Pattis 1880s Settlement

In 1975, Bill and Patti Tullar stopped in Grand Rivers and fell in love with the little town and shared a love for the Land Between the Lakes area and purchased the Grand Rivers Motel. In 1977, Bill, Patti, Chip and Michael Lee, started Hamburger Pattis Ice Cream Parlor. The restaurant was a block building that was part of the 6-unit motel. The motel units quickly gave way to becoming dining rooms. The upstairs room and lavatory (with our treasured cast-iron, footed bathtub and Indian Joe) was the Tullars personal living room and bath. Pattis 1880s Restaurant was on its way. Bill soon got tired of being called Mr. Patti, so the boys built him a restaurant of his own in 1990. Mr. Bills was designed with added entertainment to accomodate bus tours. Bills had Honky Tonk piano players and the hostess and servers were dressed in period costumes. Through growth and success Mr. Bills became more dining rooms for Pattis 1880s Settlement. Today Mr. Bills has the same food, same servers eve...