I have not done a lot of street game, that which I have done has been direct (i.e. start with a compliment). I did try a couple of times with the asking directions style. I found that it felt really wierd to move from asking directions to getting the number and I don't really need directions to Nando's (there's one behind Odder, the Arndale, the Printworks and the Trafford Centre. That's about all the spicy chicken I'm ever gonna need

).
There's a guy I was reading about a while ago called Dr Yen (works for Love Systems). His day game is "Excuse me I just had to come up and say you look fucking gorgeous".
Bold.
Peace,
kowalski