My plan was to do a short write-up of Tensuke Sushi, in the Baker Building, in the Minneapolis skyway. It's a place I used to eat at a lot before the economy went in the shitter, and I loved it. Simple rolls, of the usual fish-avocado-cucumber-spicy mayo variety, but fresh and well-made and inexpensive. And today, circumstances lined up so that I'd be going there for the first time in a long time. Only it wasn't Tensuke Sushi anymore. It was Sushi-Do.

As of right now, the change is entirely cosmetic. As far as I can tell, the same people are serving the same food. Yes, my beloved Chicago Roll is now the "Twins Roll", and the whole look, from the labels on the sushi to the signage on the walls, has gotten a makeover from an overly aggressive marketing and design guy, but the sushi is the same. Prices are a smidge higher, but I don't know if that's the changeover or just how long it's been since I've eaten there, and you can still get two rolls, enough for a hearty sushi lunch, for $10 if you choose carefully.

But the change must be REALLY recent. Some of the chopsticks list a website, "sushi-do.com", which is under construction. Google finds a placeholder page, showing a fairly typical chain restaurant web design, with pictures of the Baker location and a Michigan location. I don't know what's up with the Tensuke that lives/lived in the Medical Arts building. Other than that, there's nothing. Hell, I might be breaking this news, for all I know.

Another unsettling sign - big, prominent pictures of very non-traditional sushi rolls on the walls, like a "Fire Roll" that includes cheddar cheese and salsa. I didn't see any of these in the cooler or on the little table next to the cooler, so I don't know if they're made-to-order items, or a terrifying portent of what is to come. I hope it's the former. I can't imagine they'd go to the trouble of making up new labels (and names) for all the old Tensuke menu items if they planned to get rid of them. But the restaurant world is a strange and confusing place that I do not fully understand. So we'll see how it plays out.