P.F. Chang's under 800 calories: 29 plates, ranked
Of the 77 dishes we track at P.F. Chang's, 29 come to 800 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 38%. The most protein in one plate under 800 is the Chicken with Broccoli, plus a Thai Peanut Salad for one, 72 g for 760 calories, and it is the most filling of them by protein and fiber per calorie too. 48 dishes do not fit under 800.
Source: P.F. Chang's nutrition guide (official), September 2026 edition · Data refreshed
- 29 plates under 800
- 72g most protein in one plate
- 72g protein in a full meal
- 48 dishes over 800
As of October 2026, 29 of the 77 P.F. Chang's dishes we track come to 800 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete P.F. Chang's meal under 800 is 72 g (A Chicken with Broccoli, plus a Thai Peanut Salad for one).
Three complete P.F. Chang's meals under 800 calories
Under 800, the most-protein meal is built on the Chicken with Broccoli (480 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 320 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.
Most protein
- Chicken with Broccoli480 cal · 60g
- Thai Peanut Salad for One Included side280 cal · 12g
760 of 800 cal · 72 g protein
What to tell your server: “A Chicken with Broccoli, plus a Thai Peanut Salad for one.”
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- Chicken with Broccoli480 cal · 60g
- Thai Peanut Salad for One Included side280 cal · 12g
760 of 800 cal · 72 g protein
What to tell your server: “A Chicken with Broccoli, plus a Thai Peanut Salad for one.”
Get it at the nearest P.F. Chang's →Lightest
- California Roll400 cal · 11g
400 of 800 cal · 11 g protein
What to tell your server: “A California Roll, nothing else.”
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Every P.F. Chang's 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 750 calories. Figures as P.F. Chang's published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).
| # | Dish | Counted with | From | Calories as counted | Protein | Protein / 100 cal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken with Broccoli | plus a Thai Peanut Salad for one | 480 | 760 | 72g | 9.5g |
| 2 | Gluten-Free Ginger Chicken with Broccoli | plus a Thai Peanut Salad for one | 500 | 780 | 70g | 9.0g |
| 3 | Gluten-Free Mongolian Beef | plus a cup of egg drop soup | 740 | 780 | 67g | 8.6g |
| 4 | Gluten-Free Beef with Broccoli | plus a cup of hot and sour soup | 680 | 750 | 60g | 8.0g |
| 5 | Mongolian Beef | plus a cup of hot and sour soup | 680 | 750 | 58g | 7.7g |
| 6 | Pepper Steak | plus a cup of wonton soup | 600 | 730 | 57g | 7.8g |
| 7 | Miso Glazed Salmon | plus a cup of hot and sour soup | 680 | 750 | 56g | 7.5g |
| 8 | Beef with Broccoli | plus a cup of wonton soup | 600 | 730 | 55g | 7.5g |
| 9 | Firecracker Shrimp | plus a cup of wonton soup | 580 | 710 | 53g | 7.5g |
| 10 | Chicken with Broccoli House Special | brown rice | 540 | 540 | 38g | 7.0g |
| 11 | Lo Mein Shrimp | nothing else | 780 | 780 | 38g | 4.9g |
| 12 | Salt & Pepper Prawns | plus a cup of wonton soup | 660 | 790 | 37g | 4.7g |
| 13 | Teriyaki Beef | nothing else | 800 | 800 | 36g | 4.5g |
| 14 | Beef & Broccoli Lunch Special | brown rice, and a cup of hot and sour soup | 680 | 710 | 35g | 4.9g |
| 15 | Miso Glazed Salmon Lunch Special | brown rice, and a cup of hot and sour soup | 700 | 730 | 35g | 4.8g |
| 16 | Kung Pao Dragon Roll | plus a Thai Peanut Salad for one | 490 | 770 | 33g | 4.3g |
| 17 | Gluten-Free Beef with Broccoli Lunch Special | gluten-free brown rice, and a cup of hot and sour soup | 670 | 700 | 31g | 4.4g |
| 18 | Firecracker Shrimp Lunch Special | brown rice, and a cup of hot and sour soup | 720 | 750 | 31g | 4.1g |
| 19 | Hong Kong Beef House Special | brown rice | 540 | 540 | 28g | 5.2g |
| 20 | Buddha's Feast | plus a Thai Peanut Salad for one | 480 | 760 | 28g | 3.7g |
| 21 | Teriyaki Beef Lunch Special | brown rice, and a cup of hot and sour soup | 760 | 790 | 28g | 3.5g |
| 22 | Korean Sesame Chicken House Special | brown rice | 740 | 740 | 27g | 3.6g |
| 23 | Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice | plus a cup of wonton soup | 570 | 700 | 26g | 3.7g |
| 24 | Lo Mein Vegetables | plus a cup of hot and sour soup | 720 | 790 | 26g | 3.3g |
| 25 | California Roll | plus a Thai Peanut Salad for one | 400 | 680 | 23g | 3.4g |
| 26 | Tiger Roll | plus a cup of egg drop soup | 740 | 780 | 20g | 2.6g |
| 27 | Dynamite Roll | nothing else | 780 | 780 | 19g | 2.4g |
| 28 | Mongolian Tofu House Special | brown rice | 740 | 740 | 17g | 2.3g |
| 29 | Stir-Fried Eggplant | plus a cup of wonton soup | 530 | 660 | 13g | 2.0g |
What 800 calories buys at P.F. Chang's
Going from 600 to 800 calories adds 17 plates: Gluten-Free Beef with Broccoli Lunch Special (700), Beef & Broccoli Lunch Special (710), Miso Glazed Salmon Lunch Special (730), Korean Sesame Chicken House Special (740), Mongolian Tofu House Special (740), Firecracker Shrimp Lunch Special (750), Gluten-Free Beef with Broccoli (750) and Miso Glazed Salmon (750) and 9 more. The extra room also changes what 10 plates are counted with: Chicken with Broccoli takes plus a Thai Peanut Salad for one instead of plus a cup of hot and sour soup, Gluten-Free Ginger Chicken with Broccoli takes plus a Thai Peanut Salad for one instead of plus a cup of hot and sour soup and Pepper Steak takes plus a cup of wonton soup instead of nothing else, and 7 more. Across the 29 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 320 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the Teriyaki Beef, nothing else at 800 calories, exactly at the cap.
What doesn't fit under 800
48 of 77 P.F. Chang's dishes are over 800 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the Sesame Beef, misses by 20 calories at 820. With more room, see P.F. Chang's under 1,000. Tighter budget: P.F. Chang's under 600. Closest misses: Sesame Beef (from 820), Lo Mein Beef (from 860), Lo Mein Chicken (from 860), Sesame Chicken Lunch Special (from 870) and Black Pepper Chicken (from 880).
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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.