Deli Legend Opens Radin's Delicatessen In Cherry Hill

CHERRY HILL, NJ — A family with more than a century of experience running Jewish delis has opened the long-awaited Radin's Delicatessen in Cherry Hill.

Radin's opened Friday in the Short Hills Shopping Center, marking the beginning of the Cowan family's newest venture. For nearly 20 years, the Cowan's owned the Famous 4th Street Deli — one of the region's most iconic Jewish delicatessens.

The new restaurant is currently open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday at 486 E Evesham Rd.

Russ Cowan, a South Jersey resident, purchased Famous 4th Street in 2005. Under his ownership, the restaurant drew large crowds, garnered national attention and attracted numerous celebrity visitors.

Cowan sold the Philadelphia deli last month as the opening of Radin's approached. The new restaurant features similar offerings, including "overstuffed" sandwiches, a range of Reubens, matzoh ball soup and plenty of cake and other baked goods.

The family business goes back to the early 20th century, when eight Radin siblings immigrated from Russia to New York City. Five of them built Jewish delis in Brooklyn and later in Manhattan.

Cowan is a fourth-generation restaurateur in the family. In the 1970s and 80s, he developed Bagel Nosh — a bakery and deli with locations from Miami to the Midwest — before he worked for Vienna Beef, a well-known Chicago meat producer.

He and his family moved to South Jersey in 1989 and developed multiple delicatessens.

Radin's replaces Short Hills Deli, which operated in the shopping center for 25 years before closing in late 2021.

Meanwhile, Famous 4th Street Deli was sold to Local 8 Hospitality Group. The New England-based company promised that only the locks would change, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.