Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen under 800 calories: 21 plates, ranked

Of the 45 dishes we track at Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, 21 come to 800 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 47%. The most protein in one plate under 800 is the Grilled Pork Chops with buttered off-the-cob corn and sweet baby carrots, 73 g for 795 calories, and it is the most filling of them by protein and fiber per calorie too. 24 dishes do not fit under 800.

Source: Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen nutrition guide (official), August 2026 edition · Data refreshed September 16, 2026

• 21 plates under 800
• 73g most protein in one plate
• 73g protein in a full meal
• 24 dishes over 800

As of October 2026, 21 of the 45 Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen dishes we track come to 800 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen meal under 800 is 73 g (Grilled Pork Chops with buttered off-the-cob corn and sweet baby carrots, and a Coffee).

Three complete Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen meals under 800 calories

Under 800, the most-protein meal is built on the Grilled Pork Chops (650 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 150 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.

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Every Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen 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 765 calories. Figures as Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 800 calories buys at Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen

The 8 lightest plates under 800: Grilled Chicken Pecan Salad (640), Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad (700), 6 oz. Top Sirloin Steak (710), 5 oz. Bourbon-Glazed Salmon & Shrimp (over seasoned rice) (745), 8 oz. Grilled Salmon, Blackened (over seasoned rice) (745), Grilled Whitefish, Lemon Pepper (over seasoned rice) (745), Crispy Chicken Tender Salad (750) and Country Fried Chicken (single) (755). Across the 21 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 460 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the 8 oz. Grilled Salmon (over seasoned rice) with buttered off-the-cob corn and fresh steamed broccoli at 800 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 800

24 of 45 Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen dishes are over 800 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the Steak Tips (over seasoned rice), misses by 10 calories at 810. With more room, see Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen under 1,000. Closest misses: Steak Tips (over seasoned rice) (from 810), Garlic Herb Chicken (over seasoned rice) (from 825), 8 oz. Bourbon-Glazed Salmon & Shrimp (over seasoned rice) (from 845), 8 oz. Grilled Salmon, Bourbon Glazed (over seasoned rice) (from 845) and Classic Burger with Cheddar Cheese (from 865).

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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.

• Olive Garden under 800
• Red Lobster under 800
• TGI Fridays under 800