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USD $60.00
Behind-the-Scenes Chicago Pizza Tour by Coach
Chicago, United States of America
Get an exclusive view inside four famous Chicago pizzerias on this 3.5-hour tour and enjoy delicious slices at each! With your small group by mini-coach, go beyond the well-known pizza shops and dive into the neighborhoods where the true locals eat. Because of your guide's relationship with the chefs, you’ll get an inside look at the kitchens and witness the pizza-making process at certain locations.
Not only will you try the famed Chicago-style (deep-dish) pizza, but you'll also sample tavern-style (thin-crust) and Neapolitan (coal oven) pizza, too!
Get an in-depth look at the Chicago food culture as your mini-coach takes you to each stop on this pizza tour ! With your local guide, dive into four Chicago neighborhoods, possibly including the Lincoln Park, Ravenswood, and West Town, and sample Chicago's famed pizza. Enjoy deep-dish and tavern-style (thin-crust) pizza, as well as Neapolitan pizza, which is wood burned and traditionally made with mozzarella and tomato.
Not only will you get a full slice of pizza at each place, but you’ll also get a behind-the-scenes look at the kitchens where all the magic happens! Listen to the chefs as they describe the passion and craftsmanship that goes into every pizza. In between tastings, your guide will tell you interesting facts about pizza making in the great city of Chicago.
You’ll visit four of the following top Chicago pizzerias:
Pizano's Pizza and Pasta - traditional deep-dish pizza
Coalfire - the first coal oven pizza joint in Chicago
Spacca Napoli Pizzeria - Verace Pizza Napoletana (VPN)-certified Neapolitan pizza
redFLAME Pizzeria - the only grilled pizza in Chicago!
Italian Fiesta Pizzeria- Obama's favorite home-town pizza
We love Chicago and love pizza and thought this was a great way to sample some of Chicago's finest. We were taken to all home-owned pizzerias, provided with something other than your standard pepperoni and sausage pizza (each pizzeria has its own unique specialty) and we also received a narrated tour of Chicago as we traveled from Pizzeria A to B to C to D and back! Great thing about this tour is you can take it several times and go to different establishments each time! A must do!
Review by: Maria W, July 2018
The tour was great. Danny was awesome and funny and knowledgeable. He was dk of info about the city, pizza, and trivia. Ask him about O.J’s car race.
Review by: dcthompso, April 2018
Amazing and very filling! We samples thick and thin crust pizzas at four different pizzerias. Our tour guide and driver were friendly and knowledgeable. What could be better than a Chicago tour and lots of pizza?
Review by: Lorenext, March 2018
Amazing experience! loved the variety and options for vegetarian people... highly recommended!
Review by: Pam R, February 2018
GREAT TOUR AND AWESOME EXPERIENCE!!!!
Review by: LeeAnn O, December 2017
It was a lot of fun and the young tour guide was funny and energetic. The bus was hot and not air conditioned like advertised. I didn't like all the pizza places we went to. I always thought I liked deep dish pizza but didn't like any of the deep dishes we tried. The thin curst place with the coal fire pizza oven was the best but then again I'm from the west coast where thin crust is where it's at. Fun tour though. I'd do it again if I could pick the pizzerias.
Review by: Shawn T, December 2017
I had an absolutely amazing time on this tour! This was my first viator arranged tour - and I was very pleased. Well run, very informative and tons of pizza to eat. I didn't leave hungry - that's for sure!
Review by: PJ, December 2017
Fabulous and delicious!
Review by: carykathymiller, November 2017
This was an amazing way to sample many types of pizza. While we did not go to Lou Malnatti's on this tour - we enjoyed every pizza place that we stopped. The tour guides were wonderful, the people we met along the way were great. Just a fun way to explore Chicago.
Review by: Janet E, October 2017
Dan was great! Pizza was wonderful. Fun, informative and very filling!
Review by: sharon2g, October 2017
The tour was Great! Our tour guy Danny was informative and friendly, I loved, meeting all the people on the tour.
Review by: Kelly J, October 2017
Without a doubt, the best thing to do in Chicago. We really enjoyed the Danny’s expertise and humor. There was so much pizza eat but it was also worth it. A different taste to different experience at each place. The tour was well spaced out and though it was a lot of food it wasn’t overwhelming.
Review by: Susan H, September 2017
Do not miss this tour ... get a great history of Chicago and pizza ... and a perfect way to learn the layout of the city!
Review by: Cheryl B, August 2017
This is the best way to see the city, learn about the many styles of pizza available in Chicago, and taste your way across town. The bus is an easy and comfortable way to travel to various pizzarias's across town. Along the way, our tour guide entertained us with stories of Chicago's past, neighborhoods, and pizza. We visited 4 restaurants that each served very different styles of pizza. We absolutely loved the tour!
Review by: Rose E, August 2017
We took the tour on August 5. Danny was our tour guide. I made the reservations for me and four others and hoped it would please everyone. It certainly did. Danny told us about the pizza we'd be eating, the history of the pizza places we were visiting, and generally entertained us. Four stops: Pizano's, Flo and Santos, Pequod's and Coalfire. Each one was delicious in its own way. Highly recommended by my group of five.
Review by: Carolyn H, August 2017
This tour was wonderful. Sydney was an amazing and informative guide who led us via motor coach to four noted pizza restaurants. She did a fabulous job of using wit and charm to explain the relationships and splits in the various restaurants. The pizzas were wonderful. There were opportunities to purchase alcoholic beverages if desired. We were able to watch a coal fired pizza oven while she explained their technique. She also pointed out other places of interest as we traveled through Chicago. This included a nice drive down Lakeshore Blvd. Although I was alone, I met lots of lovely people from many states and we had a wonderful time! Do not miss this tour!
Review by: Missy S, June 2017
This is the 3rd time I have done this tour and it is Fantastic! I learn more about Chicago from the guides then actually the pizza. The pizza is wonderful as well. You will get full!
Review by: sheila b, March 2017
thought we were going to go behind some kitchens but never did. Guy leading us was interesting and pizza places pretty cool but not totally what we expected.
Review by: Sandra T, February 2017
Danny was a great tour guide! A wealth of knowledge about the city and pizza history with some humor mixed in! 4 stops on the tour were amazing! Pizanos, Flo and Santos, Coalfire and Pequods were a fun mix of styles and tastes, Pizanos being our group favorite!!
Review by: Jenny M, January 2017
Dan was our tour guide. He was great! We are from Chicago but still tried amazing types of pizza we never had before. We were stuffed when the tour was over. This tour is for people who want to try the best of Chicago pizzas and who take their pizza very serious. Thanks Dan!!!
Review by: Sherrie C., October 2016
This was a great pizza tour to go on! The guide was funny, knowledgeable, and the pizza was very good.. Would recommend to anyone wanting a taste of Chicago and tour of the city...
Review by: Phil B, October 2016
Don't eat breakfast!!
Review by: Suzanne L, October 2016
Great tour! Danny was a wealth of knowledge and alot to fun!
Review by: lauraflosi, October 2016
Danny was the most knowledgeable guide about the city as well as the history of Chicago pizzas! What a tasty way to explore the city._br/_ Amazing pizzas of all types to try. Ample food for all to enjoy and reasonably priced for the food, tour, transportation!_br/_ Loved it!
Review by: BRENDA K, October 2016
Great way to try some very interesting pizza. I found my new favorite Pizza!!
Review by: engenlori, October 2016
Loved it!
Review by: edwardwojo3, October 2016
Great pizza and well informed guide
Review by: Cheryl L, August 2016
Absolutely fun and amazing time!!_br/_ Great pizza _br/_ Would recommend 100
Review by: Bret K, August 2016
Be ready to eat a LOT of pizza! Our guide Joe was awesome! The pizza was great and each setting was different and enjoyable in their own way. Totally worth it. Kids had fun!
Review by: Amy C, August 2016
Great tour, and our tour guide Joe, and driver Robin, made sure we were well cared for. My only quibble is that the tour was double/over booked. There were 9 of us on the tour with a large family reunion group 30 people. The group was 20 minutes late, and it was THEIR family reunion. They should have been given their own tour. Otherwise, great selection of restaurants and great pizza!
Review by: Nancy H, July 2016
Our tour guide Joe was excellent! The 4 places we went were outstanding. All unique and very hard to pick our favorite.
Review by: dawnchiuch, July 2016
This tour was fantastic! The tour guide was fun and very knowledgeable not only about Chicago pizza but also about Chicago history. The pizza was ALL delicious and there was plenty of it! Well timed and very organized.
Review by: Harriet F, July 2016
GREAT. Loved everything about it. Tour guide OUsTANDING. Food WONDERFUL recommend to EVERYONE
Review by: James B, July 2016
This tour was amazing!
Review by: lindaebrown206, June 2016
This tour was absolutely fantastic! Danny made the trip so enjoyable and fun! The pizza places were chosen for diversity and were all delicious and unique! Danny shared history of pizza in Chicago, along with lots of other tidbits of Chicago info. This is a must do! You will not be disappointed.
Review by: Karyn P, June 2016
Joe was a great tour guide! Loved the hidden gems I would have never gone to before and tried pizza I never would have ordered and Loved it!!
Review by: David R, January 2016
A lot of fun. Hope you are hungry. Tour guide did a nice job explaining the various types of Chicago pizza. I have told a lot of coworkers about the tour
Review by: Daniel G, December 2015
Great Pizza and lots of it plus fun pizza and Chicago facts along the way
Review by: Gaylard G, November 2015
My wife and I had a great time on this tour last week. Jonathan was great. Pizza was awesome and the city tour information was an added benefit. Would do it again.
Review by: Daniel M, November 2015
Robert was a wealth of knowledge, not only of the Chicago pizza scene but of the history of Chicago overall. I highly recommend this tour.
Review by: nails, October 2015
This was a great tour but be prepared to eat plenty of pizza, so dont have breakfast lol. Our tour guide Robert was fantastic he had lots of information about the city and lots also about the different Pizza establisments we were going to. We also met some really nice people on this tour as well.
Review by: Mitchell H, October 2015
Our tour guide, Danny, was outstanding in every respect. He was knowledgeable about pizza and r_br/_ The city as well. He addressed all by name which was impressive. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Mitch and Billikay Hartson
Review by: John R, October 2015
Excellent food and a great tour guide! So glad we went on this tour!
Review by: Katie, October 2015
Great tour! The guide, Danny, and driver, Q ?, made for a really fun and informative afternoon. The tour took us to four local pizzerias showcasing the different pizza styles that locals love. The tour avoided the more touristy locations and instead gave us a unique insight into what true Chicago pizza is. Highly recommend!
Review by: Stephen K, October 2015
We had the time of our life. Jonathan was the best. I am missing me some _br/_ Chicago pizza already. I went on other tours while there yet Jonathan had the best and most informative knowledge. I guess you can say he made the tour.
Review by: James S, September 2015
Yummy! Great variety of tastes. Tour guide was very informative. Great descriptions of what to expect before we got to each stop. Lots of fun! We would definitely recommend this tour.
Review by: Jimmie P, August 2015
This was a wonderful tour of 4 different pizza restaurants in which we were able to sample the different pizza specialties. Our guide was fantastic, and his knowledge of pizza and Chicago was boundless. We also enjoyed our guide's humor. We would highly recommend this tour for all pizza lovers!
Review by: JENNIFER H, July 2015
We actually wanted to tour a facility to see how it worked but the pizza was really good at all four places we went. Who knew one could eat that much pizza in one afternoon. Well worth it.
Review by: Arthur C, July 2015
Great pizza and great fun! Our guide, Jonathan, did an excellent job. Very informative and entertaining.
Review by: Ravi B, June 2015
As someone who has been to Chicago on many occasions, I normally hit the same pizza spots when i come to town. I liked this tour because I was able to go a couple of new spots that I probably would never go to when I come to town. Upon meeting, we were given a bit of history on Chicago pizza....some fun facts that I was unaware of.......Our pizza tour was mixed, in that depending on which restaurant we stopped at, we were either sampling deep dish, thin crust or both (four restaurants in total). The transportation was also very comfortable for this 3.5 hour tour....while we were being transported to the different restaurants for the samplings, we were getting a tour along the way....so that also made the tour fun. Overall, if you like sampling pizza with a fun tour guide, I recommend this fun tour....
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