California Pizza Kitchen under 500 calories: 70 plates, ranked

Of the 260 dishes we track at California Pizza Kitchen, 70 come to 500 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 27%. The most protein in one plate under 500 is the California Veggie Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices, plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup, 30 g for 500 calories; the most filling of them, by protein and fiber per calorie, is the Hawaiian Pizza, 1 of 6 slices, plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup (22 g protein, 3 g fiber, 350 cal). 190 dishes do not fit under 500.

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

• 70 plates under 500
• 30g most protein in one plate
• 30g protein in a full meal
• 190 dishes over 500

As of October 2026, 70 of the 260 California Pizza Kitchen dishes we track come to 500 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete California Pizza Kitchen meal under 500 is 30 g (A California Veggie Pizza (Cauliflower Crust) — eat 1 of its 6 slices, plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup, and an Acqua Panna).

Three complete California Pizza Kitchen meals under 500 calories

Under 500, the most-protein meal is built on the California Veggie Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices (160 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 340 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 400; the others use the extra 100 calories.

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Every California Pizza Kitchen plate under 500 calories, ranked by protein

One row per dish, counted once with the best choices that still fit under 500 — by grams of protein, then calories. The median plate under 500 is 390 calories. Figures as California Pizza Kitchen published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 500 calories buys at California Pizza Kitchen

Going from 400 to 500 calories adds 18 plates: Neapolitan Burrata Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices (420), Thai Chicken Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices (420), Thai Chicken Pizza, 2 of 6 slices (420), The Works Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices (420), The Works Pizza, 2 of 6 slices (420), Tostada Pizza (Lower Cal Option), 3 of 6 slices (420), Margherita Pizza, 2 of 6 slices (440) and Margherita Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices (440) and 10 more. The extra room also changes what 6 plates are counted with: California Veggie Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices takes plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup instead of plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup, California Veggie Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 2 of 6 slices takes plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup instead of nothing else and Sicilian Pizza, 1 of 6 slices takes plus a cup of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup instead of nothing else, and 3 more. Across the 70 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 340 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the California Veggie Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 1 of 6 slices, plus a bowl of Dakota Smashed Pea + Barley soup at 500 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 500

190 of 260 California Pizza Kitchen dishes are over 500 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the California Veggie Pizza, 3 of 6 slices, misses by 10 calories at 510. With more room, see California Pizza Kitchen under 600. Tighter budget: California Pizza Kitchen under 400. Closest misses: California Veggie Pizza, 3 of 6 slices (from 510), Hawaiian Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 3 of 6 slices (from 510), Wild Mushroom Pizza, 3 of 6 slices (from 510), Wild Mushroom Pizza (Cauliflower Crust), 3 of 6 slices (from 510) and Kung Pao Zucchini Fettuccine (from 520).

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Under 500 calories at other chains

The same cap at 2 other sit-down chains, where a dish is also counted with its sides. The counter chains are ranked on fast food under 500 calories.

• Beef 'O' Brady's under 500
• Carrabba's Italian Grill under 500