EGR and performance questions

This is funny... I take a cast EGR intake to machine shop to have cleaned/checked and when I pick it up he says, "Hope you don't plan on using EGR, cause the ports have been plugged."
$70.00 into an EGR intake that is not EGR. Wish I noticed that before having them work on it. I could have saved $25.00 on their service fee.
Now what to do? Try another intake, or try to get the plugs out, or use it as is?

use it as is, they plug up under normal operation over time. KISS principle. One less thing to keep clean and working properly. If your engine is set up properly, it will run great and get good mileage.