Texas Waffle Houses Now Adding a Surcharge On Eggs

At this point we just have to be honest with ourselves. Neither side of the aisle will be able to curb the surging price of our favorite breakfast protein.

Despite what politicians have been saying, it doesn't appear that there is a magic button to be pushed to curtail the rising costs of groceries. And if there is, y'all better start smashing that sucker.

What we do know is that there are several factors contributing to record-high egg prices. But the big one is supply and demand.

Texas Waffle Houses Now Adding an Egg Surcharge

Thanks to a massive bird flu outbreak in the U.S., which began in 2022, and has affected more than 135 MILLION birds, farmers don't have enough eggs to meet demand. So, we're going to have to pay more if we want them.

According to USA TODAY, "the average price per dozen was $4.10 at the end of 2024, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's twice as much as in August 2023." That's a big jump.

And it's not likely to drop anytime soon. The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts egg prices will increase by about 20% within the year. That's compared with a predicted 2.2% increase in overall food prices.

Now, our beloved Waffle House has been forced to enter the chat. The popular breakfast spot announced that it will apply a surcharge to every egg purchased there in Texas and across the U.S.

You may have already paid for it. The 50-cent surcharge, which went into effect on Monday (2/3), will be reflected at all of the company's nearly 2,000 locations.

We've got to applaud the company for positioning it as a "surcharge," over a mass price increase. They are doing this because it is temporary, and have pledged to remove it once the price of eggs comes back down. But it could also go higher if egg prices go up.