Hi All - my husband and I took the Friday, 07/08/22 tour with Roger (tour guide). If you are FROM Colorado Springs or PASSING THRU - you have GOT to book this tour. Roger was insightful, funny, articulate - tremendously knowledgeable about the 'Springs' history with antecdotes, etc. And the food ... AMAZING! For the price, you get to see 5 restaurants w/all the history about the location and the statues within downtown Colorado Springs. Roger was able to answer All my questions - especially about the 'Eggs' that hang out here and there - and even informed me there were 2 I missed in East Colorado Springs.
The first restaurant was Jack Quinns - absolutely one of the best historical accounts of how they became a GREAT Irish delight. They have draft beer and cider - but the gentleman giving us the presentation on Jack Quinns had a t-shirt from Jameson Whiskey. I've been to Ireland - and Jack Quinns Shepherd Pie is second to none. His repertoir was so interesting I forgot to ask for a shot (or drink) with Jameson - THAT's how good he told the story.
Then we went to Brakeman’s Burgers - if you haven't been to this place, you simply need to GO! My hubby loved the Sliders - and I wasn't exactly shy about eating the wonderful Sweet Potatoe fries with various sauces. The history was excellent to hear about how this wonderful restaurant came about.
Our next stop was at Poor Richard's Restaurant - the BEST pizza ever! We sat in the courtyard and learned about various tid-bits of history from our guide, Roger. If you like white wine - try their Riesling - WONDERFUL!
Then came the: Four by Brother Luck. We had a private room for our tour. I've had Margarita's from all over the world - but NEVER as good as this Margarita. My husband loved the Jalapeno Poppers - I had to give up my doggy bag to him when we returned home.
Our final stop was: Josh & John's Ice Cream-Downtown. I'm not exactly shy about Ice-Cream, but THIS place serves - by far - the BEST., unique flavored, creamy ice cream I've ever had (and I've been to Rome with Gelato, etc).
That's where our tour ended. In 3 hours, we learned more from Roger than any/all other tours combined. We were so stuffed by the end of the tour - we couldn't eat for the rest of the evening into the next day.
There's a certain charm made when you learn about a place. This 'tour' did so much more than that. I work in healthcare IT - my days are stressful, etc. This tour gave me 3 hours of a reprieve. You really can't expect that with all tours - but this tour, you can! Enjoy!
Response from Host
Jul 2022
Wow, thank you so much for your review! Reading this made us so happy. :) We are glad that we provided you with an outstanding experience, and we hope to host you again soon.