The Dish: Lobster bisque at Mitchell’s Fish Market 

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Dreary, rainy overcast weather makes me desire comforting food such as soup. Or as George Costanza would put it, rainy weather makes me focus so I can shift into “soup mode.” Luckily, I don’t have to deal with a cantankerous soup check that will force me out the door should I commit the slightest faux pas. I just have to open up the Uber Eats app and cry over how expensive third party delivery is. 

The ocean supplies the ingredients of all of my favorite soups, so I decided to try something from Mitchell’s Fish Market. I ordered a bowl of lobster bisque, a classic recipe that is one of the best seafood soups a person can possibly enjoy.  

The first thing I noticed was the pleasant aroma. The soup was nice and warm, and the steam carried the inviting smell of a delicious cooked lobster. I don’t usually pay too much attention to how food smells, but this made me feel like a Looney Tunes character lusting over a cartoonish oversized ham. The bisque at Mitchell’s is thick, creamy and has a wonderfully savory taste. It wasn’t too salty, and it certainly didn’t taste too fishy, as if it were catfish or tilapia in disguise. I can’t say I’ve sampled enough lobster bisque to be some sort of final authority on the dish, but this is definitely up there with the best soup I’ve ever had.  

My only complaint is that size of a bowl seemed rather stingy. It seems like the bowl size at Mitchell’s would merely be a cup elsewhere. Then again, Mitchell’s isn’t shy about advertising itself as being super duper gourmet, so I somewhat expected a thinner quantity to go along with the higher price. Regardless, I felt satisfied.  

Mitchell’s Fish Market 

2975 Preyde Blvd., Lansing 

Monday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. 

Friday-Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. 

Sunday, noon to 9 p.m. 

Mitchellsfishmarket.com, (517) 482-3474 

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