Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant (2018)
Baek Jong-won, whose sharp business acumen and cooking mastery earned him a nickname 'the chef with golden hand,' is here to revive failing restaurants. Owners who bear Master Baek’s harsh criticism and take his advice will make their business fail proof!
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Sodam-gil, Gongdeok-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul Part 1 Lee Jeong-soon (72): Pollack soup Kim Kyung-im (62) & Kwak Bok-soon (61): Kimchi-jjigae, Dak-bokkeum-tang Shin Hee-soon (59): Spicy Grilled Baby Octopus, Seafood Soft Tofu Stew Yoon Cheol-won (44): Lao Rice noodles Celebrity guests Sayuri (38) & Andy (37) & Heo Kyung-hwan (37) & Lee Myung-hoon (29): Seafood Curry Soup, Curry Udon, Baked Curry Rice
Sodam-gil, Gongdeok-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul Part 2 Lee Jeong-soon (72): Pollack soup Kim Kyung-im (62) & Kwak Bok-soon (61): Kimchi-jjigae, Dak-bokkeum-tang Shin Hee-soon (59): Spicy Grilled Baby Octopus, Seafood Soft Tofu Stew Yoon Cheol-won (44): Lao Rice noodles Celebrity guests Sayuri (38) & Andy (37) & Heo Kyung-hwan (37) & Lee Myung-hoon (29): Seafood Curry Soup, Curry Udon, Baked Curry Rice
Sodam-gil, Gongdeok-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul Part 3 Lee Jeong-soon (72): Pollack soup Kim Kyung-im (62) & Kwak Bok-soon (61): Kimchi-jjigae, Dak-bokkeum-tang Shin Hee-soon (59): Spicy Grilled Baby Octopus, Seafood Soft Tofu Stew Yoon Cheol-won (44): Lao Rice noodles Celebrity guests Sayuri (38) & Andy (37) & Heo Kyung-hwan (37) & Lee Myung-hoon (29): Seafood Curry Soup, Curry Udon, Baked Curry Rice
Sodam-gil, Gongdeok-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul Part 4 Lee Jeong-soon (72): Pollack soup Kim Kyung-im (62) & Kwak Bok-soon (61): Kimchi-jjigae, Dak-bokkeum-tang Shin Hee-soon (59): Spicy Grilled Baby Octopus, Seafood Soft Tofu Stew Yoon Cheol-won (44): Lao Rice noodles Celebrity guests Sayuri (38) & Andy (37) & Heo Kyung-hwan (37) & Lee Myung-hoon (29): Seafood Curry Soup, Curry Udon, Baked Curry Rice
Sodam-gil, Gongdeok-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul Part 5 Lee Jeong-soon (72): Pollack soup Kim Kyung-im (62) & Kwak Bok-soon (61): Kimchi-jjigae, Dak-bokkeum-tang Shin Hee-soon (59): Spicy Grilled Baby Octopus, Seafood Soft Tofu Stew Yoon Cheol-won (44): Lao Rice noodles Celebrity guests Sayuri (38) & Andy (37) & Heo Kyung-hwan (37) & Lee Myung-hoon (29): Seafood Curry Soup, Curry Udon, Baked Curry Rice
Uhyeon-ro, near Sinpo International Market, Sinpo-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon Part 1 Han Eun-mi (51) & Kim Seon-young (30): Donburi with Tempura Kim Sung-man (38) & Park Min-young (35): Gimbap Han Jin-seok (33) & Lee Sang-min (33): Spicy Pork Rice Twigim / Grilled Samgyeopsal Wrapped Mushroom Park Jeong-young (28): Beef Steak Park So-seul (26): Macaron Kim Do-gyun (26): Takoyaki Celebrity guests Kim Min-kyo (44) & Jung In-sun (27): Phat kaphrao moo (Thai basil pork)
Uhyeon-ro, near Sinpo International Market, Sinpo-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon Part 2 Han Eun-mi (51) & Kim Seon-young (30): Donburi with Tempura Kim Sung-man (38) & Park Min-young (35): Gimbap Han Jin-seok (33) & Lee Sang-min (33): Spicy Pork Rice Twigim / Grilled Samgyeopsal Wrapped Mushroom Park Jeong-young (28): Beef Steak Park So-seul (26): Macaron Kim Do-gyun (26): Takoyaki Celebrity guests Kim Min-kyo (44) & Jung In-sun (27): Phat kaphrao moo (Thai basil pork)
Uhyeon-ro, near Sinpo International Market, Sinpo-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon Part 3 Han Eun-mi (51) & Kim Seon-young (30): Donburi with Tempura Kim Sung-man (38) & Park Min-young (35): Gimbap Han Jin-seok (33) & Lee Sang-min (33): Spicy Pork Rice Twigim / Grilled Samgyeopsal Wrapped Mushroom Park Jeong-young (28): Beef Steak Park So-seul (26): Macaron Kim Do-gyun (26): Takoyaki Celebrity guests Kim Min-kyo (44) & Jung In-sun (27): Phat kaphrao moo (Thai basil pork)
Uhyeon-ro, near Sinpo International Market, Sinpo-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon Part 4 Han Eun-mi (51) & Kim Seon-young (30): Donburi with Tempura Kim Sung-man (38) & Park Min-young (35): Gimbap Han Jin-seok (33) & Lee Sang-min (33): Spicy Pork Rice Twigim / Grilled Samgyeopsal Wrapped Mushroom Park Jeong-young (28): Beef Steak Park So-seul (26): Macaron Kim Do-gyun (26): Takoyaki Celebrity guests Kim Min-kyo (44) & Jung In-sun (27): Phat kaphrao moo (Thai basil pork)
Restaurant area in "Cheong Nyeon Gu Dan" building, Won-dong, Dong-gu, Daejeon Part 1 Hwang In-cheon (41): Sushi Park Yoo-deok (30): Makgeolli with side dishes Kang Hee-joon (29): Western foods (Pasta, Pizza, Tonkatsu) Yoo Jong-sung (28) & Kim Do-il (24): Rice bowl with toppings Jang Min-wook (27) & Kim Hee-soo (23): Burgers
Restaurant area in "Cheong Nyeon Gu Dan" building, Won-dong, Dong-gu, Daejeon Part 2 Hwang In-cheon (41): Sushi Park Yoo-deok (30): Makgeolli with side dishes Kang Hee-joon (29): Western foods (Pasta, Pizza, Tonkatsu) Yoo Jong-sung (28) & Kim Do-il (24): Rice bowl with toppings Jang Min-wook (27) & Kim Hee-soo (23): Burgers
Restaurant area in "Cheong Nyeon Gu Dan" building, Won-dong, Dong-gu, Daejeon Part 3 Hwang In-cheon (41): Sushi Park Yoo-deok (30): Makgeolli with side dishes Kang Hee-joon (29): Western foods (Pasta, Pizza, Tonkatsu) Yoo Jong-sung (28) & Kim Do-il (24): Rice bowl with toppings Jang Min-wook (27) & Kim Hee-soo (23): Burgers
Restaurant area in "Cheong Nyeon Gu Dan" building, Won-dong, Dong-gu, Daejeon Part 4 Hwang In-cheon (41): Sushi Park Yoo-deok (30): Makgeolli with side dishes Kang Hee-joon (29): Western foods (Pasta, Pizza, Tonkatsu) Yoo Jong-sung (28) & Kim Do-il (24): Rice bowl with toppings Jang Min-wook (27) & Kim Hee-soo (23): Burgers
Restaurant area in "Cheong Nyeon Gu Dan" building, Won-dong, Dong-gu, Daejeon Part 5 Hwang In-cheon (41): Sushi Park Yoo-deok (30): Makgeolli with side dishes Kang Hee-joon (29): Western foods (Pasta, Pizza, Tonkatsu) Yoo Jong-sung (28) & Kim Do-il (24): Rice bowl with toppings Jang Min-wook (27) & Kim Hee-soo (23): Burgers
Sang-an Village Gangpul Cartoon Street in Seongnae-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul Part 1 Kim Joon-tae & Kwon Ki-chul: Fusion pasta Park Byung-joon: Jjajangmyeon, Champon, Sweet and sour pork Kim Yeon-ye: Snack bar, Ramen, Tteokbokki Kim Bong-seok: Pizza, Beer
Sang-an Village Gangpul Cartoon Street in Seongnae-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul Part 2 Kim Joon-tae & Kwon Ki-chul: Fusion pasta Park Byung-joon: Jjajangmyeon, Champon, Sweet and sour pork Kim Yeon-ye: Snack bar, Ramen, Tteokbokki Kim Bong-seok: Pizza, Beer
Sang-an Village Gangpul Cartoon Street in Seongnae-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul Part 3 Kim Joon-tae & Kwon Ki-chul: Fusion pasta Park Byung-joon: Jjajangmyeon, Champon, Sweet and sour pork Kim Yeon-ye: Snack bar, Ramen, Tteokbokki Kim Bong-seok: Pizza, Beer
Sang-an Village Gangpul Cartoon Street in Seongnae-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul Part 4 Kim Joon-tae & Kwon Ki-chul: Fusion pasta Park Byung-joon: Jjajangmyeon, Champon, Sweet and sour pork Kim Yeon-ye: Snack bar, Ramen, Tteokbokki Kim Bong-seok: Pizza, Beer
Fortune Market in Hongeun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul Part 1 Oh Ji-yeol & Ahn Ok-ok: Makchang Na Young-deok & Kwon Sang-hoon: Fried chicken, Soup Kim Eung-soo & Kim So-yeon: Pork cutlets Cho Min-sik & Cho Yoon-sik: Octopus, Pork BBQ, Miso soup
Fortune Market in Hongeun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul Part 2 Oh Ji-yeol & Ahn Ok-ok: Makchang Na Young-deok & Kwon Sang-hoon: Fried chicken, Soup Kim Eung-soo & Kim So-yeon: Pork cutlets Cho Min-sik & Cho Yoon-sik: Octopus, Pork BBQ, Miso soup
Fortune Market in Hongeun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul Part 3 Oh Ji-yeol & Ahn Ok-ok: Makchang Na Young-deok & Kwon Sang-hoon: Fried chicken, Soup Kim Eung-soo & Kim So-yeon: Pork cutlets Cho Min-sik & Cho Yoon-sik: Octopus, Pork BBQ, Miso soup
Fortune Market in Hongeun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul Part 4 Oh Ji-yeol & Ahn Ok-ok: Makchang Na Young-deok & Kwon Sang-hoon: Fried chicken, Soup Kim Eung-soo & Kim So-yeon: Pork cutlets Cho Min-sik & Cho Yoon-sik: Octopus, Pork BBQ, Miso soup
Fortune Market in Hongeun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul Part 5 Oh Ji-yeol & Ahn Ok-ok: Makchang Na Young-deok & Kwon Sang-hoon: Fried chicken, Soup Kim Eung-soo & Kim So-yeon: Pork cutlets Cho Min-sik & Cho Yoon-sik: Octopus, Pork BBQ, Miso soup
Fortune Market in Hongeun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul Part 6 Oh Ji-yeol & Ahn Ok-ok: Makchang Na Young-deok & Kwon Sang-hoon: Fried chicken, Soup Kim Eung-soo & Kim So-yeon: Pork cutlets Cho Min-sik & Cho Yoon-sik: Octopus, Pork BBQ, Miso soup
25th Alley: Chang-dong alley in Dobong-gu, Part 1 Earthen Pot Pasta restaurant Sweet and Sour Chicken restaurant No Delivery Pizza restaurant.
25th Alley: Chang-dong alley in Dobong-gu, Part 2 Earthen Pot Pasta restaurant Sweet and Sour Chicken restaurant No Delivery Pizza restaurant.
25th Alley: Chang-dong alley in Dobong-gu, Part 3 Earthen Pot Pasta restaurant Sweet and Sour Chicken restaurant No Delivery Pizza restaurant.
25th Alley: Chang-dong alley in Dobong-gu, Part 4 Earthen Pot Pasta restaurant Sweet and Sour Chicken restaurant No Delivery Pizza restaurant.
25th Alley: Chang-dong alley in Dobong-gu, Part 5 Earthen Pot Pasta restaurant Sweet and Sour Chicken restaurant No Delivery Pizza restaurant.
26th Alley: alley in front of Junggok Je-il Market, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Part 1 No-Dumpling Dumpling restaurant Cheese Roll Katsu restaurant One-Half Fish Cake restaurant
26th Alley: alley in front of Junggok Je-il Market, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Part 2 No-Dumpling Dumpling restaurant Cheese Roll Katsu restaurant One-Half Fish Cake restaurant
26th Alley: alley in front of Junggok Je-il Market, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Part 3 No-Dumpling Dumpling restaurant Cheese Roll Katsu restaurant One-Half Fish Cake restaurant
26th Alley: alley in front of Junggok Je-il Market, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Part 4 No-Dumpling Dumpling restaurant Cheese Roll Katsu restaurant One-Half Fish Cake restaurant
26th Alley: alley in front of Junggok Je-il Market, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Part 5 No-Dumpling Dumpling restaurant Cheese Roll Katsu restaurant One-Half Fish Cake restaurant
27th alley in Sangdo-dong, Dongjak-gu Janchi Guksu Restaurant Hawaiian Rice Ball Restaurant Chicken Tteokbokki Restaurant
27th alley in Sangdo-dong, Dongjak-gu Janchi Guksu Restaurant Hawaiian Rice Ball Restaurant Chicken Tteokbokki Restaurant
27th alley in Sangdo-dong, Dongjak-gu Janchi Guksu Restaurant Hawaiian Rice Ball Restaurant Chicken Tteokbokki Restaurant
27th alley in Sangdo-dong, Dongjak-gu Janchi Guksu Restaurant Hawaiian Rice Ball Restaurant Chicken Tteokbokki Restaurant
27th alley in Sangdo-dong, Dongjak-gu Janchi Guksu Restaurant Hawaiian Rice Ball Restaurant Chicken Tteokbokki Restaurant
The 28th story: Sagajeong, an alley in crisis. Sagajeong Market, Jungnang-gu, Seoul. Kimchi Jjigae Delivery restaurant 10,000 won Monkfish Jjim restaurant Whole Chicken Stew restaurant
The 28th story: Sagajeong, an alley in crisis. Sagajeong Market, Jungnang-gu, Seoul. Kimchi Jjigae Delivery restaurant 10,000 won Monkfish Jjim restaurant Whole Chicken Stew restaurant
The 28th story: Sagajeong, an alley in crisis. Sagajeong Market, Jungnang-gu, Seoul. Kimchi Jjigae Delivery restaurant 10,000 won Monkfish Jjim restaurant Whole Chicken Stew restaurant
The 28th story: Sagajeong, an alley in crisis. Sagajeong Market, Jungnang-gu, Seoul. Kimchi Jjigae Delivery restaurant 10,000 won Monkfish Jjim restaurant Whole Chicken Stew restaurant
Deopjuk restaurant Maggeolli restaurant in Daejeon Grandma's Noodle restaurant in Pyeongtaek
29th Alley: Seongnam Moran Station Back Alley.
29th Alley: Seongnam Moran Station Back Alley.
29th Alley: Seongnam Moran Station Back Alley.
29th Alley: Seongnam Moran Station Back Alley.
30th Alley: Alley in Deungchon-dong, Kangseo-gu
30th Alley: Alley in Deungchon-dong, Kangseo-gu
31st Alley: Gil-dong Alley, Gangdong-gu, Seoul
31st Alley: Gil-dong Alley, Gangdong-gu, Seoul
Last evaluation for restaurants in Gil-dong Alley. A pollack jjim restaurant that doesn't want to serve pollack jjim, ddak galbi restaurant owner decides to change the sauce, and a sudden emergency with the pasta restaurant.
32nd alley in Oryu-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul. The area that fueled the manufacturing industry of South Korea in the 1980's, now turned a modern digital industrial park. The three restaurants are: Budae jjigae restaurant, potato dough ball restaurant, and old-fashioned chicken restaurant.
32nd alley in Oryu-dong, Guro-gu
32nd alley in Oryu-dong, Guro-gu
Final week in Oryu-dong alley. Kim Se-jeong evaluates the budae jjigae recipe. The batter doesn't stick to the chicken gizzard. ITZY members try potato balls. Final episode with Jung In-sun.
33nd alley in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do. New main MC, Geum Sae-rok. Will she pass the test to become chef Baek Jong-won's left hand?
The tonkatsu keeps getting better with Baek Jong-won's help, but somehow the fried tonkatsu keeps getting soggy. He suggests the owner go to learn with the master of tonkatsu in Jeju island. Baek Jong won tastes all the sauces the sandwich shop owners came up with. Geum Sae-rok addresses a problem with the burger restaurant, and Baek Jong-won tests the new burger menus.
Tonkatsu shop owner decides to close his shop and go to Jeju island to learn with the master. Kwak Dong-yeon evaluates the hamburger restaurant. Baek Jong-won invents all meat, all vege sandwichs for the sandwich restaurant.
Tonkatsu owner solves the soggy tonkatsu problem. Hamburger and sandwich restaurants prepare for their final evaluation.
34th alley: Supsongmaeul Alley, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. Three restaurants that will be joining are Monkfish & Cod Jjim restaurant that has butter as their secret ingredient, Visual Pasta restaurant, and Spicy Pho restaurant.
Baek Jong-won evaluates the Pho restaurant's special dish. The hosts compares famous monkfish jjim restaurants. Visual Pasta restaurant has a competition with the previous pasta restaurant from Gildong that was on the show.
Pasta restaurant decides on a new direction after their competition. Monkfish restaurant develops a new sauce. Pho restaurant refines their new special menu.
Girls Generation Yuri and Hyoyeon evaluates the new pasta menus. The pho broth still tastes heavy. THe monkfish restaurant makes a new sauce based on Baek Jong-won's suggestions.
35th alley: Seokbadae Alley in Hanam, Gyeonggi province. The alley used to be the centre of the area. Now, because of subway shopping areas were developed, there are not as much people. The restaurants that will be joining in this alley is the Chuncheon-style dakgalbi restaurant, meat noodle restaurant, and mother-and-daughter snack house.
Baek Jong-won calls the owner of the Chuncheon dakgalbi restaurant back without even first tasting the dish. The meat noodle restaurant gets it's first evaluation. Mother and daughter restaurant decides to change their menu to only kimbab, and comes up with five unique kimbabs for Baek Jong-won and the Sparrows to try.
Baek Jong-won finally tastes Chuncheon-style dakgalbi after two weeks of cleaning the restaurant, but later finds something about the restaurant owner from the staff. After deciding to change their menu, the mother and daughter team tries making 90 kimbabs as fast as they can.
The Jeju meat noodle restaurant tries serving two different broths to see which ones customers would like better. Jadu, singer of the famous Kimbap song, comes to taste the improved kimbap menus.
The dakgalbi restaurant finishes the new sauce, and strict evaluators come for the final evaluation of the restaurant. The meat noodle restaurent is ready to re-open. The kimbap restaurant receive their first customers.
Instead of revitalizing back alleys, why not create new ones? 8 out of 50 teams were chosen to be evaluated to become one of 4 new business owners in Geumak village, Jeju island.
The contestants continue with their first evaluation mission: cooking their signature menu for Baek Jong-won.
The contestants are tasked with selling every item within 30 minutes.
Contestant Ryu Ik-ha drops out of the competition before the last mission. The remaining contestants will compete by imitating or improving the dishes served by Baek Jong-won to be the final 4 that gets to open their restaurants. The dishes are black pork bahn mi, black pork kimbap, black pork ramyun, and black pork dumplings.
The remaining 3 contestants compete in the evening round. The results are announced, and the four finalists chose their resetaurant location and their menu.
After the four finalists chose their shop location, signed the contract, chose their menu, and how they will renovate their new shop, their new restaurants are now ready to open. The final evaluation will be done by Baek Jong-won, along with disqualified contestants that live in Jeju island.
It's finally time to open the restaurants, but are the new restaurants owners ready for customers?
37th alley, Cheorwon. The three restaurants are beansprout gukbap restaurant, a shabu shabu restaurant with an unusual menu, and jeongol kalguksu restaurant.
Baek Jong-won continues the first evaluation with the half-chicken half-fried rice restaurant and the tomato stir-fried pork rice bowl restaurant. The cheese rice bowl restaurant owner presents her homework assignment to Baek Jong-won.
Students from the YKI Eating Group comes to taste the new menus at the cheese rice bowl restaurant. Meanwhile, the half-chicken half-fried rice owner has a secret consultation with Baek Jong-won while her husband cooks the improved dishes.
The Tomato restaurant changes the name of their menu, and opens to customers again. IVE members come to taste the improved Half-chicken Half-rice menus. Rapper Lee Young-ji evaluates the new cheese hot-pot dishes, and Baek jong-won comes in for the final evaluation on the tonkatsu sauce.
Special year-end episode to check-up on restaurants they have consulted over the past year.
Special episode to check-up on restaurants they have consulted over the years. The last story of Alley Restaurant.
Baek Jong-won, whose sharp business acumen and cooking mastery earned him a nickname 'the chef with golden hand,' is here to revive failing restaurants. Owners who bear Master Baek’s harsh criticism and take his advice will make their business fail proof!
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