Lee Jang-woo Shuts Down Curry Shop Amid Mixed Reviews

By Wooju, Lee

Sep 16, 2025

Lee Jang-woo Shuts Down Curry Shop Amid Mixed Reviews



Actor Lee Jang-woo, who turned into a 'cafeteria prince', ended his curry shop after nine months.

The curry restaurant run by Lee Jang-woo closed its business as of September 1. Garaes will close business as of September 1st through its map site. Thank you for finding it." Greeted.

Garaes, which opened in December last year, has attracted attention even before its opening as Lee Jang-woo's curry restaurant, but has been embroiled in controversy due to its rather high price and small amount. Curry is 10,000 won, curry with egg yolk is 10,500 won, and cabbage salad is served as a side dish. Although you can add curry for an additional 3,000 won, most of the comments said that curry without toppings was poor in composition and tasted normal compared to the 10,000 won range.




Lee Jang-woo Shuts Down Curry Shop Amid Mixed Reviews
Starting with a udon restaurant, Lee Jang-woo, who is running an aggressive restaurant business by opening a soondae soup restaurant and a walnut snack franchise, quickly became 'a restaurant prince' due to the expansion of the octopus diet. However, other restaurants besides curry restaurants are also receiving mixed reviews. Netizens also criticized Lee Jang-woo's aggressive business expansion, calling him a `businessman.'

Conscious of this, Lee Jang-woo appeared on Jung Joon-ha's YouTube channel late last year and coolly acknowledged the harsh criticism of the restaurant. Lee Jang-woo said "When it opened at first, the business went very well. But it's going down gradually. Because the taste changes. Employees are having a hard time because the taste is bound to change. I boiled 100 pig heads a day. The quality continues to decline because it is systemically too difficult to peel it, throw away the bones, and wash all the ingredients. I tried it, but it didn't taste good."

Lee Jang-woo said "When I read the comments, I heard that the taste has changed 'You're a XX celebrity, are you blocking business?" 'Okay, I'll have to start again' and I've been changing it for a while now." That's what I changed. The quality has improved again," he said confidently.




Meanwhile, Lee Jang-woo will marry actor Cho Hye-won, who is eight years his junior, who is publicly dating, on November 23.



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