It’s been more than two weeks since a closure sign went up at Dick’s Last Resort in the Gaslamp Quarter, but little has emerged on why.

Bottle representing Dick's Last Resort in San Diego is sixth from left on top row in January 2016 view of homepage. Image via archive.org
Bottle representing Dick’s Last Resort in San Diego is sixth from left on top row in January 2016 view of homepage. Image via archive.org

The bar and grill famed for its sarcastic servers and rude waiters at 345 Fourth Ave. closed about Sept. 25 “allegedly doing so with only a couple days notice to its staff,” said a report in SDconnection.

“A blight in the San Diego Gaslamp for 25 years, Dick’s has been obnoxiously serving customers low level bar food since 1991,” the report said without naming sources. “The restaurant reportedly called employees this weekend to let them know that they were closing as of this week and giving them information on when they could pick up their last check.”

On TripAdvisor.com, a customer posted: “This was….a fun place, if you like dancing on the tables and watching people make fools of themselves. Guess the Karma finally came. Closed them down!”

Current image from Dick's Last Resort homepage shows no San Diego "bottle" location.
Current image from Dick’s Last Resort homepage shows no San Diego “bottle” location.

A Wikipedia entry added: “The restaurant has its origins in the owners’ original opening of a ‘fine-dining’ establishment. The establishment was a failure, which resulted in bankruptcy. Rather than continue with the upscale restaurant motif, the owners retooled their efforts and decided to ‘go sloppy.’”

A woman’s voice message says at its phone number: “This location is now closed. We hope in the future you will visit one of our 16 other locations.” The nearest is Las Vegas.

According to Bloomberg.com, Dick’s Last Resort was founded in 1988 and is owned by a Nashville company, where it is based.

Craig Faggen is listed as managing partner and serves as chairman, CEO and president of Triton Pacific Investment Corp. based in Los Angeles.

Times of San Diego is seeking comment from the Nashville offices, as well as the Gaslamp Quarter Association.

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