P.F. Chang's under 1,000 calories: 51 plates, ranked

Of the 77 dishes we track at P.F. Chang's, 51 come to 1,000 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 66%. The most protein in one plate under 1,000 is the Chicken with Broccoli, plus a bowl of wonton soup, 100 g for 960 calories, and it is the most filling of them by protein and fiber per calorie too. 26 dishes do not fit under 1,000.

Source: P.F. Chang's nutrition guide (official), September 2026 edition · Data refreshed October 18, 2026

• 51 plates under 1,000
• 100g most protein in one plate
• 100g protein in a full meal
• 26 dishes over 1,000

As of October 2026, 51 of the 77 P.F. Chang's dishes we track come to 1,000 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete P.F. Chang's meal under 1,000 is 100 g (A Chicken with Broccoli, plus a bowl of wonton soup).

Three complete P.F. Chang's meals under 1,000 calories

Under 1,000, the most-protein meal is built on the Chicken with Broccoli (480 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 520 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 P.F. Chang's 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 960 calories. Figures as P.F. Chang's published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 1,000 calories buys at P.F. Chang's

Going from 800 to 1,000 calories adds 22 plates: Sesame Chicken Lunch Special (900), Kung Pao Chicken Lunch Special (910), Teriyaki Chicken Lunch Special (930), Black Pepper Chicken (950), Sesame Beef (950), Sweet & Sour Chicken (950), Fried Rice with Vegetables (970) and Gluten-Free Fried Rice with Vegetables (970) and 14 more. The extra room also changes what 24 plates are counted with: Chicken with Broccoli takes plus a bowl of wonton soup instead of plus a Thai Peanut Salad for one, Gluten-Free Ginger Chicken with Broccoli takes plus a bowl of wonton soup instead of plus a Thai Peanut Salad for one and Gluten-Free Mongolian Beef takes plus a cup of wonton soup instead of plus a cup of egg drop soup, and 21 more. Across the 51 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 570 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the Firecracker Shrimp Lunch Special with fried rice, and a cup of hot and sour soup at 1,000 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 1,000

26 of 77 P.F. Chang's dishes are over 1,000 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the Crispy Honey Chicken Lunch Special, misses by 10 calories at 1,010. With more room, see P.F. Chang's under 1,200. Tighter budget: P.F. Chang's under 800. Closest misses: Crispy Honey Chicken Lunch Special (from 1,010), Fried Rice with Chicken (from 1,020), Fried Rice with Beef (from 1,040), Kung Pao Chicken (from 1,040) and Chang's Spicy Chicken (from 1,060).

More at P.F. Chang's

• P.F. Chang's calories & nutrition (196 items listed)
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• P.F. Chang's under 800 calories (29 plates)
• P.F. Chang's under 1,200 calories (66 plates)
• High-protein P.F. Chang's plates (17 dishes)
• P.F. Chang's calorie calculator (build a plate under your cap)

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.

• California Pizza Kitchen under 1,000
• Logan's Roadhouse under 1,000
• Beef 'O' Brady's under 1,000