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Rubio's Coastal Grill calorie calculator: build an order under your cap

Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a Rubio's Coastal Grill order from 143 single orders — 126 entrées and 17 sides — using Rubio's Coastal Grill's own published figures, rounded to whole calories and grams. The lightest meal-sized main is the Grilled Fish Taco with Wild-Caught Mahi Mahi at 230 calories; the heaviest entrée, the Taquito-Rito Burrito, is 1,880. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 28 g.

Source: Rubio's Coastal Grill nutrition guide (official), June 2026 edition · Data refreshed

As of September 2026, 143 Rubio's Coastal Grill single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete Rubio's Coastal Grill meal under 500 calories is 28 g (A Grilled Gourmet Taco with Grilled Shrimp, a regular side of No-Fried Pinto Beans with Melted Cheese, and a large Aha Blueberry Pomegranate).

Build your Rubio's Coastal Grill 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 Rubio's Coastal Grill 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

  • Grilled Gourmet Taco with Grilled Shrimp330 cal · 17g
  • No-Fried Pinto Beans with Melted Cheese (Regular)170 cal · 11g
  • Aha Blueberry Pomegranate (Large)0 cal · 0g

500 of 500 cal · 28 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A Grilled Gourmet Taco with Grilled Shrimp, a regular side of No-Fried Pinto Beans with Melted Cheese, and a large Aha Blueberry Pomegranate — 500 cal, 28 g protein.”

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Most filling

  • Classic Taco with All Natural Steak270 cal · 15g
  • Black Beans with Melted Cheese (Regular)180 cal · 12g
  • Aha Blueberry Pomegranate (Large)0 cal · 0g

450 of 500 cal · 27 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A Classic Taco with All Natural Steak, a regular side of Black Beans with Melted Cheese, and a large Aha Blueberry Pomegranate — 450 cal, 27 g protein.”

Get it at the nearest Rubio's Coastal Grill →

Lightest

  • Grilled Fish Taco with Wild-Caught Mahi Mahi230 cal · 13g
  • Aha Blueberry Pomegranate (Large)0 cal · 0g

230 of 500 cal · 13 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A Grilled Fish Taco with Wild-Caught Mahi Mahi and a large Aha Blueberry Pomegranate — 230 cal, 13 g protein.”

Get it at the nearest Rubio's Coastal Grill →

The 20 lightest meal-sized mains at Rubio's Coastal Grill

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 Rubio's Coastal Grill item is in the full table on the Rubio's Coastal Grill calories page and in /data/rubios.json (each row carries its role and id).

Lightest meal-sized mains at Rubio's Coastal Grill
ItemCaloriesProtein
Grilled Fish Taco with Wild-Caught Mahi Mahi23013g
Grilled Fish Taco with Blackened Wild-Caught Mahi Mahi24014g
Classic Taco with All Natural Chicken25014g
Classic Taco with All Natural Steak27015g
Grilled Fish Taco with Atlantic Salmon27013g
Grilled Fish Taco with Blackened Atlantic Salmon28014g
Salsa Verde Shrimp Taco28012g
The Original Fish Taco3209g
Grilled Gourmet Taco with Grilled Shrimp33017g
Mexican Street Corn Shrimp Taco33017g
Grilled Gourmet Taco with All Natural Chicken34020g
Roasted Sweet Potato Taco3405g
Norway Lobster Taco35013g
Grilled Gourmet Taco with All Natural Steak36021g
Fish Taco Especial38012g
Baja Fish Slider50011g
Chopped Salad with Grilled Shrimp50020g
Chopped Salad with Wild-Caught Mahi Mahi54030g
Baja Caesar Salad with Grilled Shrimp57019g
Chopped Salad with All Natural Chicken Breast57035g

Eat at Rubio's Coastal Grill without blowing your cap

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