| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Great tour of Chinatown!
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| Tue, Nov 29, 05 10:00 AM |
denther |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Chuck was a great tour guide. We saw much more of Chinatwon that we would have on our own. |
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Chinese culture and history in San Francisco
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| Tue, Nov 29, 05 10:00 AM |
ghickey |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| I found the tour interesting even though I'd been to Chinatown many times before and previously had seen many of the sites on the tour. Still, the guide explained details about the sites that I didn't know. The guide was full of fun and information.
The tour would be even more interesting to anyone who had never been to Chinatown. I would recommend it, although I thought it was a little pricey. |
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an enjoyable interlude in San Francisco
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| Fri, Nov 25, 05 10:00 AM |
JosephTreat |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Had a wonderful tour headed by the owner Shirley Fong-Torres. She is a knowledgeable, vivacious, and friendly individual. I do not think she knows a stranger.
She made us feel at home right away. We enjoyed her and the tour immensely and left with some sense of the history of the people who make up Chinatown. She was gracious to all the people on the tour and answered questions easily.
We finished up the tour with a fine lunch under Shirley's care. We will not soon forget our Chinatown visit. |
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EXCELLENT
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| Wed, Nov 23, 05 10:00 AM |
jansalls |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Dorothoy Q was wonderful!
Enjoyed all the knowledge/history/humor and lunch |
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historic walking tour with a meal
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| Sun, Nov 20, 05 10:00 AM |
ridgeland |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Excellent tour of China town. Great historic information from guides who lived it. Excellent meal at the end. |
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Chinatown under the covers
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| Mon, Nov 14, 05 10:00 AM |
cbsmith |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This tour gives you the REAL Chinatown taught by someone who lives there.
The tour gives a quick explanation into 4 areas of Chinatown life - culture, religion, medicine and food. Each is explained as a resident would learn it - from the grassroots rather than in some academic manner. Throughout it all, the history of Chinatown and China itself are used to explain why things are the way that they are.
Be prepared to do a fair amount of walking including hills, with a reward of an 8 course Dim Sum lunch at the end. The knowledge that you will gain and the lunch make the walking worth your time.
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Go Wok-ing!
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| Sat, Nov 12, 05 10:00 AM |
sharky60 |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Unspecified |
| My wife and I had a wonderful time on the Chinatown tour. Judy, our guide, was very informative and just a pleasure to be with. Chinatown was my favorite part of San Francisco that I saw, the colors, the people, everything was great.
We visited a fortune cookie factory, met a local artist who demonstrated Chinese brush painting, visited a temple, a market and so much more leading up to the the Dim Sum lunch which was very good.
I would highly recommend anyone visiting San Francisco to do the Wok Wiz Tour or any of Shirley Fong-Torres' tours. |
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Minimum historical information; horrible food
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| Sat, Nov 12, 05 10:00 AM |
mgraham |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I have lived in the Bay Area for years and have read a lot of material on the Asian experience in America and the history of Chinatown. And I have eaten at many wonderful restaurants both in San Francisco and the East Bay. My disappointment was enormous as the tour progressed and so little real information was presented. It was cursory at best. But, the most disappointing, unacceptable part of the tour was the food. Chinese Chicken Salad made with yesterday's iceburg lettuce. As my friend from Kansas said, "I make this at home and mine is better!" This was advertised as Dim Sum. When did Chinese Chicken Salad fit into a Dim Sum meal? And then the worse Chow Fun I have ever eaten. These people are definitely off my list. The reason I signed up with them is that I thought they would be able to get us into a good Dim Sum restaurant. Seven Seas is not. Or certainly not with what the Wiz Wok people ordered. Shame on them! |
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Enjoyed the tour
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| Fri, Nov 11, 05 10:00 AM |
rcbonner |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Unspecified |
| We had a great tour with Chuck, who was very knowledgable and entertaining. He answered all of the questions and told the little stories that few outside of Chinatown would know. Lunch was also very good.
Could perhaps provide some hints on parking for those of us driving in fro the east bay.
I have and will recommend this tour to others. |
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Good Fun!
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| Sun, Nov 6, 05 10:00 AM |
JayT64 |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Wok Wiz does a great job! Our guide grew up in Chinatown, and had many personal stories to share that enhanced our tour. She was warm, enthusiastic and entertaining. We highly recommend taking a Wok Wiz tour, particularly if this is your first visit to San Francisco. Another handy tip: Bring a chocolate croissant to Mrs. Fong-Torres, and you'll have it made! |
