MY TASTEFUL OPINION: You won’t spend much, and you probably won’t gain any weight, but you won’t taste much either.
Let’s start with the restaurant’s name, Tortilleria Nixtamal. “Nixtamalization” (“nixtamal” in Mexican Spanish), according to Wikipedia, “refers to a process for the preparation of maize (corn), or other grain, in which the grain is soaked and cooked in an alkaline solution, usually limewater, and hulled.” Doing this increases the nutritional value and flavor, so I guess you can feel good about eating tortillas and hominy, which are produced by using this method.
Tortilleria Nixtamal's Pozole (part of "Recovery Special")
That’s good news because there was lots of hominy in Tortilleria Nixtamal’s pozole ($6 bowl, or get a smaller portion as part of their “Recovery Special” combo for $7). The whole bowl felt healthy. An almost too-light, non-oily pork broth would be further seasoned after picking from your own personal garnish bar of raw onions, radishes, lettuce, oregano, fresh lime and a tostada. But a few sprinkles, crumbles and squeezes later, I still craved something bolder.
The hominy provided a nice, chewy texture, and I always love me some pork (pernil), but, overall, it just wasn’t that special. If I still lived in NYC, I certainly wouldn’t go out of my way to get some again. That would only happen if I lived within a couple blocks and needed to do some recovering.
Tortilleria Nixtamal
104-05 47th Avenue (btwn 104th and 108th Sts)
Corona, NY 11368
718-699-2434
http://www.tortillerianixtamal.com/
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Over $10 – These soups should have a gold leaf in them.
$6 to $10 – You’re not shellin’ out the gold, but also not gettin’ super lucky.
Under $6 – It’s your lucky day!
Tynee's SOUPer Journey 
April 30th, 2011 at 7:44 am
Thank you for your feedback Tynee. We have people who purposefully make the trip out just to have this soup – again and again, so I was surprised to read your review. I will for sure look into the boldness of the taste to see if an improvement is needed.
And it is intended to be good and all natural for you, hence not overly oily or dense.
Thanks again,
Shauna
Co-Owner
May 5th, 2011 at 7:34 pm
Hi! Thanks for reading and responding! Don’t change anything on my account – I’m sure you have a loyal following! 🙂 I appreciated the healthiness for sure, and may just have an inclination for a different type of flavor. Your tamales were great, though, and I loved the atmosphere. ;o)