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  • My husband and I moved here from the Bay Area last summer, so it's been a tall order finding a sushi place in the desert that we love as much as our old favorites. (OK, we did find one on Tatum, but of course its doors shut not long afterward - stupid economy). Sapporo is close to home for us and seemed like a great spot to check out for my birthday dinner. We knew it would be a bit scene-y, so I threw on a cocktail dress and fluffed my hair, my beloved Director of IT dug up a shirt with buttons, and off we went. The mammoth fire pillars and line of luxury rides at the entry should've been our first clue that the place was probably not going to be our preferred hangout - the second being the stream of highly-plasticized Scottsdalites pouring in and out of the place. That being said, we were seated quickly (our reservations were originally for teppanyaki, but I really just wanted sushi, so we requested a table, which was accommodated without fuss), and we received fine service from our waitress. I'm a little sorry we weren't seated closer to the bar for better viewing of the spectacle of Botox and Rolex - but then again, doing so may have put us off of dinner entirely. The cocktail I had, some martini concoction involving pear liqueur and sake, was pretty tasty. We ordered a bottle of Momokawa Pearl sake, which we hadn't tried before, but our server didn't mention (or know?) that it might be a good thing if we swirled the bottle to mix in the ricey sediment, so 3/4 of the way through the bottle we were drinking - or rather, not drinking - a gritty, milky mess. We'll read the label sooner next time, I guess. Our calamari appetizer was rubbery and tasted exactly as if it had been breaded in Shake-N-Bake. The sushi was adequate, but nothing to rave over. I will say that my husband's teppanyaki steak was well-prepared, the cubes nicely medium-rare as ordered. Luckily, Sapporo's having a special this month to offer Happy Hour pricing all evening, so the total price for dinner, including the painfully marked-up Momokawa, was not out of line with what we'd expect to pay for similar sushi in California. At any rate, the staff was on top of things and it was fun to play dress-up and check out the scene, but the food was forgettable and I doubt we'll be back soon.
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