Weck’s restaurant comes to Las Cruces

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Posted: Feb 14, 2019 / 08:45 AM MST / Updated: Feb 14, 2019 / 09:02 AM MST

Good news for those in southern New Mexico, Weck’s is expanding.

The restaurant has announced that they will be taking over the now-closed Dublins Restaurant on University Avenue in Las Cruces. They plan on opening in the summer of 2019.

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