A taste of family tradition at Lira's in Lingle

This week's stop took me to Lira's Restaurant in Lingle, a fixture of the local dining scene since 1973 that plenty of the Telegram readers have visited for decades. For me, though, it was a first — I ordered a combination plate of a crispy taco and an enchilada, plus a tostada — and I left with a new answer to a question I didn't know I had: what do you call food that isn't quite standard “authentic” Mexican, but isn't Tex-Mex either?