California Pizza Kitchen under 1,000 calories: 202 plates, ranked

Of the 260 dishes we track at California Pizza Kitchen, 202 come to 1,000 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 78%. The most protein in one plate under 1,000 is the Cedar Plank Salmon (Protein Packed Option), 59 g for 820 calories; the most filling of them, by protein and fiber per calorie, is the Cedar Plank Salmon (52 g protein, 4 g fiber, 650 cal). 58 dishes do not fit under 1,000.

Source: California Pizza Kitchen nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed October 17, 2026

• 202 plates under 1,000
• 59g most protein in one plate
• 60g protein in a full meal
• 58 dishes over 1,000

As of October 2026, 202 of the 260 California Pizza Kitchen dishes we track come to 1,000 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete California Pizza Kitchen meal under 1,000 is 60 g (A Cedar Plank Salmon (Protein Packed Option) and a Pacific Thyme).

Three complete California Pizza Kitchen meals under 1,000 calories

Under 1,000, the most-protein meal is built on the Cedar Plank Salmon (Protein Packed Option) (820 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 180 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.

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Every California Pizza Kitchen 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 910 calories. Figures as California Pizza Kitchen published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 1,000 calories buys at California Pizza Kitchen

Going from 800 to 1,000 calories adds 61 plates: Cedar Plank Salmon (Protein Packed Option) (820), Hawaiian Pizza (7") (820), The Works Pizza (Cauliflower Crust, 7") (820), Muffaletta Sandwich (Half) (830), Neapolitan Burrata Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 4 of 6 slices (840), Pepperoni Pizza (7") (840), Spicy Chipotle Chicken Pizza (Cauliflower Crust, 7") (840) and Thai Chicken Pizza, 4 of 6 slices (840) and 53 more. The extra room also changes what 124 plates are counted with: Hawaiian Pizza, 3 of 6 slices takes plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup instead of plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup, The Original BBQ Chicken Pizza, 3 of 6 slices takes plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup instead of plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup and Thai Chicken Pizza, 3 of 6 slices takes plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup instead of plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup, and 121 more. Across the 202 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 720 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the Burnt Ends BBQ Pizza, 5 of 6 slices, nothing else at 1,000 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 1,000

58 of 260 California Pizza Kitchen dishes are over 1,000 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the Italian Chopped Salad with Mustard Herb Vinaigrette (Full), misses by 10 calories at 1,010. With more room, see California Pizza Kitchen under 1,200. Tighter budget: California Pizza Kitchen under 800. Closest misses: Italian Chopped Salad with Mustard Herb Vinaigrette (Full) (from 1,010), California Cobb Salad with Herb Ranch Dressing (Full) (from 1,020), California Veggie Pizza (from 1,020), Hawaiian Pizza (Cauliflower Crust) (from 1,020) and Wild Mushroom Pizza (Cauliflower Crust) (from 1,020).

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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.

• Logan's Roadhouse under 1,000
• Beef 'O' Brady's under 1,000
• The Cheesecake Factory under 1,000