Guri City Launches Full-Scale 'Wa-Guri Tasty Restaurant' Project for 2026

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Guri City announced on the 4th that it will launch a full-scale 'Wa-Guri Tasty Restaurant' project in 2026 to nurture a regional signature food culture brand.

The 'Wa-Guri Tasty Restaurant' is an excellent restaurant certification system officially accredited by Guri City, which has been in place since 2023, comprehensively evaluating food quality, price competitiveness, hygiene management levels, and overall service. Currently, a total of 53 establishments are designated and operating under this system.

This year, Guri City enacted rules concerning the designation and support of excellent restaurants and significantly strengthened three supplementary measures to increase their effectiveness.

First, to enhance the professionalism of on-site evaluations, food hygiene experts will participate in the sanitation and environment assessment to evaluate establishments' actual hygiene management levels more accurately and objectively. Incentives will be provided during evaluation for businesses with higher hygiene ratings, encouraging voluntary improvement in sanitation standards across the industry.

Second, the city will launch in earnest linked policies to revitalize regional food culture. The highest-performing establishments in the 'Guri City Taste Pride Food Culture Festival' will receive evaluation incentives, officially recognizing their menu competitiveness. This initiative aims to expand voluntary participation in the food service industry, promote fair competition, and lead to the discovery of distinctive menus representing the region.

Third, the post-management system will also become more comprehensive. The city plans to establish a 'responsibility-oriented operation system' that provides continued management through annual foodborne illness prevention hygiene consultation and on-site guidance even after designation.

Mayor Baek Gyeong-hyun stated, "The Wa-Guri Tasty Restaurant project is not simply a business to select delicious restaurants, but a policy to create standards for restaurants where citizens can visit with confidence," and added, "Through fair evaluation, professional review, and systematic post-management, we will continue to promote it so that it can be established as a highly reliable food culture brand representing Guri City."