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.

Americans can't seem to escape the skyrocketing price of eggs and other groceries − even when splurging on breakfast at Waffle House. The Georgia-based diner has implemented a new 50-cent per egg surcharge at its roughly 2,

In recent weeks egg prices have significantly risen and shortages reported at some grocery stores due to the avian influenza outbreak.