The good life: It’s tough to tell who is happier about Steak 38’s return to Cherry Hill – its owners or its devoted customers

Generations have chosen Steak 38 as their classic family restaurant. Without apology, they like their meat red, their seafood raw, their Grey Goose martinis served icy from the piano-shaped bar and a dessert of Bananas Foster flambed at tableside. Like to smoke? The owners still keep a selection of cigars, although now you have to step outside to light up. This classic steakhouse reopened in January at the Hillside Inn on Route 38 in Cherry Hill, two years after closing due to the poor economy. Owners Joe DiAmore of Merchantville and Benji Blumberg remember when all of the fine dining establishments offered such amenities. Their fathers worked at the Latin Casino in Cherry Hill where big stars such as Frank Sinatra and Louis Prima appeared. http://bit.ly/fjH6d1