"Birmingham mourned the loss of The Atomic Lounge in 2021. However, the House of Found Objects (or HOFO) maintains much of its predecessor’s charm — the vintage decor and furniture, the Sex Panther cocktail, the otherworldly aura. The space itself is a visual spectacle, a shrine to “found objects”—familiar objects stripped of their identity and reborn as art. Clouds dangle from the first floor ceiling, and surfaces like tv screens and display cards offer foreboding advice such as “Sometimes to get rid of all the rats you have to burn down the house.”" - Sarra Sedghi