The Crowne Plaza Cherry Hill (the old Hilton) has sunk gobs into a renovation of what was Cooper's Bar & Bistro.
It's now Embers Wood Fired Grill (2349 W. Marlton Pike, 856-665- 6666), and it's centered on a wood-fired grill - with a hyphen, thank you - where Culinary Institute of America-trained chef James Dings turns out American comfort food in rustic environs (cherry wood and stone). The lounge invitingly spills into the lobby.
Since it's a hotel restaurant, it's open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Average lunch check for two is about $20. Dinner entrees run from $16 (meat loaf, veggie lasagne or fish and chips) to $28 for a rib-eye; specialty is a $22 "duet," in which patrons choose two items from a list including grilled chicken, steak, sausage, swordfish and salmon.