I don't mind taking a chick to dinner. If you have a mouthpiece on you it should work in your advantage. Get her laughing and comfortable around you.
Make sure it's something light like sushi or fish, never Italian or some shit like that.
Have a drink at the bar before dinner with her a whole bottle of wine at dinner with her and then take her to a few cool bars afterwards for after drinks. After she has about six or seven drinks in her she's pretty much ready to be bedded.