
Hyon S. Cha
Founder / The recipe
Korean BBQ Sauce
The signature family recipe from Hae Woon Dae—one of Atlanta’s original Korean barbecue restaurants—now bottled for your table.


Built to cling, caramelize, and finish over live fire.
01 / The sauce
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

03 / The origin
1989
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

The founders
Siblings Hyon S. Cha and John Maikke are turning a restaurant legacy into a national Korean barbecue sauce brand.
Meet the family
Founder / The recipe

Co-founder / The vision
04 / The opportunity
Restaurant-quality Korean barbecue at home, made effortless.
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