The Cheesecake Factory under 1,000 calories: 48 plates, ranked

Of the 140 dishes we track at The Cheesecake Factory, 48 come to 1,000 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 34%. The most protein in one plate under 1,000 is the Tuscan Chicken, plus black beans (at select locations: Black Beans (PR)), 101 g for 930 calories, and it is the most filling of them by protein and fiber per calorie too. 92 dishes do not fit under 1,000.

Source: The Cheesecake Factory nutrition guide (official), August 2026 edition · Data refreshed October 20, 2026

• 48 plates under 1,000
• 101g most protein in one plate
• 102g protein in a full meal
• 92 dishes over 1,000

As of October 2026, 48 of the 140 The Cheesecake Factory dishes we track come to 1,000 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete The Cheesecake Factory meal under 1,000 is 102 g (A Tuscan Chicken, plus black beans, and a Café Cortadito (PR) (at select locations: Black Beans (PR) and Café Cortadito (PR))).

Three complete The Cheesecake Factory meals under 1,000 calories

Under 1,000, the most-protein meal is built on the Tuscan Chicken (590 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 410 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 The Cheesecake Factory 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 930 calories. Figures as The Cheesecake Factory published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 1,000 calories buys at The Cheesecake Factory

Going from 800 to 1,000 calories adds 19 plates: Hawaiian Fish Sandwich - Ono (HI) (at select locations) (870), Hawaiian Fish Sandwich - Mahi (HI) (at select locations) (880), Hawaiian Fish Sandwich - Ahi (HI) (at select locations) (890), Ahi Tuna Poke with Rice (950), Lunch Vegan Cobb Salad (950), Filet Mignon (960), Lunch Thai Glazed Salmon (PR) (at select locations) (960) and Baja Bowl Chipotle-Honey Shrimp (965) and 11 more. The extra room also changes what 25 plates are counted with: Tuscan Chicken takes plus black beans (at select locations: Black Beans (PR)) instead of plus an English muffin, Sesame Ginger Chicken takes plus black beans (at select locations: Black Beans (PR)) instead of plus an English muffin and SkinnyLicious Chicken Pasta takes plus black beans (at select locations: Black Beans (PR)) instead of plus an English muffin, and 22 more. Across the 48 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 395 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the Belgian Waffle (Giant), plus a cup of clam chowder at 1,000 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 1,000

92 of 140 The Cheesecake Factory dishes are over 1,000 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the Lunch Margherita Flatbread, misses by 20 calories at 1,020. With more room, see The Cheesecake Factory under 1,200. Tighter budget: The Cheesecake Factory under 800. Closest misses: Lunch Margherita Flatbread (from 1,020), Lunch Shepherd's Pie (from 1,030), Lunch Cobb Salad (from 1,040), Thai Glazed Salmon (PR) (at select locations) (from 1,040) and Shakshuka Omelette (from 1,045).

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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.

• Applebee's under 1,000
• Cracker Barrel under 1,000
• Carrabba's Italian Grill under 1,000