Forget gourmet patties and punk art, Atomic Burger is all about toppings and cult 1980s geekery, with 22 combinations ranging from the pulled pork, onions and American cheese of a ‘Chuck Norris’ to
the roasted peppers, chorizo and sour cream in a ‘Sergio Leone’. Assorted posters, toys and projector-screen sci-fi clutter the bare-boarded room, while the menu is loaded with cartoony
nomenclature: pork ribs in BBQ sauce are called ‘boss hogs’; chicken breast nuggets become ‘fog horns’, and ‘Captain Caveman’ is tagged onto the house buffalo wings. With burgers starting at £6.75
(including a side), the place is perpetually busy and things can get raucous, particularly when diners take up the ‘Godzilla burger challenge’ – survive a triple-stack of meat and cheese with
chilli fries smothered in hot sauce and win a T-shirt.