tea ceremony. The shops and people who lived and worked in them added to the family feel of the tour. The history of Chinatown and San Francisco was presented in an informal and memorable fashion. We were encouraged to ask questions and to add our own commentary. Our dim sum lunch at the Four Seas restaurant was delicious and our chopsticks lessons were fullfilling and fun. We will bring some of our other 300 relatives along next time to take the tour. I became aware of the Wok Wiz through news and TV shows featuring Shirley Torres-Fong. Thank you so much for offering this tour for us. Karen Smith & Pat Clark |
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A wonderful experience
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| Sat, Dec 5, 09 10:00 AM |
Elliott57 |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The walking tour was beyond my expectations. Dorothy was our guide. We enjoyed a very enjoyable look "behind the scenes" of Chinatown...it's history and development. The tour ended with a great lunch at the Four Seas restaurant. Everyone whom we have told about our trip, we've told them that they must do this tour on their next trip to San Francisco. |
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Really enjoyed it
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| Sat, Dec 5, 09 10:00 AM |
drbobjr |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Dorothy was great! |
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Very enjoyable tour of Chinatown
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| Sat, Dec 5, 09 10:00 AM |
zervegeorges |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| We really enjoyed the interesting tour of San Francisco Chinatown and the guide was great. She was very informative and had a very pleasant personality. |
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comprehensive, fun tour with great dim sum
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| Thu, Dec 3, 09 10:00 AM |
KarenPorter |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Our guide, Frank was born in Chinatown and works in the area as a photographer. He is in his 50's and knows so much about the history of Chinatown from his own personal experience. very entertaining and i formative. I will do this again. |
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Thorough
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| Thu, Dec 3, 09 10:00 AM |
llparnham |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Excellent overview of Chinatown. Meal was a plus. |
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good time and great food
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| Thu, Dec 3, 09 10:00 AM |
lizsantos |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Good time for a first time visitor to San Fran. You get a great tour of Chinatown and get to eat soem of the best Dim Sum I have ever had. Would recommend it to anyone! |
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Great insight into China town!
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| Tue, Dec 1, 09 10:00 AM |
Chiovare |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Our tour guide was very knowledgeable about Chinatown, and pointed out much of the history regarding it's inception. The tour offered a chance to visit local shop owners and contribute to the local economy. The tea shop tasting was a real nice touch; and the authentic food served during lunch was plentiful and more than expected. |
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Great tour!
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| Sat, Nov 28, 09 10:00 AM |
Ronin66 |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| This was a wonderful tour. Our leader, Dorothy, was knowledgeable, warm & friendly. Our group enjoyed her narrative and the sharing of her own roots. Though we have lived int he area for some time, we learned things we didn't know at all about Chinatown. Red Blossom tea stop was a wonderful & informative highlight. The small shops she showed us were all places I would not have found on my own. The tour took a little more than 3 hrs and I was starving by the time we got to lunch. I'd recommend picking up a snack from a local store mid-way through. Lunch was excellent and a lovely chance to recap the tour.
I would do this tour again with other family & friends! |
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Wok Wiz Wowed Us!
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| Fri, Nov 27, 09 10:00 AM |
Hotspringer |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Just about anybody can follow a map and point to stuff. But only a real professional like Shirley Fong-Torres spends a lifetime building neighborhood relationships so that she can introduce tour guests to her Chinatown friends.
We took our Wok-Wiz Daily tour during Thanksgiving weekend, when San Francisco was full of visitors. Ms. Fong-Torres welcomed us like long-lost family, helping all us strangers feel comfortable with each other and comfortable with her. As a result, we walked through Chinatown feeling like an important entourage accompanying a noble ambassador.
We wouldn't dream of returning to San Francisco without rebooking another Wok-Wiz tour, except that next time, we want the full-day program!
Thank you for a wonderful experience. |
