Aswim in stellar Mexican shellfish

7 Mares brings the beach to Columbia

A slab of salmon from 7 Mares in Lexington, South Carolina/ Photos by Michael Stern
A slab of salmon from 7 Mares in Lexington, South Carolina/ Photos by Michael Stern
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Chips and salsa that begin a meal at 7 Mares signal a special eating experience. A cut above what’s served in this country’s typical Mexican restaurants, the salsa is fruit-bright with eye-popping jalapeno buzz. Its intense smashed-tomato flavor seduces taste buds so emphatically that many diners buy a second bowl for later in the meal. (The first batch is free.) Chips are distinctive, too—tostadas nearly large enough to enclose a taco’s worth of ingredients, but in this case they are flat and rigid.

 
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