Waffle House is imposing a 50-cent surcharge per egg. Cracker Barrel is not. Here's a look at the dueling strategies:

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,

It might not be to the level of Kendrick Lamar and Drake, but there’s a beef stewing between a pair of restaurant chains. According to NBC News, Cracker Barrel has taken issue with competitor Waffle House after it was announced earlier this week that Waffle House is implementing a 50-cent surcharge for each egg a customer orders in their meals.

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

(NEXSTAR) – Waffle House restaurants across the nation will be adding a 50 cent surcharge to every egg ordered amid soaring prices due to inflation and the bird flu epidemic. The surcharge took effect Monday, according to a Waffle House memo shared with Nexstar.

But nothing has captured as much media attention as the ultimate insult to all-night breakfast-lovers: an egg surcharge at Waffle House. That does it. The restaurant chain says it has been forced to respond to the spiraling cost of whole eggs.

Customers report that the announcement has been posted throughout Waffle House locations, on menus and signs in the dining room. The chain, which serves over 272 millions eggs a year, has been especially impacted by the price increase.