The restaurant says it’s being ‘forced to make difficult decisions’ amid the avian flu outbreak. The price of eggs isn’t just surging at the grocery store. It’s hitting your favorite chains, too: Now,

The restaurant chain, which serves breakfast all day, said it was adding the temporary 50-cent surcharge because the bird flu has caused a shortage in the egg supply.

According to its website, the nationwide chain known for its waffles and crispy hash browns serves 272 million eggs at nearly 2,000 restaurant locations that are open daily around the clock. Waffle House has no Michigan locations – the closest looks to be an hour south of Detroit in Toledo,

Waffle House became one of the first big chains to join smaller restaurants with surcharges for egg dishes. Economists don’t see near-term relief on egg prices.

Because of this strain on supply, the USDA predicts that price of eggs will increase by 20% in 2025. Local restaurants across the country have adopted surcharge in response to the increased egg costs, but Waffle House is the first national chain to enact this policy. Financial experts expect other restaurants to follow suit.

It might be time to switch from a big omelette in the morning to a couple of scrambled eggs as soaring egg prices are prompting restaurants like Waffle House to surcharge customers’ orders.

Discover how rising egg prices are impacting Waffle House patrons in Columbia and Kansas City. Learn why a 50-cent surcharge per order has been added due to the egg shortage caused by the HPAI bird flu.

Waffle House and other restaurants are responding to a bird flu-related egg shortage with an added fee.

Waffle House restaurants across the nation will be adding a 50-cent surcharge to every egg ordered amid soaring prices due to inflation and the bird flu epidemic.

Georgia-based Waffle House has issued a temporary surcharge of 50 cents per egg due to rising prices of eggs nationwide.