AWESOME TOUR! Enjoyed immensely. Lots of history as well as an incredible amount of food. Will go again when I'm next in New York.
The tour guide and driver were amazing, kind, informative and the driver was safe and I didn't once think we might hit someone or something common fear in NYC! I get car sick and they had no issues with letting me sit in the front. Very accommodating. I learned a lot about the area. The food we tried was really good but they don't serve drinks with your food. The tour was 125, I thought it included beverages. I also thought it would focus more on pizza but we only had one slice at one place. There were areas where we couldn't sit and enjoy our food, and there were cramped places. The bus was a little warm but overall comfortable. I'm guessing the folks in the back may have been hot as I almost was in the front. I would recommend the tour, but wish they served beverages and focused a bit more on pizza!
You could not do this on your own. The guide was very good. She knew a lot and we learned about the area and enjoyed the food.
I would even do it again.