Karl's
Restaurant · Necklace District ·
Retro diner serving comfort food, cocktails, wine, and draft beer
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Retro diner serving comfort food, cocktails, wine, and draft beer
"The retro-style second-floor diner abruptly shuttered; helmed by lauded chef Kate Williams, the sudden closure follows the earlier permanent closing of the chef’s other notable restaurant." - Serena Maria Daniels
"I reported that since 2019 chef Kate Williams’s sleek second-floor lunch-counter restaurant at the Siren Hotel kept spaghetti on people’s plates and boozy breakfast drinks in their bellies, offering all-day breakfast and dinner with a full bar. The restaurant was a mood—featuring cinnamon rolls and piping hot coffee, hearty meatloaf, and a familial backbone tied to Williams’s grandfather Anton Karl, who once owned a restaurant on Detroit’s east side—and closed on Tuesday, December 6; representatives confirmed the closure, Google Maps updated to “temporarily closed,” and CBS and hotel staff corroborated the shutdown. Williams confirmed in a text that “we couldn’t come to agreeable terms with the hotel group,” said there are “exciting things on the horizon on both sides,” and expressed gratitude to her team, loyal patrons and the community; the business says it is putting together a plan for the location’s future, but what comes next remains to be seen." - Paolo Bicchieri
"The hotel restaurant at 1509 Broadway St. will present an intimate industry-focused dinner on Sept. 29 at 7 p.m., with James Beard–nominated chef Kate Williams hosting former Food & Wine editor Dana Cowin for a discussion about issues facing women in the restaurant world. Leading local women chefs and food leaders will prepare a six-course meal — participants include Kiki Louya, Jenn Jackson (of the recently-shuttered Bunny Bunny), Ederique Goudia, Chi Walker and Nik Cole — and tickets are $100, which include a copy of the host zine and the meal." - Serena Maria Daniels
"Led by chef Kate Williams, the establishment secured a 2022 James Beard Best Chef semifinalist spot, contributing to the strong showing from Detroit-area chefs." - Polly Anna Rocha
"One of Tony Roko’s 10 paintings is installed here with a QR code that allows diners to buy a signed, limited-run 16-by-20-inch giclée for $100; a portion of each sale is returned directly to the restaurant for its use. The initiative was launched to help support restaurant workers—many of whom the artist knows personally—by celebrating their dedication and acknowledging the difficulties they’ve faced recently. Roko’s journey from Ford assembly worker to plant-resident artist and muralist has made him a well-known figure in southeast Michigan over the past three decades, with clients including Jay Leno and Lady Gaga." - Monica Williams