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Portillo's calorie calculator: build an order under your cap

Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a Portillo's order from 64 single orders — 49 entrées and 15 sides — using Portillo's own published figures, rounded to whole calories and grams. The lightest meal-sized main is the Classic Caesar Salad without Dressing at 229 calories; the heaviest entrée, the Fettuccine Alfredo (at select locations), is 1,888. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 51 g.

Source: Portillo's nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed

As of October 2026, 64 Portillo's single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete Portillo's meal under 500 calories is 51 g (A Classic Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken without Dressing, a Chicken Noodle Soup, and a large Diet Coke (at select locations: Chicken Noodle Soup)).

Build your Portillo's order

Pick a cap, choose what matters, then add, swap or remove items; the total, the macros and the words to say at the counter update as you go, and the link in the address bar carries your order.

Three complete Portillo's meals under 500 calories

Starting points for the builder — One meal-sized entrée, up to two different sides and a drink — the MinMax app's meal and the best under the cap, drink included (water only where no published drink fits; the lightest meal takes a zero-calorie drink, or water).

Most protein

  • Classic Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken without Dressing357 cal · 38g
  • Chicken Noodle Soup (at select locations)138 cal · 13g
  • Diet Coke (Large)0 cal · 0g

495 of 500 cal · 51 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A Classic Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken without Dressing, a Chicken Noodle Soup, and a large Diet Coke — 495 cal, 51 g protein.”

Get it at the nearest Portillo's →

Most filling

  • Classic Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken without Dressing357 cal · 38g
  • Chicken Noodle Soup (at select locations)138 cal · 13g
  • Diet Coke (Large)0 cal · 0g

495 of 500 cal · 51 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A Classic Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken without Dressing, a Chicken Noodle Soup, and a large Diet Coke — 495 cal, 51 g protein.”

Get it at the nearest Portillo's →

Lightest

  • Classic Caesar Salad without Dressing229 cal · 13g
  • Diet Coke (Large)0 cal · 0g

229 of 500 cal · 13 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A Classic Caesar Salad without Dressing and a large Diet Coke — 229 cal, 13 g protein.”

Get it at the nearest Portillo's →

The 20 lightest meal-sized mains at Portillo's

Meal-sized entrées and breakfast mains (at least 150 calories or 10 g protein), lightest first — the mains the builder builds on at a tight cap; sides and drinks are added in the builder. Every Portillo's item is in the full table on the Portillo's calories page and in /data/portillos.json (each row carries its role and id).

Lightest meal-sized mains at Portillo's
ItemCaloriesProtein
Classic Caesar Salad without Dressing22913g
Greek Salad with Chicken without Dressing (at select locations)32527g
Plant-Based Garden Dog33211g
Chicken Tenders (4)33724g
Hot Dog with Everything (Regular)35213g
Classic Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken without Dressing35738g
Classic Beef Bowl43535g
Hot Dog with Everything (Jumbo)46219g
Chicken Tenders (6)50636g
Chopped Salad without Dressing50642g
Ribs (Half Slab) (at select locations)51019g
Chili Cheese Dog (Regular)51122g
Spaghetti without Sauce (Regular) (at select locations)51423g
Spicy Chicken Sandwich54929g
Classic Caesar Salad with Dressing56915g
Polish Sausage Sandwich with Everything57326g
Plain Maxwell Street Polish Sandwich58526g
Hamburger (Single)59235g
Italiano Bowl (at select locations)59338g
Breaded Chicken Sandwich60130g

Eat at Portillo's without blowing your cap

MinMax finds the best Portillo's meal under your calorie goal — at the location nearest you — and lets you swap items to hit your protein. Free on iPhone.

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