| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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What fun!
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| Wed, Apr 4, 07 10:00 AM |
mattmus |
Male |
60-69 |
Combination |
Family With Children |
| My daughter and grandsons and I had a great time with Chuck, who was charming and informative, and the dim sum lunch was great. I'm recommending the tour to my friends.
Matt |
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Fascinating Tour
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| Wed, Apr 4, 07 10:00 AM |
kevsingsurf |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| What a great experience! I've been to China Town three times on previous visits to SF and had no idea about the depth and history of the area that I learned about on the tour. The guide was knowledgable, friendly, and outgoing. I strongly recommend this tour for first time and repeat visitors alike. |
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Awesome review of history, food and culture
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| Mon, Apr 2, 07 10:00 AM |
Severodj |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Alberta was a fantastic guide. She made sure we all stayed together, could hear her and got all our questions or shopping needs met. We learned a lot about the area (since she grew up here) and she was always trying to share the interesting not just the touristy aspects of the area. Well worth the money. Lunch was delicious, the tea was an education and we loved the samples at the fortune cookie factory. We would definitely recommend this to everyone. We had three children on the tour (from another family) and they got to go to the kite store while the adults enjoyed the talk on tea. Great tour!! |
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A good overview of Chinatown!
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| Mon, Apr 2, 07 10:00 AM |
RogJoy |
Unspecified |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| The tour leader added much to the tour by her enthusiasm and her knowledge of the area. She was veryh friendly and made the tour enjoyable for all. |
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Great way to see Chinatown
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| Mon, Apr 2, 07 10:00 AM |
NJerdan |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Our guide, Alberta, was terrific - a second generation Chinese resident of San Francisco. Besides giving us an excellent tour of Chinatown she provided us with information on Chinese customs. Many of her examples of these customs were drawn from her own life. I had walked through Chinatown on a previous visit to San Francisco but didn't gain much from that experience as I only looked - didn't learn about Chinatown as I did with the Wok Wiz tour. Lunch was delicious and gave us a chance to try foods from dim sum to a Chinese "Krispy Kreme donut" for dessert.
I was very impressed with the tea shop we visited and returned after the tour to purchase some tea.
It was a great tour and was made more special by the enthusiasm and knowledge of our guide, Alberta. While we visited the tea shop, Alberta took the 3 children on the tour to a nearby kite shop which she knew would be more interesting for them. I'd definitely recommend this tour to any of my friends who go to San Francisco. |
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wonderful experience
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| Sun, Apr 1, 07 10:00 AM |
dgassaway |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Being a second generation chinatown resident, Alberta gave us an insight we would never have gotten anywhere else. I would recomend this tour to anyone who is looking for something interesting and different to do. The diversity of our tour group added to the over all expericnce.
Thanks again. |
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Fun day out, lacked content
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| Sun, Apr 1, 07 10:00 AM |
mattshaw |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Second time I've been on the tour and it wasn't as good as last time.
Didn't see as much of the culture - more a tour of the shops! Tour guide hugely enthusiastic, but didn't cover much about paintings, fortunes or even the cooking!
Food at end was great, but a little rushed. |
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what a great tour w/ Dorothy!
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| Sat, Mar 31, 07 10:00 AM |
michelekraft |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| We had a wonderful wok wiz tour with Dorothy on Sat. March 31, 2007. She showed us around beautiful China Town and talked about the history, the culture, etc. She is full of information and a joy to be around. The lunch we had was so delicious and we will return again for lunch. Thanks again!
Mchele Kraft
Aptos, Ca. |
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Well worth the time and money
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| Thu, Mar 29, 07 10:00 AM |
petersonrkp |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We learned a great deal of the history of Chinatown, we loved the food. |
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Loved the very personal historical perspective
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| Thu, Mar 29, 07 10:00 AM |
Woodward7 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| My husband and I recently took our grandson to San Francisco for the first time. He loves history and we wanted him to see the city from a historical perspective whenever possible. Our tour through Chinatown with Hank gave him that perspective, since Hank grew up in Chinatown. We loved the walks through different alleys and seeing through Hank's eyes how things have changed over the decades, though in essence, Chinatown remains the same. I can highly recommend this tour, especially for people with Children, since it allows the whole family to become more than just "tourists." |
