Whiskey Dicks is closing the doors of its El Paso bar after more than 20 years in business, ending a long run for the George Dieter Drive watering hole that became a fixture for area drinkers. The bar announced the closure in a social media post, according to the report.
The El Paso location, situated in Texas, welcomed many customers throughout its years of service, as reported by KVIA. A Yelp listing places the bar at 1580 George Dieter Drive and notes that while 18-year-olds are welcome on the premises, patrons must be 21 to actually drink, according to yelp.com.
No Word Yet on Why the Doors Are Shutting
The station's report does not detail the exact reason behind the closure, nor does it specify the bar's final day of operation. Those details simply aren't part of the announcement as it currently stands, and no further explanation has surfaced from the business itself.
What is clear is that the El Paso Whiskey Dicks has been part of the local bar scene for more than two decades, per the same KVIA account. The Las Cruces, New Mexico location, meanwhile, has not put out any social media post announcing a similar closure.
A Different Story Across State Lines in Las Cruces
Whiskey Dicks also operates a separate location in Las Cruces, according to kfoxtv.com. That outpost has its own history worth noting: it closed its doors at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and stayed shuttered for more than a year before reopening, according to cbs4local.com.
When the Las Cruces bar came back, it did so with expansion plans. Tim Wilson, identified as the bar's CEO, said at the time, “We're going to turn it into a full kitchen soon, so it's going to be just a couple of months before we're a full-blown restaurant.” The bar reopened operating every Thursday through Saturday from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., and it was hiring for all positions during that stretch, per the same account.
Whether that same expansion took hold or how the Las Cruces location currently operates isn't addressed in the available reporting. For now, the confirmed news remains centered on El Paso, where a bar that spent more than 20 years serving the community is preparing to close for good.
