Taste some of Chicago’s most iconic foods while walking through one of the Prohibition Era’s most fashionable and notorious gangster-ridden neighborhoods in Downtown Chicago.

 

EXPERIENCE:

Taste some of Chicago’s most iconic foods while walking through one of the Prohibition Era’s most fashionable and notorious neighborhoods. Learn about Chicago’s world-famous cuisine and the gangsters who ate it all in one special unique tour!

Sample two types of pizza – Chicago’s deep dish and historic tavern-style – as well as prime steak and the world famous “Chicago hot dog” all while treading the streets of Capone’s closest friends and dreaded enemies.

Highlights include a visit to an old tunnel used by prohibition gangsters in the basement of one of the establishments; a mansion once used a a brothel for gangsters; the Cathedral where gangsters were gunned down by Capone’s men; and a restaurant owned by the man who brought down what was left of the Chicago mafia in the early 2000’s.

 

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Learn the history behind Chicago’s most iconic foods and the food tasting venues
Taste Chicago staples like juicy steak, hot dogs, and Chicago deep dish pizza
Hear stories about Chicago’s most famous gangsters
Enter old gangster hideouts including an old underground tunnel used by Capone
See where gangsters relaxed, did deals or maybe met a sticky end

 

 

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