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QDOBA calorie calculator: build an order under your cap

Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a QDOBA order from 25 single orders — 24 entrées and 1 side — using QDOBA's own published figures, rounded to whole calories and grams. The lightest meal-sized main is the Street Style Pork Carnitas Tacos on Flour Tortillas (3) at 370 calories; the heaviest entrée, the Grilled Steak Nachos, is 1,090. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 27 g.

Source: QDOBA nutrition guide (official), September 1, 2026 edition · Data refreshed

As of October 2026, 25 QDOBA single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete QDOBA meal under 500 calories is 27 g (A brisket birria bowl with cilantro lime rice, black beans and roasted tomato salsa, and a large Coca-Cola Zero).

Build your QDOBA 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 QDOBA 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

  • Brisket Birria Bowl475 cal · 27g
  • Coca-Cola Zero (Large)0 cal · 0g

475 of 500 cal · 27 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A brisket birria bowl with cilantro lime rice, black beans and roasted tomato salsa, and a large Coca-Cola Zero — 475 cal, 27 g protein.”

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Most filling

  • Brisket Birria Bowl475 cal · 27g
  • Coca-Cola Zero (Large)0 cal · 0g

475 of 500 cal · 27 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A brisket birria bowl with cilantro lime rice, black beans and roasted tomato salsa, and a large Coca-Cola Zero — 475 cal, 27 g protein.”

Get it at the nearest QDOBA →

Lightest

  • Street Style Pork Carnitas Tacos on Flour Tortillas (3)370 cal · 23g
  • Coca-Cola Zero (Large)0 cal · 0g

370 of 500 cal · 23 g protein

What to say at the counter: “3 Street Style Pork Carnitas Tacos on Flour Tortillas and a large Coca-Cola Zero — 370 cal, 23 g protein.”

Get it at the nearest QDOBA →

The 20 lightest meal-sized mains at QDOBA

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 QDOBA item is in the full table on the QDOBA calories page and in /data/qdoba.json (each row carries its role and id).

Lightest meal-sized mains at QDOBA
ItemCaloriesProtein
Street Style Pork Carnitas Tacos on Flour Tortillas (3)37023g
Pork Carnitas Bowl44526g
Brisket Birria Bowl47527g
Ground Beef Bowl51528g
Impossible Taco Salad (at select locations)52031g
Grilled Adobo Chicken Bowl52531g
Fajita Veggie Post-Workout Bowl53017g
Citrus Lime Chicken Salad54031g
Street Style Chicken Tacos on Flour Tortillas (3)55029g
Cholula Hot & Sweet Chicken Bowl61031g
Grilled Steak Bowl69532g
Double Protein Post-Workout Bowl with Chicken70051g
Pork Carnitas Burrito74534g
Chicken Queso Bowl75043g
Brisket Birria Burrito77535g
Ground Beef Burrito81536g
Grilled Adobo Chicken Burrito82539g
Pork Carnitas Nachos84027g
Brisket Birria Nachos87028g
Ground Beef Nachos91029g

Eat at QDOBA without blowing your cap

MinMax finds the best QDOBA 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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