I actually knew about this tour beforehand, as a friend had already taken it last summer and recommended it to me (*thanks Ian and Janelle). Well, here we are almost a year later and I was going to be in San Fran so I thought I'd try it. I ended up taking the North Beach/Little Italy tour. The group was... More

This tour is great if you are hungry and enjoy food!! Our guide, Jim was entertaining and informative about the history of the North Beach area. We tasted delicious coffee, the best focaccia bread, sweet french bread, antipasta plate, pizza and cannolis...even stopped at a taco place for the best fish tacos (Jim explained that North Beach used to be... More

On Saturday (May 20) we took a tour of Chinatown with Blandella and we had a wonderful time. She was so personable and knowledgable. We enjoyed every minute. We would highly recommend this tour. It was like being with a member of your family!!!

When we first signed up for the tour, we expected a food tour. The good news was that it was much more. The guide, JIm, grew up in the neighborhood and gave us perspectives that were fantastic, such as what it was like growing in the neighborhood. All the food stops had excellent food and good quantities. Several stops that... More

My wife and I spend a get away weekend in San Francisco. We have visited it many times before and just go off on our own. On this particular trip we decided to take a food tour. Thinking that we knew the "City" all too well we were wonderfully surpised that we didn't. The North Beach/Little Italy tour took us... More

Note: I did speak with the owner after writing this review. He was a nice man, but has not made any changes in the tour since the negative reviews dating back to 2009. You may want to read the reviews on Yelp as well for a more balanced review. My review was taken down after being flagged and other negative... More

As the person that helped to organize an event that one of the reviewers is directly referring to, I COMPLETELY disagree with their negative review. I helped to organize an event with 13 other adults and 5 children for a celebration of my wife's birthday. Everyone had a great time. We left stuffed and with a greater appreciation of North... More

We ended up taking two of the tours offered - Night tour of Chinatown and Little Italy and a tour of North Beach/ Little Italy. We were a group of 5 including grandma and the walking was easily do-able. Washrooms were available, not at every location but at enough for the group. There was a good variety of locations and... More

Jim's intimate knowledge and obvious love of North Beach changed this experience from an ordinary tour into a visit to the homes of friends. We spent a highly enjoyable three hours behind the scenes at a coffee house to see how the beans are roasted, to a bakery to see traditional brick ovens, and a chocolatier to see how fudge... More