Police are investigating after the armed robbery of a fast food store at Enoggera yesterday.

Around 3.15pm a man entered the Wardell Street store and threatened the store attendant with a metal object before demanding money.

After obtaining a sum of cash the man fled the store and is believed to have left in a dark coloured hatchback.

The store attendant was not physically injured during the incident

The man is described as being approximately 185cm tall with a dark complexion.

He was wearing blue jeans, white and blue short sleeved shirt, dark shoes and a large straw gardening style hat. He had a shirt tied around his face and a glove on one hand.