What an amazing experience! I am definitely doing this again. I loved hearing the history of China…read moreTown and trying all the delicious food! Chris did an amazing job, the perfect tour guide! I hope we get him for the Mission tour I plan to go with my husband.

Had the BEST experience with Foodie Adventures (led by the phenomenal Chris!) on a food tour…read morethrough SF's Mission District. I took my work team, hoping to do something unique, fun, and delicious--and this exceeded every expectation! From start to finish, Chris curated an unparalleled journey WITH SO MUCH FOOD! In addition to the food, it was a fully immersive cultural experience. Chris gave us a ton of rich history and fascinating stories about the neighborhood, the incredible art/murals, and its iconic eateries. As a team of serious foodies, we came in with high hopes--and Chris delivered in every way possible! I could NOT recommend this tour more--it's an absolute must-do whether you're a local or just visiting. We're already counting down the days until our next adventure with Chris!

I can't believe I didn't do this sooner! My friends' birthday was coming up and I thought taking a…read morefood tour to celebrate would be much more fun than just going out to an individual restaurant like we usually do. And it couldn't have been a better decision. We took the North Berkeley Tour and Justin was our guide (who I very highly recommend). Not only was he incredibly knowledgeable about the history of all the delicious food we enjoyed, but he was also so personable and easy to talk to. It really felt like we were getting an insider's view of the area. And of course, the selection of food we had was diverse and amazing too (all of it). The best advice I can give to someone who would like to book this tour is to bring your appetite because you will not be hungry when it's over. In fact, by the time we got to our last stop for cupcakes, we were all so full that we just took them to go. I'm still amazed that we were able to visit so many different places in such a short distance. Many of the foods I tried were new to me but I think it's safe to say I've now discovered some new favorites and will definitely be back. Oh, and for those who like to shop, we passed a few cute places along the way too. This really was a fun experience and a wonderful way to spend the day!

Fun activity to eat, learn and experience!…read more We did a 4pm tour at the ferry plaza building and it was a nice replacement for dinner. The tour guide was informative and fun while mixing in tastings throughout. Highly recommended experience!

This was a wonderful tour! Ted B is so knowledgeable and funny! He did a great job of asking…read morequestions to include everyone and got everyone on the tour engaged and joking with one another! We had delicious, ample tastings and you will leave happily full! It was great learning the history of the area. My only suggestion is to get us to the guest tasting a bit faster as I was a hungry girl in waiting! Loved the dumplings, noodles, shumai and duck!

We booked a cooking competition class with Chef Jeremiah in Sacramento. It was super fun, we…read morelearned a lot, and the friendly competition was a great way to spur team spirit during our staff retreat. Thanks to Chef Jeremiah for his chill teaching style and tidbits about cooking tortillas!

Mission District food tour is more than food tour!…read more Mark is a 4th generation San Franciscan, so he is truly steeped is the city's history. Plus he worked in the food industry for decades and does private cooking classes. He does not show off, but guests can totally pick his brain about anything foodie related and he is more than willing to share. The food focused on Latino dishes, which makes sense, being that it is the Latino neighborhood. From the mission burrito to birria (goat taco), to Mexican pastries and plantain chips and more - everything was tasty. The food is humble and the spots are casual (not gourmet), yet with a great vibe. A huge part of the tour was looking at the murals. I hadn't realized just how many there are (and probably still don't realize). But there are a ton and they are all creative, lively works of art. Lots of bright colors. Mark knows quite a bit about a lot of them, as well as the organization that makes it all happen (from the paint to the hiring the artists). And we wandered in there as well, in between food stops. This tour was a blend of food, art and history - with more art than you will find in most food tours. But it completely worked to enhance the experie

I would personally not recommend this tour. Half of our party enjoyed it so I feel obligated to…read morerate more fairly. I don't think it was a dumpster fire but it's definitely overpriced for what it is, at least what ours was. I think some more knowledgeable tour guides make this really awesome, which is why the reviews are so positive. To start: our tour guide was down-to-earth but mainly apathetic and sarcastic, instead of passionate about food. We wanted to get excited about the food and mission district history, which is why we paid $80. The food itself is worth about $20-25, so the rest of the money is paying for tour quality, in my opinion. Here are the main things that I felt could be better- explanation about why we're going to specific places and ordering specific dishes, and more organization. Secret Food Tours does not seem to partner with the restaurants- our guide was surprised that one place was closed and promised us a dish that we did not actually have. I can tell from the other reviewers that we weren't cheated out of anything- we went to the same number of restaurants that others did- but it does seem like they just go to wherever is open, as there's no reasoning behind why. We went to a Mexican restaurant and got regular mission-style burritos. Then, we went to a Mexican bakery and got conchas- these are not Mission-specific, they're just Mexican (splitting a $1 concha was the kicker for me- why? What if I was alone or in a group of 5?). We went to a different Mexican bakery and got honradas, which you also have to split. It kept me from being full, but it seems badly organized. Next, we got these Filipino fusion tacos, and last, we went to the secret stop. I won't give it away, but it's wildly popular and we've already been there before. It's also not related to Mission District, or even Mexican, culture in any way. We got a very limited menu choice- tea, hot chocolate, or a chocolate milk that our guide said was not recommended. Well, after all is said and done, I cut my losses. I had a lovely day walking with my friends through SF eating food, but I really could've found these places on Yelp in seconds. Save $60 bucks so you can pay for parking!

As part of a small contingent of Yelp Elites, I was fortunate enouh to go on Savor Oakland Food…read moreTours' tour of Oakland Chinatown. For anyone not hardcore Chinese, like myself, this tour is a necessity for braving the Andrew Zimmern-like delights of Oakland Chinatown. I mean, let's face it. Many of us are are going to have at least some amount of trepidation about diving right into the restaurants & markets of Oakland Chinatown. But with Carlo's trusty & knowledgable guidance, we were all able to relax & really enjoy the wonders that this non-touristy Chinatown has to offer. & it wasn't all about food. Though there was more than enough downright delicious food at each our 4 restaurant stops to stuff all of us, even with plenty of walking during the tour. The Oakland Chinatown tour also had a healthy helping of history mixed in that deepened the understanding & appreciation of this neighborhood. Savor Oakland Food Tours' tour of Oakland Chinatown was truly a mouth-watering & eye-opening experience. Knowing what a great tour this is, I know I'll have to check out their Jack London Square tour sometime.

This was one of the events from Yelp's 10th Birthday celebration weekend. The tour I went on was…read morethe Jack London Square tour with Geneva as our tour guide. Here were all our stops, which took 3 hours: 1. Home of Chicken and Waffles, 2. Oakland Supply Co. 3. Blue Bottle 4. Authentic Bagel Company 5. lOAKal 6. Rosenblum Cellars 7. Baia Pasta 8. Forge 9. Bocanova 10. Miette And there were other stops along the way where we learned the history of the area, including who Jack London was. Geneva was an awesome tour guide! She's so passionate about showcasing what Oakland has to offer in hopes to shed the negative image. And the tour was evenly paced, not too fast, not too slow. More importantly, the food was delicious and I was quite full at the end! If it wasn't for Yelp, I would never, ever heard about this tour, let alone be in Oakland. I hope to go on their other tours soon, and perhaps discover Oakland on my own!

We had a great time during our tour of Chinatown and Little Italy/North Beach even during a rare…read morehot day in the city! It was fun being tourists for the day even though we are Bay Area natives. Our tour guide was Andre and he was very knowledgeable and kept our group of 10 engaged. Not only did he explain the history behind the places we stopped by, he showed us the beauty of San Francisco. The food was great and I was stuffed by the end of the tour. From what I recall, we sampled sesame balls, dim sum, roasted duck and sautéed green beans, fortune cookies, lots of tea from a local tea shop, Italian sandwiches, cannolis, gelato, and pizza. I forgot to take pics of the food but I'll have to say my favorite was the salami sandwich from Molinari.

I hate to say it but this is a pass for me. I have done maybe 10 food tours all over the place (New…read moreYork London Prague Laguna Beach Tokyo) as it's such a fun way to get to know a city. Since it was my daughter's first time to SF we decided to do this one. Very highly rated and reviewed on Viator which is what drove me to book. I feel like such a jerk for calling someone out but we just did not love our guide Brian. Jokes were awkward and he was hard to follow as he was sort of distracted and all over the place in his remarks. There was a lot (too much) of standing around and talking on this tour which made the 3 hours seem super long. There was also a couple of weird co marketing stops at a store and a show where we were offered discounts for purchasing from other vendors. Zero pressure and everyone was super nice but it just didn't feel authentic. Food was good but I never hit a spot where I was compelled to come back to. Guide complained about Viator, handed out business cards, educated us on how to tip him just not enjoyable.

Chef Joseph is amazing!…read more Bought the groupon, $19 for a tour for two, great price and an amazing deal. I love food and history so this was the perfect tour. My husband loved it, I set up the tour for our valentines day date in the city. Went around North Beach, got some amazing snacks and treats along the way and learned all the great places to eat in North Beach. Then I went on the Mission food safari a few months later with a cousin. The difference between the North Beach and the Mission food safari is night and day. Chef Joseph did a great job on both but the Mission tour is more like an intro of the history, people, and the neighborhood with by the way this place has great tacos. So while your on the North beach tour, you will be snacking the whole time, picking up little things here and there at all the great places he recommends. On the Mission, you will come out with a great history, architecture, and art lesson and a little hungry. One thing to be aware of is that the Mission is a rough neighborhood. Its a mix of city workers, homeless, and some residents, with police strolling by to keep unlicensed peddlers on the move. My well traveled cousin described the Mission as a mini Tijuana lol.

Thanks Chef Joseph. Fun and informative tour. Many gems in the North Beach neighborhood with…read morehistory included. Good pace for the group, not in a hurry. Shop and explore at your leisure.

My partner and I took the Pier 39/Fisherman's Wharf tour, and really enjoyed learning about the…read morehistory of this area while also eating a lot of delicious food! Even though we've been living in SF for over five years, we enjoyed taking this tour through a more tourist-y area and finding hidden, worthwhile gems along the way. A non-food highlight was walking around the Musee Mecanique and dropping quarters into old-timey machines, and a food highlight was trying out some of the foods at Pier 39 (which I typically have avoided, because I don't know what's overpriced/geared towards tourists vs. actually good food). We left the tour feeling really satisfied with all the food we got to eat, and also with a newfound appreciation for an area of the city we don't often visit.

Went on the North Beach food/ghost tour with a group of friends from kickboxing! We were not…read moredisappointed! Our tour guide Robert was awesome! So knowledgeable about the history of SF particularly North Beach and Chinatown! Robert gave us the perfect blend of entertainment and attention while still allowing us to have conversations with each other throughout the evening! The food was absolutely delicious! If you are looking for something fun and different to do in the city I highly recommend this tour! Don't forget to request Robert we are already planning our next tour with him!

I accompanied some of my company's new hires on a tour yesterday. Because I'm a native of San…read moreFrancisco, I contemplated lying about where I'm from just to see if I could catch our guide sharing inaccurate or exaggerated stories. Suffice to say that I was completely blown away by Stuart's deeply researched knowledge, family history in the city, and passion - so much so that I am planning to recommend this tour to my own friends and family who have also lived here their whole lives. My colleagues even commented afterwards that they probably know more about San Francisco now than their own hometowns.

Great tour by Stuart this past Saturday. I was impressed with his friendliness and deep knowledge…read moreof San Francisco, but esp with his 'our of the box' thinking when it comes to how he runs his tours. I also loved the small group size and that he provides some pictures of what this city looked like at specific points in time. Highly recommend it!

We used Air Lollipops to decorate for my daughter's 3rd birthday, and everything turned out…read moreperfectly. The process was super easy. I shared the theme and color ideas, and they took care of the rest. What made it especially seamless was that Air Lollipops is the preferred décor vendor for Imagination City. They were able to set up early and had everything completely ready by the time we arrived, which made the day totally stress free. The décor looked beautiful, was exactly what we were hoping for, and felt very reasonably priced for what we received. I would absolutely use Air Lollipops again and highly recommend them, especially if you're hosting a party at Imagination City.

Maria always delivers! She can take any theme and make it a reality. I booked her for my son's…read morebirthday two years in a row, and both years all the adults (and children) were so impressed by the decor and the desserts. Maria makes the booking process super easy and she is very communicative via all forms of communication (text, phone, ig, email). She also works with several venues in the Bay Area, which is great because she already has a good relationship with them and it makes the set up process easy. For any mama who is trying to plan a big party for their kiddo, Maria really does make the job so much easier!! I'll be going to her for all of my party decoration and dessert needs!