Weekend Food Tour - Essential Chicago Eats

Name: Weekend Food Tour - Essential Chicago Eats
Brand: Cozymeal
SKU: 22398
Price: 79 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (16 reviews)

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all-inclusive: 6 food stops and taxes.

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What You’ll Do

Journey through historic Chicago on this weekend food tour, enjoying the best bites along the way.

Spend the weekend sampling Chicago’s signature dishes on a weekend food tour blending history, architecture and cuisine. Explore the city’s famous landmarks while indulging in its culinary treasures.

Treat your taste buds to freshly popped gourmet popcorn, a Chicago-style hot dog and a hearty Italian beef sandwich. Experience the Willis Tower’s exclusive secret dish before savoring a slice of deep-dish pizza and a reinvented Chicago brownie. Reserve your weekend tour now and enjoy a true Windy City feast.

Alcohol may be enjoyed by those of legal drinking age.

Your Tastings

Stop 1

Begin at the grand Harold Washington Library, a postmodern landmark that stands as a temple of knowledge in downtown Chicago.

Stop 2

Enjoy one of Oprah’s “favorite things” — gourmet popcorn, freshly popped and full of rich, buttery flavor.

Stop 3

Taste the city’s signature Chicago-style hot dog, loaded with traditional toppings. (Just don’t ask for ketchup.)

Stop 4

Step into the iconic Sears — or Willis — Tower, once the tallest building in the world and uncover a hidden Secret Dish high above the city streets.

Stop 5

Savor a juicy Italian beef sandwich, a Chicago classic made with thin-sliced meat, sweet peppers and a dip in savory jus.

Stop 6

Wrap up the tour with a deep-dish pizza slice — thick, cheesy and unforgettable. Then discover a sweet local legacy with a modern twist on the dessert invented in Chicago: the brownie.

Please note that the served food & drinks can sometimes change due to seasonality. Also, food tour menus cannot be modified to adapt to most dietary restrictions.

Tour Facts

Minimum Guests 1
Maximum Guests 12
Food Stops 6
Approximate Duration 3 hours
Labels City Tours, Walking Food Tours

Meet your guide

Guide Shawn or Local Guide

16 reviews

Guide Shawn and their teamвЂ™s passion for food and exploration culminate in food tours that show you the best hidden culinary spots in Chicago. TheyвЂ™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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What You’ll Do

Journey through historic Chicago on this weekend food tour, enjoying the best bites along the way.

Your Tastings

Stop 1

Begin at the grand Harold Washington Library, a postmodern landmark that stands as a temple of knowledge in downtown Chicago.

Stop 2

Enjoy one of Oprah’s “favorite things” — gourmet popcorn, freshly popped and full of rich, buttery flavor.

Stop 3

Taste the city’s signature Chicago-style hot dog, loaded with traditional toppings. (Just don’t ask for ketchup.)

Stop 4

Step into the iconic Sears — or Willis — Tower, once the tallest building in the world and uncover a hidden Secret Dish high above the city streets.

Stop 5

Savor a juicy Italian beef sandwich, a Chicago classic made with thin-sliced meat, sweet peppers and a dip in savory jus.

Stop 6

Wrap up the tour with a deep-dish pizza slice — thick, cheesy and unforgettable. Then discover a sweet local legacy with a modern twist on the dessert invented in Chicago: the brownie.

Please note that the served food & drinks can sometimes change due to seasonality. Also, food tour menus cannot be modified to adapt to most dietary restrictions.

Tour Facts

Minimum Guests 1
Maximum Guests 12
Food Stops 6
Approximate Duration 3 hours
Labels City Tours, Walking Food Tours

Reviews

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Bev

27 Oct 2024

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)

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Alessandro

15 Sep 2023

Awesome

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Astrud J.

20 Jan 2023

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.

Bob C.

20 Jan 2023

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.

Editha

20 Jan 2023

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!

Anthony

20 Jan 2023

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.

Amy A.

20 Jan 2023

I went on a secret food tour with Eddie on my visit to Chicago. What a special and enjoyable day this was for me. Eddie was a great source of information, and I wished we had more time. The dish exceeded expectations and was amazing.

Coleen08

20 Jan 2023

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, my daughter (12) and I went on a walking food tour with Clinton. The time between Chicago goodies was very effectively passed by Clinton's extensive knowledge of Chicago architecture. Each of the stops was enjoyable, and we had a great time

Brielle S.

20 Jan 2023

Did a tour of Chicago with Clinton. He was a fantastic, experienced tour guide who showed us several significant buildings and delicious food! I loved learning about the history of the first skyscraper and I still dream about my Chicago dog. 10/10, and I really enjoyed my first trip to Chicago because of him!

Santiago K.

20 Jan 2023

This was my favorite experience during our recent trip to Chicago. Alexander was a great tour guide who provided us with a lot of useful information. The menu options were thoughtfully chosen, delectable, and did a great job of capturing Chicago. Once more, many thanks to Alexander for being such a talented tour guide. Without a doubt, I'd tell my family and friends about this trip!

Gino

20 Jan 2023

Clinton and I went on a wonderful culinary tour. He provided some fascinating insights about Chicago's history, architecture, and, of course, FOOD. Pace was good, is highly recommended, and was affordable.

Gordon

20 Jan 2023

Clinton made a fantastic tour guide. The food was combined with information about the city and its structures so that you could recover before moving on to the next food stop. This tour has my highest recommendation!

Ashanna V.

20 Jan 2023

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.

Bethany

02 Dec 2022

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.

Rusty

02 Dec 2022

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.