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Piano karaoke / Rural Plymouth/Salem Township edge

Karl's Cabin Restaurant & Banquets

A historic log-cabin restaurant on the edge of Plymouth where the whole dining room used to sing along at dueling-piano nights; the pianos are on a break in 2026.

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01 / Videos

See what Karl's Cabin Restaurant & Banquets is like

The restaurant's own promo for its dinner-and-dueling-pianos nights.Karl's Cabin Restaurant & Banquets in Plymouth: Dueling Pianos · Karl’s Cabin Restaurant & Banquets in Plymouth · 2017
Diners singing along with the dueling pianists in the log-cabin dining room.Dueling Pianos at Karl's Cabin · Videoburst video production Michigan · 2011
Piano entertainer Dale Hicks performing at Karl's Cabin.Dale Hicks at Karl's Cabin · Karl’s Cabin Restaurant & Banquets in Plymouth · 2011

The player connects to YouTube only when you click. The film may show an earlier state of the place.

02 / At a glance

Good to know before you go

Cover
Formerly an $8 VIP dining-room cover for dueling pianos; free in the bar after 8:30pm.
Food
Rustic American comfort food, boutique wines and craft beer

03 / The story of this place

What's it like to sing here?

The cabin opened on January 31, 1947, as The Rustic Tavern, a roadhouse and dance hall that once hosted Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two. Karl Poulos reopened it as Karl's Family Restaurant in 1982. For years the main dining room ran supper-club-style dinners with dueling pianos, and guests sang along right from their seats. The restaurant is currently taking a break from live entertainment, dueling pianos included, and hosts Fireside Dinner Concerts instead.

  1. Log cabin dating to 1947
  2. Johnny Cash once played here
  3. Dueling pianos, on a break

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Sources & fact check · Checked: 2026-09-26

Karaoke nights and hours can change, so check the place's own page before you go. Photos and videos come from the places' own sites and channels or from local media; we checked the details in September 2026.

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