Casa Vieja Mexican Grill and Cantina

Long-standing record holder of THE best Mexican food I've ever had, and I've been to over 50 different restaurants stretching between Southern Maine all the way to Central Colorado!

My only problem I've had there has been though no real fault of the restaurant itself, per say. The ladies who work the front of house don't speak English as their first language, and I barely speak Spanish. Add on the fact that I have an auditory processing disorder and am partially deaf, and I have struggled at times communicating to them what I wanted. However, they are both very patient and understanding, and we always laugh about it once it's resolved.

They are still awaiting their liquor license, but honestly everything there is so good, it's hardly a problem.

As a former waitress there myself, I see the owner and employees at Casa Vieja as very good friends of mine, and I think this little hidden Cozad gem deserves more attention than it has. I recommend Casa Vieja to everybody I meet who's looking for a family-friendly sit-down restaurant in the area.

Excellent food. My wife and I had fajitas for 2. So much food we couldn’t eat it all.

Judging from the lack of customers (we were the only ones in the place), this is the best kept secret in Cozad. Some of the best, most authentic Mexican food I have ever had. The chips and salsa were amazing, and the enchilada sauce should be in it's own food group. Nice little mom and pop place. I hope they can make a go of it. It's definitely a hidden gem in Cozad that people are missing out on.

I cannot express how happy I was to find this “hidden gem” (to us). We make the drive through Nebraska fairly frequently and, as vegans who try to eat relatively healthily, we don’t usually have a very easy time finding food along the highway. This was some of the best Mexican food I’ve had in my life; their salsa is incredible and we really enjoyed our veggie fajitas (sorry I didn’t get a photo!). I was even able to get some agua de jamaica, which I drank all day every day when I lived in Mexico, but don’t frequently get to treat myself with here in the states. I cannot express how grateful I am that we found Casa Vieja!!!