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,

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.

Waffle House announced it will be adding a $0.50 surcharge to all egg items on the menu sold at its more than 2,000 locations because of soaring egg prices caused by the bird flu. The surcharge went into effect Monday.

Eggs will continue to be available in customers' favorite menu items despite the extra charge, according to the chain, which also said it hopes the price fluctuations will be "short-lived."

The ongoing outbreaks resulted in the "depopulation" of 13.2 million birds in December, according to federal data.

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

While we hope these price fluctuations will be short-lived, we cannot predict how long this shortage will last,” the Atlanta-based restaurant said.

You’re safe if your go-to Waffle House order is scattered, smothers or covered but if eggs are on the menu, get ready to pay a little more. The 24-hour restaurant chain announced it is tacking on a surcharge of 50 cents per egg. The price hike comes amid soaring egg prices due to shortages caused by an aggressive strain of the avian flu.