After testing a shared concept to stimulate sales, Atomic Chicken is packing up in New Center.

Owners are selling the fried-chicken sandwich seller's fixtures, equipment and furniture after it closed in May. This marks the demise of the Atomic brand, co-owner Scott Moloney said.

The new owner of Atomic Chicken's furnishings — for sale for an undisclosed price — would also sign on to take over and renegotiate its lease in the corner building at 6500 Woodward Ave. It is owned by C&S Shoes Inc., registered to Jeffery Roby, also of nearby business Roby's Shoes, according to state and city records and Moloney.

The restaurant opened at Milwaukee Street and Woodward Avenue in April 2017, along a stretch with some longtime business presences, some vacant storefronts and quite a few yet-to-open businesses and mixed-use developments.

To boost interest, Atomic Chicken brought in co-owner Buffy Campeau's food truck, Buffy's Mexi-Casian Grill, in January to serve tacos alongside the chicken offerings. It then rotated to a Peruvian concept from another co-owner, Greg Reyner, before closing.

"We just couldn't wait any longer" for business in the area to pick up, Moloney said. "(We) decided it was cheaper just to pull the plug on it than to continue to operate."

Moloney has no intent to open another Atomic Chicken, he said without hesitation. The original in Clawson was previously said to be on hiatus. Now Moloney isn't actively looking to sell the Clawson building, but said he would take offers, citing a price of around $200,000.

Moloney is also a partner in Woodpile BBQ Shack, the fast-casual Clawson barbecue joint aiming to open locations in New Center and Madison Heights early next year.