BJ's Brewhouse under 1,000 calories: 25 plates, ranked
Of the 48 dishes we track at BJ's Brewhouse, 25 come to 1,000 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 52%. The most protein in one plate under 1,000 is the BJ's Brewhouse Bowl with Salmon, 55 g for 870 calories; the most filling of them, by protein and fiber per calorie, is the Enlightened Strawberry Fields Salad (45 g protein, 4 g fiber, 480 cal). 23 dishes do not fit under 1,000.
Source: BJ's Brewhouse nutrition guide (official), September 2026 edition · Data refreshed
- 25 plates under 1,000
- 55g most protein in one plate
- 74g protein in a full meal
- 23 dishes over 1,000
As of October 2026, 25 of the 48 BJ's Brewhouse dishes we track come to 1,000 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete BJ's Brewhouse meal under 1,000 is 74 g (A BJ's Brewhouse Bowl with Chicken, and a Milk).
Three complete BJ's Brewhouse meals under 1,000 calories
Under 1,000, the most-protein meal is built on the BJ's Brewhouse Bowl with Chicken (710 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 290 calories for the sides it comes with and a drink. One plate — a dish with a valid pick for each choice it comes with, never the same row twice — and at most one drink: the MinMax app's meal and the best under the cap, drink included. The lightest meal is unchanged from under 800; the others use the extra 200 calories.
Most protein
- BJ's Brewhouse Bowl with Chicken710 cal · 54g
- Milk280 cal · 20g
990 of 1,000 cal · 74 g protein
What to tell your server: “A BJ's Brewhouse Bowl with Chicken, and a Milk.”
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- BJ's Brewhouse Bowl with Chicken710 cal · 54g
- Milk280 cal · 20g
990 of 1,000 cal · 74 g protein
What to tell your server: “A BJ's Brewhouse Bowl with Chicken, and a Milk.”
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- Soup and Salad Combo, Chicken Tortilla Soup & House Salad, No Dressing360 cal · 17g
- Diet Dr Pepper0 cal · 0g
360 of 1,000 cal · 17 g protein
What to tell your server: “A Soup and Salad Combo with chicken tortilla soup and a house salad, hold the dressing, and a Diet Dr Pepper.”
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Every BJ's Brewhouse plate under 1,000 calories, ranked by protein
One row per dish, counted once with the best choices that still fit under 1,000 — by grams of protein, then calories. The median plate under 1,000 is 640 calories. Figures as BJ's Brewhouse published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).
| # | Dish | Counted with | From | Calories as counted | Protein | Protein / 100 cal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BJ's Brewhouse Bowl with Salmon | served as listed | 870 | 870 | 55g | 6.3g |
| 2 | BJ's Brewhouse Bowl with Chicken | served as listed | 710 | 710 | 54g | 7.6g |
| 3 | Sal's Brewhouse Chicken | served as listed | 1,000 | 1,000 | 54g | 5.4g |
| 4 | Atlantic Salmon, Blackened | served as listed | 860 | 860 | 48g | 5.6g |
| 5 | Atlantic Salmon, Oven-Roasted | served as listed | 860 | 860 | 48g | 5.6g |
| 6 | Enlightened Cherry Chipotle Glazed Salmon | served as listed | 580 | 580 | 47g | 8.1g |
| 7 | Enlightened Strawberry Fields Salad | served as listed | 480 | 480 | 45g | 9.4g |
| 8 | Enlightened Asian Chopped Salad | served as listed | 510 | 510 | 44g | 8.6g |
| 9 | Enlightened Mediterranean Chicken Pita Tacos | served as listed | 660 | 660 | 38g | 5.8g |
| 10 | Soup and Salad Combo, Broccoli Cheddar Soup & Fresh Mozzarella and Tomato Salad | served as listed | 640 | 640 | 33g | 5.2g |
| 11 | Enlightened Seared Ahi Salad | served as listed | 560 | 560 | 30g | 5.4g |
| 12 | Soup and Salad Combo, Clam Chowder & Fresh Mozzarella and Tomato Salad | served as listed | 640 | 640 | 29g | 4.5g |
| 13 | Soup and Salad Combo, Broccoli Cheddar Soup & Caesar Salad | served as listed | 720 | 720 | 29g | 4.0g |
| 14 | Soup and Salad Combo, Chicken Tortilla Soup & Fresh Mozzarella and Tomato Salad | served as listed | 540 | 540 | 27g | 5.0g |
| 15 | Soup and Salad Combo, Broccoli Cheddar Soup & Wedge Salad | served as listed | 700 | 700 | 25g | 3.6g |
| 16 | Soup and Salad Combo, Clam Chowder & Caesar Salad | served as listed | 720 | 720 | 24g | 3.3g |
| 17 | Soup and Salad Combo, Broccoli Cheddar Soup & House Salad, No Dressing | served as listed | 470 | 470 | 23g | 4.9g |
| 18 | Caesar Salad, No Protein | served as listed | 810 | 810 | 23g | 2.8g |
| 19 | Soup and Salad Combo, Chicken Tortilla Soup & Caesar Salad | served as listed | 620 | 620 | 22g | 3.5g |
| 20 | Soup and Salad Combo, Clam Chowder & Wedge Salad | served as listed | 700 | 700 | 20g | 2.9g |
| 21 | Soup and Salad Combo, Clam Chowder & House Salad, No Dressing | served as listed | 470 | 470 | 19g | 4.0g |
| 22 | Soup and Salad Combo, Chicken Tortilla Soup & Wedge Salad | served as listed | 600 | 600 | 18g | 3.0g |
| 23 | Soup and Salad Combo, Chicken Tortilla Soup & House Salad, No Dressing | served as listed | 360 | 360 | 17g | 4.7g |
| 24 | Santa Fe Salad, No Protein | served as listed | 800 | 800 | 15g | 1.9g |
| 25 | BJ's Brewhouse Bowl | served as listed | 480 | 480 | 14g | 2.9g |
What 1,000 calories buys at BJ's Brewhouse
Going from 800 to 1,000 calories adds 5 plates: Caesar Salad, No Protein (810), Atlantic Salmon, Blackened (860), Atlantic Salmon, Oven-Roasted (860), BJ's Brewhouse Bowl with Salmon (870) and Sal's Brewhouse Chicken (1,000). The heaviest plate that still fits is the Sal's Brewhouse Chicken at 1,000 calories, exactly at the cap.
What doesn't fit under 1,000
23 of 48 BJ's Brewhouse dishes are over 1,000 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the Santa Fe Salad, Grilled Chicken, misses by 20 calories at 1,020. With more room, see BJ's Brewhouse under 1,200. Tighter budget: BJ's Brewhouse under 800. Closest misses: Santa Fe Salad, Grilled Chicken (from 1,020), Chicken Caesar Salad (from 1,030), Santa Fe Salad (from 1,030), Caesar Salad with Blackened Chicken (from 1,040) and Santa Fe Salad with Blackened Shrimp (from 1,040).
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Under 1,000 calories at other chains
The same cap at 3 other sit-down chains, where a dish is also counted with its sides. The counter chains are ranked on fast food under 500 calories.