BJ's Brewhouse under 1,200 calories: 39 plates, ranked

Of the 48 dishes we track at BJ's Brewhouse, 39 come to 1,200 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 81%. The most protein in one plate under 1,200 is the BJ's Classic Rib-Eye with a house salad (no dressing) and roasted asparagus, 113 g for 1,185 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). 9 dishes do not fit under 1,200.

Source: BJ's Brewhouse nutrition guide (official), September 2026 edition · Data refreshed October 17, 2026

• 39 plates under 1,200
• 113g most protein in one plate
• 113g protein in a full meal
• 9 dishes over 1,200

As of October 2026, 39 of the 48 BJ's Brewhouse dishes we track come to 1,200 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete BJ's Brewhouse meal under 1,200 is 113 g (A BJ's Classic Rib-Eye with a house salad (no dressing) and roasted asparagus, and a Diet Dr Pepper).

Three complete BJ's Brewhouse meals under 1,200 calories

Under 1,200, the most-protein meal is built on the BJ's Classic Rib-Eye (1,080 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 120 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 1,000; the others use the extra 200 calories.

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Every BJ's Brewhouse plate under 1,200 calories, ranked by protein

One row per dish, counted once with the best choices that still fit under 1,200 — by grams of protein, then calories. The median plate under 1,200 is 800 calories. Figures as BJ's Brewhouse published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 1,200 calories buys at BJ's Brewhouse

Going from 1,000 to 1,200 calories adds 14 plates: Santa Fe Salad, Grilled Chicken (1,020), Chicken Caesar Salad (1,030), Santa Fe Salad (1,030), Caesar Salad with Blackened Chicken (1,040), Santa Fe Salad with Blackened Shrimp (1,040), Caesar Salad with Blackened Shrimp (1,050), BJ's Brewhouse Blonde Fish 'N' Chips (1,120) and Hatch Green Chile Smash Burger with Fries (1,140) and 6 more. Across the 39 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 105 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the Caesar Salad with Oven-Roasted Salmon at 1,200 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 1,200

9 of 48 BJ's Brewhouse dishes are over 1,200 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the Caesar Salad with Blackened Salmon, misses by 10 calories at 1,210. Tighter budget: BJ's Brewhouse under 1,000. Closest misses: Caesar Salad with Blackened Salmon (from 1,210), Deep Dish Ziti with Garlic Knot (from 1,220), BJ's Wagyu Burger with Fries (from 1,230), Bacon Cheeseburger with Fries (from 1,250) and Jumbo Spaghetti and Meatballs with Garlic Knot (from 1,280).

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Under 1,200 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.

• First Watch under 1,200
• P.F. Chang's under 1,200
• California Pizza Kitchen under 1,200