Feb 18, 2025 - News
New Orleans restaurants begin tacking on egg fees
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The egg crisis is getting so acute, that it's almost a better deal to have a burger for breakfast than an omelette.
The latest: Trader Joe's is limiting egg purchases, and Waffle House and at least one other New Orleans restaurant are tacking on egg surcharges for diners.
- The Uptown sandwich shop Francolini's, which uses eggs in its cooked cutlets and aiolis, is adding a 50 cent charge to every standard order, the restaurant announced last week, as well as a 5% charge on catering orders.
The big picture: For at least the last 40 years, in terms of price per gram of protein content, it's generally been cheaper to feed people an egg than many other protein sources, like beef.
- Not so much anymore.
- The price of eggs has soared over recent months as the bird flu pandemic ravages flocks and crimps supply.