This was probably one of the best tours I've been on, and my fiancé (who has very high standards…read moreabout these things) agrees. We booked a tour for Saturday at 2 pm. There were some technical difficulties and the TV system on the bus ended up not working. Mr. Frank Calabrese Jr was very professional and good-humored about the situation. He offered everyone on the bus the opportunity to come back free of charge so that we may have the full experience with the photos he had been intending to show us. He proceeded to do the tour without the presentation, which honestly was great in itself. He is a very good story-teller, and had a great narrative. He had notes with him but only referenced them a few times to make sure he wasn't forgetting anything. Everything was super authentic and off the cuff. I loved that we went around Chicago and we were able to get glimpses of how the city was like in the 60s-90s. What made this tour so great was that these stories were first-hand. It didn't come from someone who spent hours studying the history; this was his real life. He was very genuine about his experiences, and his anecdote about his kids at the very end of the tour made me tear up a bit. He even invited us to stay for happy hour at the Chop House to have a drink with him to talk. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone, regardless of whether you know the mob history or not. I personally didn't know too much, and still was captivated by his stories. He does have a book (which I definitely intend to read) and a movie in the works!

I'm a huge fan of true crime and Chicago history, so I'm surprised to say that this was my first…read morecrime tour ever. But everything happens for a reason, and it seems that reason was that I was meant to wait until the perfect one came along -- that, my friends, happened to be the Family Secrets Tour. I met Mr. Calabrese Jr. weeks ago when he presented some of his intriguing life stories at an event at Chicago Chop House, and I knew that evening that I had to book and experience the real deal, aka his bus tours. My friend and I booked a tour for a Friday afternoon recently that started at 2pm, and though there was a bit of a delay because our bus's TV monitors weren't working, Mr. Calabrese Jr. smoothly filled the time with some behind-the-scenes stories he said he usually doesn't share on the tour. I was hooked immediately. To be honest, before this tour, I had no idea the stories his family was involved in were so high-profile (I even talked to my family afterward, and they ALL knew every detail and were mad I didn't invite them! Sorry family!). But even while he showed us news clips, a lot of photos, and told all of his stories, he remained modest, which made the entire experience endearing. Mr. Calabrese Jr. is super charismatic and a great storyteller, and you can tell he genuinely loves telling his story and showing everyone around the neighborhoods where he grew up, and where big moments happened in history to people who were in "the life." I truly enjoyed this tour and I recommend it for anyone who wants an real, honest, non-theatrical recap of Chicago's mob history. The Family Secrets Tour is engaging and delightful. Thank you so much for captivating us, Frank! Can't wait to bring my family along some time!

We toured the Frank Lloyd Wright home which was fantastic. We started to walk on a self guided tour…read moreof other FLW homes when we saw Rick and his cab. We then decided to take Rick's tour and are darn glad we did. Rick has a vast amount of knowledge of the homes in Oak Park and makes it pleasant to hear about their history. If you have a chance to take Rick's Rickshaw, do it.

We hired Rick and his Richshaw for our wedding in May 2014 at Promontory Point in Hyde Park. Rick…read morewas FANTASTIC: he was easy to plan with, and accommodated all of our requests. Our guests (and we) were so grateful to have him there to shuttle folks to and from their cars and the hotel - and he was SO professional and fun. THANK YOU, Rick, for helping to make our day a bit more special. We are so grateful and would highly recommend Rick's business to anyone.

Ride With the Bike offers personalized bike aka pedicab tours around Chicago…read more Fun day or night! Shaded and offers a unique perspective of Chicago with options to get on or off for stops at destinations of your choice.

Great guy great service at a great price I will definitely…read moredo business with him again and refer him to anyone needing a bike ride

HORRIBLE is the better term. I was there for DNC and on 8/22/24 was in a big hurry to get…read moredocuments from Congress Plaza hotel back to Marriott Marquis. I hired a pedicab because that was the only thing available. He drove me from Marriott Marquis to Congress Plaza, then back to Marriott Margquis - all of 20 minutes. I thought he was charging me $27. TURNS OUT HE ROBBED ME FOR $207 on my debit card and I am still trying to get a refund. Name is Dusan. Don't use this company

I chartered a Tuk Tuk with a group of out of town friends to see the sights of downtown Chicago …read more We had so much fun going from point A to point B. While we enjoyed the beautiful sites, we all agreed that the best part of the evening was the ride on the Tuk Tuk! It was a fun mode of transportation... inside the vehicle but open enough to enjoy the weather outside. Our driver, Patrick was not only very knowledgeable about the city and fun spots to go to but he was a great guy... professional but very entertaining. We laughed all evening!! Great experience.... We will definitely do it again and would highly recommend it to others! Go Tuk Tuk Chicago!

As a Chicagoan, I enjoy doing various tours of my home city. I am glad that I had purchased a…read morevoucher through Groupon for this tour. Making a reservation was very easy for my tour. John was very accommadating. John had verified the location and the time the tour begins. The bus was very easy to locate on Clark Street. Checking in was a breeze. The seats were very comfortable. There are various screens throughout the bus so you will be able to view the snipet of the tv show or movie before seeing the building or location of the shoot. Hint: try to sit on the left side of the bus so you can see more of the attractions. Patrick, the guide, was fantantic. He is was very entertaining and informative regarding the various locations. The tour itself was about two hours. I would recommend this unique tour of Chicago if you are a tv/movie buff.

Great film tour. This was our second attempt at taking the film tour. The first attempt was last…read moremonth when the bus was running 45 minutes late due to traffic on the expressway. Good thing we had a groupon that we could use to reschedule. We didnt want to wait the 45 minutes! So this time the tour was on time. The bus was actually early to arrive. I was extremely happy the bus was air conditioned and smelled lemon fresh! The tour lasted about 2 hours. It was non-stop movie clip playing while the bus was driving us to the places that were shot on film and our tour guide was giving us the history of it all. Our tour guide knew SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much about the movies. I'm impressed she saw them all (or maybe just most of them?). The films that they played dated as far back as 1915 (His New Job) and as late as 2009 (Time Traveler's Wife). I never knew SO MANY films had clips of Chicago in them. How awesome to have this information pointed out to me! I highly recommend this tour!

We have enjoyed Secret Food Tours in several cities and we were looking forward to the Chicago…read moreexperience! I have to add that we completely mixed up our travel plans and were only able to join this tour for the first half, so my review is based on this. Our tour guide, Danny, was informative, patient, and determined to share not only the food of Chicago but the history, characters and charm as well. We met at 11:30am for the tour and he waited until all participants had arrived. If you are late, he will text or call to make certain you can join the group. David began the tour with some history of the Harold Washington Library, where the tour began, and a trip to visit the Vietnam Memorial in the 3rd floor and a quick bathroom stop before we made it over to our first stop at noon for a slice of deep dish. It was very good and apparently the recipe for the crust came from the chef who had worked at Uno first. Hmmm. Our next stop was from some Chicago caramel and cheddar popcorn. We had time to duck on for a quick purchase as well! Danny was really helpful in that he rushed a bit to allow us to make it to the Chicago dog stop. Yay! Qe left the tour after this, but can highly recommend Danny and his tour. He not only shares Chicago treats, but history and interesting facts!

The first thing that struck me about this tour was our guide Eliot's bizarre and purposefully…read moreoff-putting behavior. For a food tour, we were given a rather extraordinary amount of personal information on they/them upfront. After about six minutes of painful emotional prodding during an all-together confusing summation of they/their time attempting a career as a comedienne at second city, Eliot stopped the tour inexplicably for a long and lingering moment by the Obama family's top literary picks to explain Chicago's diversity-rich history to us. We didn't receive any food for another 45 minutes afterwards. Somehow, the tour still ended almost an hour early. When receiving my pizza slice, I shot Eliot a rather confused glance and they/their response still has me perplexed. "MY tour differs greatly from the script that I've been given," they said curtly. I said nothing at all before or afterwards. In my opinion, this was strange when speaking to a customer while all the others could easily hear. Between the stops, Eliot didn't talk to the guests at all and instead studied their reflection in the windows which is very strange behavior for a tour guide of any kind. Also, the food that one is given on the food tour totals about $30, so one essentially pays $49.99 to be toyed with for a few hours. I'll walk myself up and down Jackson Blvd next time (which comprises the entirety of the food portion of the food tour) and avoid the nonsense next time.

Maddy was an excellent tour guide. Very knowledgeable and friendly. You could tell she was…read morepassionate about Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture and story which made everything more engaging. She explained details in a way that was easy to understand but still interesting. The houses in the neighborhood are really cool to see and it's a nice walk through the area. Even if you're not an architecture expert, you can appreciate the design and how different the homes look compared to typical houses. Definitely recommend doing the tour if you're interested in architecture or design. The guide really makes the experience.

Fun way to spend an afternoon, but pricey for what you get!…read more We opted to do the outdoor tour. This provides a little phone on a neck lanyard, and you push a button of the house you're looking at and get a 3-ish minute explanation of the design of the home. The descriptions were informative without getting boring, and I definitely learned quite a bit about Frank Lloyd wrights inspiration and artistic development. I loved seeing how his designs changed through the years. That being said, $15 to walk down a street was pretty pricey. The museum doesn't maintain these homes- they are private residences. I was looking at one of the homes and the family that lived there pulled up in their ford. It did feel a bit invasive, and you're paying this museum to look at random peoples private homes. Kind of whack, and perhaps not worth $15. I know they're nonprofit and upkeep the little phone devices, but I felt this walking tour should just be rolled up with the indoor tour. To do both is over $30, which is more than most museums in the area. For what you get, pretty expensive, especially when the street is open and you could just walk down it on your own.

What an amazing highlight on our visit to Chicago! After briefly catching a tour feature on a…read moremorning show, my family of three decided to give it a try and we were not disappointed. Steve served as our "doughcent" and his energy was contagious. He was passionate, knowledgeable and engaging. Even my 12 year old enjoyed it. We kicked off our adventure at Labriola for a perfect deep dish. After introductions and a bit of Chicago history in a small private area in the back, we tasted our first slice and were even able to check out the oven. There was a vegetarian option, which I appreciated and sausage for everyone else. Everyone appeared to really enjoy it. I really thought it would stand as my favorite, until we arrived at Stop two - Paulie Gee's. Oh em gee- my favorite of the day. It was so unexpected, but so good. The crust was the star of the show and as a bonus, we received a special appearance from owner and chef Derrick Tung. Our third stop was Pat's, where we enjoyed more great history and a generous servings of tavern style pizza- very very thin, but flavorful. My favorite was the veggie (artichoke, spinach and peppers), but I like the cheese, too. Owner Gina Pianetto and her team were very attentive and gave us a quick background Ian's overview of the restaurant. Our final stop was Robert's Pizza and Dough Co. for delicious artisan style pizzas - wild mushroom for veggie lovers and a fennel focused pizza with fennel salami and braised fennel. Chef Robert came out and gave a wonderful background and how he got started. Another phenomenal pizza. The mushrooms were super high quality and beyond delicious. The crust was great. A wonderful wrap up to the tour. I would wholeheartedly recommend to anyone visiting Chicago. Perfect size group. Intimate, but enough to enjoy opportunity to meet other. Perfect stops, timing and comfortable transportation. Bravo Steve - well done!

The knowledge our guide had about pizza, its history, and Chicago's history made the trip…read moreinteresting and memorable. The pizza choices were spectacular. Hard to say no to another piece when they taste that good. Couldn't recommend the tour more. Six stars!