I wasn't aware that you can open pull requests from within the same project (i.e. not from a fork). The idea of using this for quick code reviews before merging code into the production branch is really interesting to me...
Most people using github for their everyday work do it the way Scott mentioned. Github's pull request system is fundamental to its success and everyone I know's workflow.
I'm familiar with the Pull Request system. I've just only ever used it to pull changes back into the main repo from other forks; I didn't know you could use them from within the same repo.
