Grand Rapids Business Journal
1 of 4
Courtesy Experience GR
Courtesy Dan and Lisa Verhil
New Cottage Bar and One Trick Pony owner Jaswinder “Jassi” Dhami, left, bought the restaurants from Dan Verhil.
Courtesy Jaswinder Dhami
Courtesy Jaswinder Dhami
The owners of the Cottage Bar and One Trick Pony in downtown Grand Rapids sold the establishments to a neighboring business owner.
Dan Verhil and his wife Lisa Verhil on Feb. 24 sold the Cottage Bar and the adjacent restaurant, One Trick Pony to Jaswinder “Jassi” Dhami, who owns the Palace of India next door to One Trick Pony, at 138 E. Fulton St.
Verhil announced his plans to retire and sell the businesses in February 2020 and waited a year to find a local buyer “who understood and appreciated the rich history of the Cottage Bar, retaining his loyal staff and (continuing) the tradition of Grand Rapids most iconic bar and restaurant” and its adjacent restaurant and frequent music venue, One Trick Pony.
The Cottage Bar Downtown Grand Rapids Has Been Sold
The Cottage Bar, a landmark downtown Grand Rapids and the city s longest-running restaurant has new ownership.
According to Wood TV 8, The Cottage Bar and its sister restaurant One Trick Pony have been purchased by Jassi and Sandeep Dhami, who own neighboring Palace of India.
Get our free mobile app
The restaurants were put on the market last year, when the owner of 41 years, Dan Verhil, announced that he d be retiring and selling the businesses at the corner of Fulton Street E and La Grave Avenue SE.
The restaurant was first opened in 1927 by Earl and Marie Coon. Originally it was a sandwich shop called The Cottage that catered to the surrounding factories.
The Cottage Bar Downtown Grand Rapids Has Been Sold rivergrandrapids.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rivergrandrapids.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.