Chow Down Charleston Food Tours

Went on this tour while on vacation. Was on a food tour 6 years ago here wanted to try a different company. Had good reviews.
This was a great tour a different variety of food! Plus loved the story of each place and stopping along the way and pointing out history of this great city. The last food tour did not talk about anything about the history.
I say when I am in Charleston I am in History Heaven!
Heaven that what Charleston is!

What a fantastic tour! Between the incredible food, history, and scenery — we had a great time! Reid is a fantastic tour guide! My husband and I had a great time and it was one of the highlights of our trip! :)

We went on upper kings street tour and it was fantastic. We were a group of 8 from philadelphia and we met Reid at rarebit. He was very knowledgeable with facts and little tips as we walked around to off the beaten. path every place was unique and fun along with his sense of humor. I WOULD HIGHLY recommend for fun foodie people. THanks
REID for such great day in charleston in april. LINDA AND FRIENDS maybe you will see rebecca and rachel along your travels .They love the dog park especially Rue

Really great tour of Charleston and some of its local flavors. 6 stops at some great local eateries/​shops. Stops in between each to talk about some of the sights and city history. Reid (owner/​guide) is very knowledgable and approachable with questions about food/​history/​Charleston in general. 8 person groups so pretty intimate setting lets you get to know and connect with other participants and the guide along the way. Highly recommend a tour with them, wish we would have been able to do it earlier in our trip to get more ideas about where to eat (not that we’ve struck out anywhere while on our trip).

After reading all the other reviews, I couldn’t agree more! Reid and Jessica are excellent tour guides, blending Charleston’s history with it’s overwhelmingly diverse culinary scene. It was fun, informative and the food was incredible! I highly recommend this food tour!

What a fun time we had on our tour last friday with Reid! we started the day off at Rarebit with a great shrimp po-​boy and a yummy all made in house Mule! off the hook!!! both the shrimp and the drink were a great way to start the tour! the restaurant is so cool inside and a must stop to take you back to an upscale diner along with upscale diner food!
Our next stop was Apartment A. yes it was an apartment turned into a mexican restaurant! the tamale was yummy, pork and the sauces were amazing! very cool little spot to grab some authentic mexican!
D’Allesandros was a hole in the wall pizza joint, what more to ask, the pizza we had was yummy thin crust and not the usual cheese pizza!
Tapio, boba tea, was an interesting experience and a nice change from the frozen yogurts or coffees or fruit teas. gotta give it a try!
Wildflower pastry, stuffed but the raspberry scone was soooooo sweet and yummy, i can tell you that we didn’t leave a crumb behind and all the other goodies looked amazing.
Along the tour reid gave us lots of history tidbits as well told us about the restaurants and that they were all family owned and run. we were in an area that is going through revitalization and i think it will be a fun place to visit just outside of the touristy area of charleston!
This is a great tour, fun and not a bad lunch! :)

Our tour was FANTASTIC! Reid was great at explaining the history, architecture and food. The tour was very well planned out. We started at the Brown Dog Deli which is definitely our new favorite spot in Charleston. The food was very innovative and everything tasted great. This is a great way to try new things. I would have never thought to put certain foods together that this tour featured. I am extremely picky about what I eat but this took me comfortably out of my comfort zone. I am so happy we tried everything and loved it! The walk itself was not bad at all. You don’t feel like it takes too long or too short the tour. Its literally just right and the food portions are perfect. By the end we were comfortably full. I also love that these restaurants are all locally owned and are NOT tourist traps. I can’t wait to come back and do their uptown tour. Our favorite attraction in Charleston!

My wife and I had an awesome time taking our tour with Chow Down Charleston Food Tours. We visited in October and had a great time learning some history about Charleston while walking around the area. Reid was a wonderful tour guide, he had great stories to tell and was very funny. This tour is absolutely worth the time and money and was a highlight of our whole trip!
Also, our trip and tour were during some flooding in the fall of 2015, Chow Down was very good about helping us reschedule our tour to accommodate the weather conditions.

Reed and Jessica were AMAZING guides to the food scene in Charleston. It is a ‘must do’ for anyone visiting the city!

We moved to Charleston a little over a year ago and have been on many tours to learn more about the area. I have to say this tour has been my favorite. Jessica is very friendly and it was a lot of fun. The places on the tour are different and I sampled foods I would have not done on my own. I enjoyed meeting and speaking to the other people during the restaurant visits. She is also a great tour guide! I would highly recommend this for locals, visitors and a day out with friends/​date!

If you want to go on a food tour this is the one! Reid and Jessica are fantastic tour guides. They take you off the beaten path to great local eateries, all while telling you about the wonderful rich history of Charleston! This is a must tour if you have friends/​family in town! We plan on doing this again!

This tour is fabulous for visitors and locals alike! My husband and I, who live in Charleston, took my aunt and uncle on this tour while they were visiting. I chose this tour because of the excellent reviews and the restaurant selection. I had been to a couple of the restaurants previously (and knew how awesome they are), and was eager to try the rest. I was really blown away by the food, the portion sizes, and how knowledgeable Reid, our tour guide, was! We all learned a lot and were stuffed by the end of the tour!

One of the best things we’ve done thus far while in Charleston. We would recommend this food walking tour to everyone! We loved that we were taken to some really unique places that were slightly off the beaten path. The food we had at each stop was delicious! Our tour guide and the owner of Chown Down Charleston, Reid, was very friendly, very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humor. He gave us interesting facts about the history of Charleston throughout the tour as well. We thought the length of the tour was perfect, as it allowed us time to digest our food. :)
Reid, thank you for such a fun tour and giving us a taste of Charleston that we probably would never have had the chance to experience on our own.

My wife and I loved the tour as well as the guides — Reid and Jessica. The portions were larger than expected, so come hungry. Although they were not overwhelming. We really enjoyed walking the streets, listening to the history and seeing some of the lesser known restaurants. Great value and definitely worth the time!

My husband and I took the Chow Down Charleston food tour as a way to taste the local flavor of this charming city and see areas not so touristy. This tour far exceeded our expectations. The food was generous portions… very personable and we got a little history of these six places through Reid’s viewpoint! We also did Tom Dew’s walking tour of the city a few days earlier and they were both different! You can do both tours and get a different experience. Highly recommend this food tour. You will enjoy it and not go away hungry either!

Wonderful way to spend a few hours on a Saturday, especially if you’re hungry. A really nice mix of small, local spots that I’ve wanted to try forever and was so happy with the results. Reed and Jessica make a great pair as hosts and guides. Their tour provides another reason why I love Charleston and all that it offers!

Really fun mix of food sampling from unique places in Charleston along with historical insights into the Holy City. Our family lives close to Charleston but this tour introduced us to places we have never tried. Highly recommend this tour for both tourists and long time Charleston visitors.

This was our first trip to Charleston and the tour provided a great mix of history and food. All 6 stops were amazing and unique. I would recommend this tour for locals and visitors.

I would recommend this tour as a way to walk, talk and taste some of the diverse flavors Charleston has to offer. Not to mention a great way to get to know a few of the best hidden food gems sprinkled around this great city. The tour is small, 8 people, 6 nicely paced stops that touch upon a variety of culinary treats. Jessica and Reid, the owners and guides, are both personable and knowledgeable; offering a bit of history and answering questions along the tour route. We’ve done several food tours and I must say they’re an excellent way to find out where to go and be able to sample food in many places in a short amount of time. It’s a good idea to book your tour at the beginning of your trip if possible so you know where to visit later. Thanks for enlightening our Charleston food experience Jessica and Reid! Our time and money was well spent.

AMAZING! We had such a great time on this tour! The places we stopped were fantastic, Jessica and Reid are great hosts and share a lot of history about Charleston and the history of the place we visited. The group on our tour was small (8) which was great because it was nice to meet others and enjoy their company at the restaurants. It took about 2.5 hours to do the tour and visit 6 different places and by the end you are definitely full from all of the yummy food. I would describe it as a «progressive lunch.» I would do this tour again and would recommend it to anyone that visits Charleston.