Secret Food Tour of San Francisco's Mission District w/ Private Tour Option

Mark brought a wealth of information to the tour as a member of a long-time San Franciscan family. Interesting facts and history at every turn. …and then, the food! Delicious variety enriched with Mark’s experience in the culinary arts. After years of being in and out of San Francisco, I have a whole new level of appreciation for the culture, history, diversity…and flavors.

This tour went above and beyond my expectations. Mark is a fourth generation San Franciscan who intimately knows both the neighborhood and cuisines. The tour involved an in-depth tour and history of murals in the Mission district in addition to culinary culture and samples. You will have left overs bring a bag

Ugh... I really don't like rating a tour so low but I have taken many food tours and this one I had to leave half way through it, it was just not for me..... however... that does not mean it might not be great for someone else! So here are my thoughts. The AREA: So I should have done my research a little better on the area we were going to. The Mission area is a very bad area I feel. I would not have felt safe there alone at all. When the Uber dropped us off, I actually didn't want to get out. It is 90% Hispanic so just not knowing Spanish I felt nervous. You have people all over the street trying to sell stuff, from dolls to paper towels. Just felt like a very very low income, unsafe area to be in. Again, I would have NEVER have done this tour if I would have known the area was like this (so I do take some blame in having a bad experience by not doing my homework first) The Food: We were 90 minutes in and all we had was a burrito, that honestly tasted like one I get in Hawaii, nothing special and a pastry. Food tour? Where was the food? Maybe it was the next 90 minutes of the tour but like I said, I left halfway through. This is an OLD area so even the places to eat look run down and very old. Pretty much all I saw to eat was Mexican food, no variety and nothing special. So why did I leave? Honestly it was the area was just bad. If we didn't see the beautiful murals along the way, I might have left even earlier than I did. But there is only so much of the same thing.. mural,mural,mural,mural that you can take and then no food. So why stay? Mark: Mark was our tour guide and I do feel he loves the area so if you fancy yourself wanting to go to an area like this to have a burrito, he would be the man for you to have with you.

All the stories about the mural and what it represents. Eye opening for me on the history of SF. Burrito is good. Wish the tour guide would honor the alcohol as it says on the ticket.

When I bought the package, it said alcohol beverages was included which it wasn’t. I was very disappointed. Our guide was great but I wish we had more stops for food tasting and that wasn’t the case.

Mark was so energetic and knowledgeable. He was so personable and had wonderful stories to share. The food experiences were unique and the historical and artistic narrative was amazing. This was a great way to learn about the vibrant Mission District. Mark was the best tour guide you could ever want!

Julie was a wonderful guide, the Mission District was so interesting. Thanks Secret food tours. The history and the food was a delight.

This was THE best experience and our tour guide rocked!! I bought tickets for my friends birthday and the two of us could not have had a better time, it was epic!

Very tasty food items Great neighborhood walk. I would repeat