At a Waffle House in Atlanta, cooks were busy pouring waffle batter and flipping hash browns around noon on Tuesday when a message flashed on the two cash registers at the counter: “Due to the nationwide rise in the cost of eggs,

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

The beloved Georgia restaurant chain is unsure how long the egg shortage will last. It's unclear when the surcharge will no longer be in effect.

Waffle House has announced a new surcharge of 50 cents per egg in response to rising egg prices caused by a nationwide shortage.

Waffle House is adding a 50-cent surcharge on egg orders due to the nationwide rise in cost of eggs caused by the aggressive strain of avian flu.

Waffle House became one of the first big chains to join smaller restaurants with surcharges for egg dishes. Economists don’t see near-term relief on egg prices.

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