Original recipeAtlanta, Georgia
Est. 1989

Korean BBQ Sauce

Kalbi is Korean barbecue.
Korean barbecue is Kalbi.

The signature family recipe from Hae Woon Dae—one of Atlanta’s original Korean barbecue restaurants—now bottled for your table.

The original / 18 ozRestaurant tested
Kalbi Original Korean BBQ Sauce bottle
Family recipe
Since 1989
Marinate / Grill / Glaze / Dip / Drizzle /  Marinate / Grill / Glaze / Dip / Drizzle /  
Marinated short rib cooking over charcoal at Hae Woon Dae

Built to cling, caramelize, and finish over live fire.

01 / The sauce

Thirty-seven years behind the grill.

Soy, garlic, Asian pear, sesame and brown sugar. Savory-sweet, rich enough to cling, and made for everything from short rib to weeknight rice bowls.

1989Recipe origin

32+Awards & Media Recognitions

5Ways to use

A Hae Woon Dae charcoal grill surrounded by banchan
02 / Around the tableFive ways. One bottle.
01

Marinate

02

Grill

03

Glaze

04

Dip

05

Drizzle

03 / The origin

1989

Born in an Atlanta institution.

Hyon S. Cha opened Hae Woon Dae with charcoal grills, real technique, and a marinade guests asked to take home for three decades—earning more than 30 awards and media recognitions along the way. Today, Hyon and her brother John Maikke are taking that family recipe to the national shelf.

Hyon S. Cha & John Maikke / Sibling co-founders

Hae Woon Dae family members reviewing archival restaurant photographs

The founders

Hyon’s recipe. John’s vision.

Siblings Hyon S. Cha and John Maikke are turning a restaurant legacy into a national Korean barbecue sauce brand.

Meet the family
Hyon S. Cha, founder of Hae Woon Dae

Hyon S. Cha

Founder / The recipe

John Maikke, Kalbi co-founder

John Maikke

Co-founder / The vision

04 / The opportunity

A category waiting for its defining brand.

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Retail & distribution

A shelf-ready format with a founder-led story built to travel.

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Investor / Retail / Distribution / Media

Bring Kalbi to the table.

john@kalbi.com
Charcoal-grilled Korean barbecue at Hae Woon Dae