Rather than hiking prices on their menus, which are costly to reprint, they are letting diners know upfront that each egg in an omelet, breakfast burrito and French toast comes with a fee. Restaurants are calling the egg surcharges temporary,

Those looking to order eggs with their Waffle House meal should now expect to pay a 50-cent surcharge per egg.

The buck has been passed to Waffle House customers as the company announced a 50-cent surcharge for all egg items. This comes, after a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics found a 50% increase in egg prices in the past year.