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Guide Shawn and their team’s passion for food and exploration culminate in food tours that show you the best hidden culinary spots in Chicago. They’ll take you to the most exciting locales that offer the best bites in town, including favorites like Chicago dogs, deep-dish pizza and Italian beef sandwiches. With years of experience exploring Chicago, your expert guide will weave in exciting stories from the rich and compelling history of this city.

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5.0 / 5

Based on 17 reviews

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Bev

10/27/24

Sue Gould was a great guide! She was knowledgeable, genuine and energetic. The attention to the little details and suggestions throughout the tour pointed to an experienced guide. (I tipped her after the tour)

10/27/24

Alessandro

09/15/23

Awesome

09/15/23

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Astrud J.

01/20/23

Clinton made a great tour guide! Even though we reside in Chicago, we nevertheless learned a great deal about its history, particularly that of the regional cuisine. highly recommend to anyone who is local or visiting.

01/20/23

Bob C.

01/20/23

The food was excellent! Clinton was a kind, well-informed, and organized host. Along the trip, we made a number of stops at various historical locations. Clinton also provided a ton of recommendations for locations outside of the designated tour stops.

01/20/23

Editha

01/20/23

Eddie, our tour guide, was excellent. The tour included information about Chicago's history in addition to sampling regional food. Eddie, a Chicago native, kept things moving along nicely and provided a fascinating overview of the region's history. Highly recommended!

01/20/23

Anthony

01/20/23

I've had the good fortune to travel to Chicago in the past and have had some of the city's well-known cuisine, but when considering what to do, I thought why not take a food tour and sample the best and whatever I could have missed. I wasn't let down. Clint took us for a stroll during which we had the opportunity to sample some delectable food, learn some history, and see some items we might not have known were there.

01/20/23

Ashanna V.

01/20/23

I highly recommend taking this tour! Clinton excels in all he does. I considered myself fortunate to be a part of the tour because he took us to several excellent restaurants and skillfully blended cultural facts with this experience. Following the tour, he gave us a ton of recommendations for sights to see and restaurants to try.

01/20/23

Bethany

12/02/22

This walking food tour is fantastic. Every place we went offered delicious foods for us to sample. The cuisine was top-notch throughout. Since I live in the City, I'm going back to some of the places. Great excursion for both residents and tourists. It might be an effective team-building exercise for a workplace setting. The guide was wonderful in every way.

12/02/22

Rusty

12/02/22

Outstanding tour with a very experienced guide. With our small group, Clinton was very understanding, and interesting. Food was amazing, popcorn stop ok, but pizza, beef sandwich, and Chicago dog this is a terrific way to start seeing downtown Chicago.

12/02/22

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