"0"^^ . . "We decided on Sapporo after reading so-so reviews on Ichiban and Benihana's. This was a nice surprise. Yes, it is not in the best looking area, and yes, the restaurant may not be as nice as a Benihana. But the food was quite good. \n\nWe had our doubts at first. We went in the middle of a Sunday afterfoon and the place was empty. And service seemed to be a little disorganized and distracted. But once the chef came out and got to work, it was great. The salad and soup were veyr good, the soup being a little more beefy in flavor than what we were used to. We then had the fried rice and got a HUGE portion. We needed a little more soy sauce that what the chef used, but he gladly provided more and the rice was delicious. \n\nThen we moved to the main entrees. Wife had the Chateaubriand and I had the Tenderloin and Scallops. The meat, although cooked just a tad past medium, still melted in your mouth,and the scallops were absolutely the best I've ever had!! Again, huge portions of meat and vegetables, plus a large portion of noodles. Definitely a plateful.\n\nWe did not get the requisite show you get at this kind of restaurant, but we've seen it so many times, it's kinda boring to me. Instead, we had a nice conservsation with the chef about the Pittsburgh area. All in all, this was a very pleasant meal, and I'll definitely go back."^^ . "0"^^ . . "2012-08-06T00:00:00"^^ . . "1"^^ . "4"^^ .