The Lillie's Q Chicago French Market Location Re-Opens

Lillie's Q chef/owner Charlie McKenna will re-open his Chicago French Market location in the West Loop (131 N Clinton St) at 11am today with an extremely limited menu - just a week after its Bucktown location suffered significant fire damage.

Pulled pork sandwiches on brioche buns ($7), pulled pork by the half pound ($9), pulled pork by the pound ($17), and sides of Southern-style coleslaw ($3) will be the only food available for sale today at the Lillie's Q French Market location. Today, the French Market location will remain open until all the food - prepped at Ovie Bar & Grill in the Metra Transportation Center that adjoins the Chicago French Market - is sold.

The Lillie's Q French Market location will resume its regular schedule of opening at 10am on Saturdays starting tomorrow. The regular French Market weekday schedule of opening at 10am resumes this Monday. The Lillie's Q French Market location will serve a limited menu for some time, and will close each day when all its food is sold.

Shortly after all employees at the Lillie's Q Bucktown location (1856 W North Ave) left work for the evening on Thursday, March 14, a fire broke out in the basement of the restaurant. Chicago Fire Department officials said the fire started after the water heater in the basement caught on fire. One fire fighter sustained minor injuries battling the blaze, but nobody else was injured.

The fire caused significant damage to the basement of Lillie's Q, the main floor of Lillie's Q, and to the apartments upstairs from Lillie's Q. Because of the fire, The Lillie's Q Bucktown location is currently closed but hopes to re-open.

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