BJ's Brewhouse under 800 calories: 20 plates, ranked

Of the 48 dishes we track at BJ's Brewhouse, 20 come to 800 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 42%. The most protein in one plate under 800 is the BJ's Brewhouse Bowl with Chicken, 54 g for 710 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). 28 dishes do not fit under 800.

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

• 20 plates under 800
• 54g most protein in one plate
• 65g protein in a full meal
• 28 dishes over 800

As of October 2026, 20 of the 48 BJ's Brewhouse dishes we track come to 800 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete BJ's Brewhouse meal under 800 is 65 g (An Enlightened Strawberry Fields Salad and a Milk).

Three complete BJ's Brewhouse meals under 800 calories

Under 800, the most-protein meal is built on the Enlightened Strawberry Fields Salad (480 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 320 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 600; the others use the extra 200 calories.

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Every BJ's Brewhouse plate under 800 calories, ranked by protein

One row per dish, counted once with the best choices that still fit under 800 — by grams of protein, then calories. The median plate under 800 is 610 calories. Figures as BJ's Brewhouse published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 800 calories buys at BJ's Brewhouse

Going from 600 to 800 calories adds 10 plates: Soup and Salad Combo, Chicken Tortilla Soup & Caesar Salad (620), Soup and Salad Combo, Broccoli Cheddar Soup & Fresh Mozzarella and Tomato Salad (640), Soup and Salad Combo, Clam Chowder & Fresh Mozzarella and Tomato Salad (640), Enlightened Mediterranean Chicken Pita Tacos (660), Soup and Salad Combo, Broccoli Cheddar Soup & Wedge Salad (700), Soup and Salad Combo, Clam Chowder & Wedge Salad (700), BJ's Brewhouse Bowl with Chicken (710) and Soup and Salad Combo, Broccoli Cheddar Soup & Caesar Salad (720) and 2 more. The heaviest plate that still fits is the Santa Fe Salad, No Protein at 800 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 800

28 of 48 BJ's Brewhouse dishes are over 800 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the Caesar Salad, No Protein, misses by 10 calories at 810. With more room, see BJ's Brewhouse under 1,000. Tighter budget: BJ's Brewhouse under 600. Closest misses: Caesar Salad, No Protein (from 810), Atlantic Salmon, Blackened (from 860), Atlantic Salmon, Oven-Roasted (from 860), BJ's Brewhouse Bowl with Salmon (from 870) and Sal's Brewhouse Chicken (from 1,000).

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• BJ's Brewhouse calorie calculator (build a plate under your cap)

Under 800 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 800
• P.F. Chang's under 800
• California Pizza Kitchen under 800