"Crab Bisque"

Customer comments on Mala Insana [ Luxury interior: Mala Insana is the costliest restaurant in town and the decor justifies the bill. Modern and traditional, hip and classy, fancy and comfortable, all at once. Through some devilry, they pull it off. Secret Menu?: I'm pretty sure they sell soup. I swear I've seen others eating it, but I can never find it on the menu—could be listed du jour somewhere? Veteran staff: I asked the waitress to show me the live crab they claimed to cook with and she straight up dropped a crab on the table like it was nothing she was laughing she said people do it all the time then she took the crab back to the kitchen. 5/5 would eat again. Expensive: Food is great but it's overpriced. $450 for a cut of steak? On the lunch menu? Come on, that's ridiculous! It's not fucking ambrosia or, like, human flesh. Seafood: People rave about the crab, but I don't see any seafood on the menu posted online? There's a lot of recurring nautical themes for a restaurant that doesn't put seafood front and center. Eggplant theme: The interior of Mala Insana is clearly driven by a homely, cozy theme, but they are bold enough to draw the guests' attention to the humming neon sign of a cartoon eggplant right at the entrance. Lunch options: The a la carte lunch menu is a convenient way to claim "I ate at Mala Insana" without having to put yourself on the months-long waitlist or sell your soul. The establishment is far more casual during lunch and the bill is a bit kindlier, but the three stars the chef prides herself in is evident in every single lunch menu. Gross vibes: Stuffy. Lots of rich people ordering off-menu and looking down on you. Watching you eat. Would not recommend. Keep coming back: I keep telling myself it's too expensive, but I swear I'm back for lunch every other day. I'm here right now! ] Customer comments on the "crab bisque" [ Freshly baked bread on the side: The basket is so cute! Really fits the comfy theme of the place. And the bread is so warm and flavorful, omg. I asked if I could take them home. Served in a plate: Apparently the plate as opposed to bowl makes it so that the fragrance hits you in the face. The plate is heated so the bisque stays warm for longer. Don't touch the plate! Suspiciously Delicious: Tastiest soup I've ever had!!!! I took a spoonful and I was like WOW!!! I didn't know soup could taste like this! It's a must!!!!! Thick and rich: My waiter told me that the cooks use the Old Ways of making crab bisque. There's extra grinding and thickening or something. Flavors coat your tongue and palate and soul. Chef's Fuckin' Weird: "Avant garde" bullshit. There's some kind of bushy, hairy "garnish" on the rim—looks like an old-timey moustache—, but it doesn't touch the actual soup, so whatever, I guess. Roast garlic pieces: Not a big fan of how they toss entire cloves of roast garlic as a topping. I'd rather have croutons like a normal person. $30: Thirty bucks for a fucking bowl of soup??? Are you fucking kidding me? May as well have my firstborn child! I hope this goddamn place goes bankrupt. What fucking thieves. ]