Sometimes, I make a point of searching out iDine restaurants if I know I'll be in town long enough to be able to find one of them. If traveling with friends we'll often seek out a fine dining establishment to check out. I am always interested in reading what locals say about dining in their area -- I too find chowhound good for this purpose. But in the end it does often seem like when the tummy grumbles, we'll inevitably stop at the first place we pass that looks good -- and we are rarely disappointed.
