The Tuna swam to the top.
Big Tuna’s Kitchen & Kraft, located at 1345 Old Chapin Road in Lexington, recently was crowned the winner of The State’s 2026 Lake Murray Restaurant Poll. The unscientific poll ran on the paper’s website from May 21-27, and readers were asked to vote for their favorite restaurant on or near Lake Murray from a list of 16 places selected by The State’s staff.
More than 13,800 votes were cast in the poll, and in the end Big Tuna’s finished first with 52% of the votes. San Jose & Marina, located at 3340 Highway 378 in Leesville, finished second with 38% of the votes, and Irmo’s Tavern on 6 finished third with 6%…