Sweet Willie & I are both LTHForum.com fans. I'd also add that despite the fact it's a Chicago-focused board, many of its members are pretty well-traveled and some have actual relocated from Chicago but continue to post, sharing information about their new home towns. When visiting Tokyo and Hong Kong a couple years ago, I planned many of my meals based on reports I read on LTHForum.

I've used TripAdvisor for *some* cities, but I place more stock in its reviews for lesser-traveled cities. For example, last year I went to Dublin & never used TripAdvisor (but did use LTHForum). I also went to Morocco & found that TripAdvisor reviews were pretty accurate and local suggestions generally aligned with the consensus recommendations on TA.

I've also found a lot of value in the NY Times travel section's city guides. They review a *lot* of restaurants outside NYC, and one or two of my favorite meals in Tokyo came from a restaurant I discovered through the NY Times.