Hidden in plain sight along a busy Columbia thoroughfare sits a culinary treasure that locals guard with the fervor of someone protecting their grandmother’s secret recipe collection.
Real Mexico Restaurant might not catch your eye with flashy signage or valet parking, but what happens in that kitchen should be classified as a minor miracle in the pantheon of South Carolina dining.
The star of this unassuming show? A chimichanga so perfectly executed it might make you question every other deep-fried burrito you’ve encountered in your culinary journey.
Driving past Real Mexico, you might mistake it for just another storefront in a modest strip mall…