The Butcherie on Harvard Street will not open at least until the end of the month, according to Denise Goguen, the director of catering. This comes after a two-alarm fire damaged the business on July 12 The business lost two kitchens, which will need to be replaced.

“We are hoping for the best and to get back in the swing. We are doing what we can for the community and trying to rebuild,” said Goguen.

For now, customers can go to Café Eilat for specialty Kosher milk and cheese and Andrew's Catering for bread, chicken and meat. On Friday, staff from The Butcherie will be baking challah bread at Kupel's on Harvard Street.

“Just bear with us. It is a processes and it is not going to happen overnight,” said Gougen. “We are doing our best.”

The fire, apparently started by careless disposal of smoking material, started in a rear storage area, according Deputy Fire Chief Kyle McEachern.

The fire then ran along the rear of the building also causing roof damage and spread to the front end of the building. It took the fire department approximately 20 minutes to knock down the blaze but the department stayed on the scene for several hours.

There was damage done to an abutting property on 49 Coolidge St. The fire caused mostly exterior damage and residents of the Coolidge Street property were allowed back home in short order.

There were no injuries. There was significant damages to the food prep, storage and retail areas which resulted in the closing, according to Patrick Maloney, the chief of the environmental health department in Brookline.

The estimated cost of damages to the Butcherie is between $450,000 to $500,000, according to McEachern. The Butcherie is a kosher market and deli that also prepares baked goods. It was originally opened in 1972, according to its official webpage.