LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — House owners of a Las Vegas restaurant, Eggscellent Breakfast and Lunch, have made it their aim to maintain costs the identical for patrons whereas egg costs rise.
Employees stated an order of 15 dozen eggs for the restaurant normally prices $50, and now they value $90.
“It’s been a struggle. It’s a struggle. Some weeks are better than others,” Eggscelent proprietor Denisse Zermeno stated.
She and her workforce are doing their finest to maintain from including additional costs, balancing prices with different elements.
“We have been trying to hold it to also help our community by not raising prices because we know the economy is not very good right now, so we try to contribute that way to everybody that has been supporting us for the last six years,” Zermeno stated.
A daily buyer, Brandy Andrews, is among the supporters who has been consuming at Eggscelent for the previous two years. She appreciates Zermeno’s efforts.
“We’re trying to watch out for each other,” Andrews stated. “I think everybody’s trying to help everybody right now,”
Serving to one another out can be completed between enterprise house owners. Zermeno stated that pals within the trade are exchanging eggs when instances are robust.
Whereas menu costs are the identical now, Zermeno admits that if the state of affairs will get worse, they might want to extend prices.
“I’m not going to lie, but as long as we can hold it up, we will,” Zermeno stated.
