The Cheesecake Factory under 800 calories: 29 plates, ranked

Of the 140 dishes we track at The Cheesecake Factory, 29 come to 800 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 21%. The most protein in one plate under 800 is the Tuscan Chicken, plus an English muffin, 87 g for 780 calories, and it is the most filling of them by protein and fiber per calorie too. 111 dishes do not fit under 800.

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

• 29 plates under 800
• 87g most protein in one plate
• 92g protein in a full meal
• 111 dishes over 800

As of October 2026, 29 of the 140 The Cheesecake Factory dishes we track come to 800 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete The Cheesecake Factory meal under 800 is 92 g (A Tuscan Chicken, plus sliced tomatoes, and a Cafe Latte).

Three complete The Cheesecake Factory meals under 800 calories

Under 800, the most-protein meal is built on the Tuscan Chicken (590 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 210 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 The Cheesecake Factory 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 775 calories. Figures as The Cheesecake Factory published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 800 calories buys at The Cheesecake Factory

Going from 600 to 800 calories adds 4 plates: Belgian Waffle (Giant) (715), Grilled Steak & Eggs (745), Factory Chopped Salad (780) and Margherita Flatbread (785). The extra room also changes what 25 plates are counted with: Tuscan Chicken takes plus an English muffin instead of nothing else, Grilled Steak Medallions takes plus black beans (at select locations: Black Beans (PR)) instead of plus grilled asparagus and Farm Fresh Eggs with Grilled Ham takes wheat toast, and sliced tomatoes instead of no bread, and sliced tomatoes, and 22 more. Across the 29 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 395 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the SkinnyLicious Factory Chopped Salad, plus wheat toast at 800 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 800

111 of 140 The Cheesecake Factory dishes are over 800 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the Ahi Tuna Poke with Rice, misses by 30 calories at 830. With more room, see The Cheesecake Factory under 1,000. Tighter budget: The Cheesecake Factory under 600. Closest misses: Ahi Tuna Poke with Rice (from 830), Lunch Vegan Cobb Salad (from 830), Filet Mignon (from 840), Lunch Thai Glazed Salmon (PR) (at select locations) (from 840) and Fresh Basil, Tomato and Cheese (from 850).

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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.

• Applebee's under 800
• Cracker Barrel under 800
• Carrabba's Italian Grill under 800