Our tour guide, Soneta, was well versed on the history in and around the U Street area. The stop selection was perfect. Ben’s chili bowl AND the Ethiopian restaurants serve up full portions, so start your tour with an appetite! Personally, I think there should be less history and more local food stops, but less food overall. Like, sample size tastings at 5 places. Everyone knows what opinions are like!!! Ha!

Learning history of the U Street area. The residents supported each other such as opening a bank to provide loans for new businesses to establish themselves and build the community.

Soneka was friendly and full of interesting information about the U Street area of DC both historical and current. Tried a variety of interesting and delicious foods along the way. Glad we were able to get a glimpse of this rich part of DC. Maybe more expensive than like tours but part of the proceeds are given back to the local area. (PS - water is provided and make sure you start with an empty stomach)!

Jen was very good, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic. She explained not only the history of the area but also of the food we were eating.

this was an incredible tour! The food was good and I appreciate the knowledge gained about the neighborhood!

Jenn was great. Her background in history and archeology came thru in her sharing the history of the area, buildings and restaurant stops. Food variety was great! My 13 year old loved it and asked for a similar experience on our next vacation.

The tour with Jim was more than we expected. We couldn't have asked for a better experience since we are getting to know the area. The food selections and history lessons helped us understand the community better. We couldn't have asked for a better guide and he truly exceeded our expectations! Thank you Jim!

Had a great experience. Wesley was very knowledgeable and patient. I highly recommend! I would definitely go back.

Ben's Chili Bowl has such a great history and so many famous people have been there. I have never tried Etheopian food and it was amazing and I want to try again. The Cuban pastry was my favorite and so good and the local ice cream shope was a great way to end the tour. Jim was an amazing tour guied and gave us so many other recommendations at the end of our tour!

Jenn was a great guide with terrific knowledge and enthusiasm. Our food stops were terrific and well managed. And old town Alexandria was revealed to us step by step.

Wonderful trip with lots of history regarding the area. Bonus stop at the African American Civil War Museum. Our guide was knowledgeable, food choices were varied. We definitely recommend.

The tour was fantastic! An awesome blend of history and food, and the guide kept us full of knowledge and tasty delights and kept things moving. We also love the 1-1 benefit provided to the community! Thank you very much!

Such an a vibrant neighborhood. Our guide was super informative and invested in making sure everyone had an amazing experience. Ben’s Chili dogs were excellent. Cuban pastry was absolutely delicious. Although the Ethiopian food was yummy, restaurant had dirty tables and staff there seemed indifferent to a good customer experience. So much history and an overall great experience!

Loved our tour guide, our stops, the cuisine, and the knowledge we gained along the way. Overall, I enjoyed this, but I do have one major complaint which I hope can be improved upon after this review. I LOVE Ethiopian food and planned to make reservations during our trip at one of the many Ethiopian restaurants DC has to offer on our trip. But, after learning that this was cuisine we would get to enjoy on this tour, I decided to allow this tour to give us our "fix." Unfortunately, I had one bite and my fiancé had none. This was a massive disappointment. The restaurant choice I'm sure was fantastic and the food looked divine. But, the way it was served was extremely unappealing. The food was served on one plate for 5 strangers to share by eating with their fingers only. Now, I'm Indian so I have no issue eating with my hands. I grew up like this... BUT I ALWAYS HAD MY OWN PLATE!!! When the food was placed in the center of the table, the 5 of us all looked around at each other and the guide. The guide said "dig in!!!" I knew exactly what was going to happen so I went first and took a piece of the injera and used it scoop some lentils and put it in my mouth. Of course, it is nearly impossible not to put your fingers in you mouth or lick your fingers when eating with your hands and that's just what happened. So... out of respect, I did not put my germy fingers back into the food that everyone else was eating. My fiancé was disgusted and didn't eat any. Two of the girls took a couple of bites and one of the girls' jacket sleeves dragged into the food while she was getting a bite. Gag. And then one lucky lady was able to dominate the plate. She went buck wild with bite after bite all while licking her fingers after every single bite! This truly changed the tour for me. Like.... WHY???? Especially in this day and age, why are exchanging germs like this with complete strangers without disclosing in advance that this was going to happen. Had I known, I would NOT have paid $100 for this tour. The one food out of 4 which I was most excited about, I didn't get to enjoy. So, if they can start serving individual portions of the Ethiopian dish, I would say this tour was perfect and worth every penny. But for us, it was a very expensive chili dog, ice cream (which I also did not eat because it was 30 degrees, but no one can help that and it was my choice to avoid being MORE cold), and cuban pastry. Also, I had read that the guests could choose their pastry at the colada shop, but our tour guide did not give us that option. He ordered the most boring and basic one. That was also sad. He said he had only been with company for 2 months, so maybe that was it. Or maybe it was cold and crowded and he didn't want to deal with asking 5 people what they preferred. Either way, I did enjoy the history and the chili dog, but there is room for improvement in my opinion.

Great food and local history. Delicious and not at all boring! Discovered an Ethiopian restaurant I’d love to go back to.