Spud Hut, located just outside London Bridge station - one of the capital's busiest - has the 'big, fat, loaded' potatoes, the social media savvy and the winding queues to rival its older competitors.
The pub, which will be named The Sun Wharf, will occupy the former London Dungeon space located within the arches at 50 Tooley Street, near London Bridge.
Three uniformed police officers swooped the area outside a beauty shop at London Bridge yesterday where the weapon was unveiled in front of shocked shoppers.