Atlanta-based Waffle House adds surcharge to eggs as massive bird flu outbreak leads to soaring prices

Signage is posted on the inside windown of a Waffle House restaurant, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. (Mike Stewart/AP Photo)

This story was updated on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at 7:45 p.m.

The Waffle House restaurant chain is putting a 50 cent per egg surcharge in place because of the biggest bird flu outbreak in a decade.

The 24-7 restaurant said that the resulting egg shortage has led to a dramatic increase in its costs.