Wow – 3 El Paso Businesses Suddenly Shutting Down

3 El Paso bars/restaurants and 1 live entertainment venue have all decided to throw in the towel, much to the dismay of regulars and music fans alike.

Downtown El Paso, along with both the east and west sides of El Paso are all losing businesses that have built quite a following in the 915. Pizza lovers, downtown 9 - 5'ers and country music fans alike are all feeling a little bummed.

At least one of the closings appears to be temporary though ...

Boston's Pizza Company, located at 340 Vin Rambla announced their temporary closure via Facebook.

"Unfortunately, Boston's El Paso is temporarily closing its doors after slower than expected development in the surrounding area and lack of accessibility from I-10. We plan to re-open following the completion of these projects. Facebook/Boston's Pizza

They added that once area growth and traffic improved they would be back, expressed their appreciation to the community and said they hoped to announce a re-opening date "much sooner than later."

I have to agree, that area is kind of a pain to get to and I think we all hope things improve there soon.

Ricky D's, 10780 Pebble Hills, has also closed its doors. The country and western themed bar announced a temporary closure in early August, extended it about a week later and made it permanent September 11th.

Ricky D's hosted line dance competitions, brought in big name country music acts like Mark Chesnutt and even held a few rock concerts featuring bands like Middle Fingers Unfold and local legends, Pissing Razors.

Craft and Social, 305 E. Franklin, rounds out the trio having announced 12/31/2024 as their last day. C & S have been offering folks downtown a place to chill, have a beer and enjoy delicious sandwiches and salads for almost 11 years.