| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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You must go on this tour!!!
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| Sat, May 24, 08 10:00 AM |
mandiblair39 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| My boyfriend and I both live in Dallas, TX. We absolutely loved the Wok Wiz tour. Our guide, Chuck, was extremely informative and full of energy. It was cold and rainy the day we had our tour, but that did not dampen Chuck's enthusiasm. We got to visit a Chinese temple, the market, fortune cookie factory, and see where they make silk lanterns. He also gave a full history of San Francisco's Chinatown, and disspelled some of the common myths about the origin of certain Chinese traditions. Most westerners would never get to experience these things, without the help of a guide. If you love history and culture, then you have to take the Wok Wiz tour!!! |
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Informative tour
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| Sat, May 24, 08 10:00 AM |
pauljmalan |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Unspecified |
| Even though the weather was not the best the day we took the tour, it was a nice break from the wharf which was very crowded and touristy.
We set off from the Hilton Hotel in Chinatown, our tour guide was Dorothy, she was very pleasant and had a vast knowledge of the area.
She is also speedy! just try and keep up, Wow! We also liked the way she got us to form a semi circle around her so that we could here what she had to say. The lunch was good and everyone seemed to enjoy all the choices that were available.
Unfortunately we missed a few stops due to time constraints, that was the only issue we had. Well Done. |
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Awesome tour, would recommend to friends
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| Sun, May 18, 08 10:00 AM |
thornal |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| The tour was excellent and the guide was very knowledgeable. This is a good tour if you want to cover a lot of ground, not so much if you want to shop during the tour (you can of course go back to shops later after the tour). The longest we spent in a shop was a tea shop, in which a salesperson gave an excellent overview of Chinese teas. We learned a lot about the history and culture of the area. |
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A great time
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| Sun, May 18, 08 10:00 AM |
ebillings |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Very interesting and entertaining tour. We would have never seen so much of Chinatown on our own. Loved our guide! |
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A little slow, but glad we did it
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| Sat, May 17, 08 10:00 AM |
adminer |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I think for the money I would recommend this tour. The information shared was good, but our guide tended to get off on tangents sometimes and talk about things that weren't relevent to the tour. The food was good and I'm glad we had the guide for this as they have a better sense of what to order to get a flavor for several different things. I enjoyed the history and some of the back alley strolls. At times our guide was a little slow and I felt like we could have seen more in the time allotted. I felt like they brought us into some stores because they get a cut from the owner or something. |
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It was great!
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| Sat, May 17, 08 10:00 AM |
agardner |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Other |
| Loved the tour! |
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china town
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| Thu, May 15, 08 10:00 AM |
RachelleWint |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| fun tour, learned a lot of cultural history, excellent tour guide, highly recommend it |
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hot day in Chinatown
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| Thu, May 15, 08 10:00 AM |
lmolinari |
Female |
50-59 |
Combination |
Family With Children |
| Our tour guide, Alberta, was great. She planned ahead to avoid long delays in visiting high points of the tour due to a group of 100 children on a field trip. She accomodated the unseasonably hot weather by moving us to shaded spots to relay her comments and stories. All in all a great tour, visiting a temple, a tea shop, seafood shops--both live fish and dried, a fortune cookie factory, food shops and merchants along with the history of the buildings and present associations too. Finishing with the Dim Sum lunch was tasty! I would recommend the tour to anyone interested in the history of San Francisco, especially associated with Chinatown. |
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Alberta was wonderful
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| Thu, May 15, 08 10:00 AM |
ncmigas |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Alberta was so kind as I had delays in meeting up with the group and she made sure I still was able to enjoy the wonderful experiences in Chinatown! |
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underachievement
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| Wed, May 14, 08 10:00 AM |
kdebeer |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| I expected much more from the tour after having visited the website and seeing the reviews. It was a little bit dissapointing. |
