The soaring price of eggs has forced Waffle House to add a temporary surcharge on customers’ orders. The Georgia-based chain is adding a 50-cent charge per egg because of the “nationwide rise in cost of eggs,

Due to high egg prices, the popular breakfast chain Waffle House is adding an egg surcharge. Find out what customers are expected to pay.

Waffle House says temporary increase took effect on Monday and impacts all menus at the 24-hour chain's restaurants.

Waffle House has defended its choice to introduce a controversial surcharge for diners, claiming it’s all for good reason.

With more than 2,000 locations across 25 states, Waffle House says on its website that it serves 272 million eggs per year. It's the most-ordered menu item, behind 153 million hash browns and 124 million of its namesake waffles.

In a letter from Waffle House's headquarters in Norcross on Monday, the diner chain has implemented a 50-cent surcharge per egg to all menus. The company said, rather than increasing prices across the menu, this is a temporary targeted charge tied to the unprecedented rise in egg prices caused by bird flu.

Waffle House locations have signs announcing a new, temporary 50-cent egg surcharge. The company cited high prices and bird flu. Here's what we know.

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