On atmosphere alone I'd give Sapporo five stars. The restaurant offers a trendy, modern decor and its spacious enough to accommodate the vibe you're seeking, whether it's an intimate date, the bar scene, the sushi bar, a group hibachi table or a large party on the patio. And the servers are all gorgeous. Yes, this is the place "to be seen" in Scottsdale. 

Food was pretty good, although we just stuck with the happy hour menu. With half price wine and cheap rolls it was a reasonably priced meal. We had the tuna nigri, caterpillar roll, spicy salmon roll, veggie roll and the Kobe beef sliders. Tuna was decent, nothing amazing. The rolls were really small too. There was so much eel sauce on the caterpillar roll that when I went to pick up a piece it fell a part in a soggy mess into my soy sauce (which splashed onto my freshly dry-cleaned cream-colored silk blouse. Lovely.) Spicy salmon was standard--nothing special. I enjoyed the veggie roll the most; the biggest of what we ordered, it was crunchy and flavorful. Kobe beef sliders were delicious but, seriously, who messes up Kobe beef?

There is one thing that bothers me while dining at a sushi place: requesting more ginger & emphasizing A LOT more ginger and not receiving it (or receiving a puny pinch). I put in requests to two servers and, after waiting 10 minutes, was brought literally three pieces. Call me picky, but seriously, ginger is a freakin Japanese condiment. Show me the money! (or ginger, in this case). 

I do wish to return to try some hibachi. The aromas wafting around the place from the hot tables was intoxicating. Maybe they'll redeem themselves with more ginger.