A Waffle House worker is expressing concern over the recent egg surcharge the restaurant is passing onto its customers.

A steady egg shortage around the US is causing an increase in demand and a rise in costs - and restaurants are also starting to feel the brunt.

Waffle House is famous for more than the food—the restaurant chain is used as a barometer to determine the severity of local storms and is pretty much the catalyst for Reddit's existence. It also sells 272 million eggs per year.