Taco John's calorie calculator: build an order under your cap
Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a Taco John's order from 62 single orders — 46 entrées, 11 sides and 5 breakfast items — using Taco John's own published figures, rounded to whole calories and grams. The lightest meal-sized main is the Crispy Taco, Beef at 150 calories; the heaviest entrée, the Super Potato Olés, Beef, is 1,050. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 28 g.
Source: Taco John's nutrition guide (official), September 9, 2026 edition · Data refreshed
- 62 single orders
- 150 cal lightest main
- 28g protein in a meal under 500
- 200–1,500 cal cap range
As of September 2026, 62 Taco John's single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete Taco John's meal under 500 calories is 28 g (A Chicken Fiesta Softshell Taco, a side of Black Beans, and a large Diet Pepsi).
Build your Taco John'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 Taco John'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
- Fiesta Softshell Taco, Chicken250 cal · 15g
- Black Beans210 cal · 13g
- Diet Pepsi (Large)0 cal · 0g
460 of 500 cal · 28 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Chicken Fiesta Softshell Taco, a side of Black Beans, and a large Diet Pepsi — 460 cal, 28 g protein.”
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- Fiesta Softshell Taco, Chicken250 cal · 15g
- Black Beans210 cal · 13g
- Diet Pepsi (Large)0 cal · 0g
460 of 500 cal · 28 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Chicken Fiesta Softshell Taco, a side of Black Beans, and a large Diet Pepsi — 460 cal, 28 g protein.”
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- Crispy Taco, Beef150 cal · 9g
- Diet Pepsi (Large)0 cal · 0g
150 of 500 cal · 9 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Beef Crispy Taco and a large Diet Pepsi — 150 cal, 9 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Taco John's →The 20 lightest meal-sized mains at Taco John'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 Taco John's item is in the full table on the Taco John's calories page and in /data/taco-johns.json (each row carries its role and id).
| Item | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|
| Crispy Taco, Beef | 150 | 9g |
| Super Crispy Taco, Beef | 170 | 9g |
| Chicken Snack Quesadilla | 190 | 11g |
| Jr. Breakfast Burrito | 220 | 7g |
| Cheesy Snack Quesadilla | 230 | 9g |
| Mexi Rolls, Chipotle Chicken (2) (at select locations) (limited time) | 230 | 12g |
| Softshell Taco, Beef | 230 | 11g |
| Fiesta Softshell Taco, Chicken | 250 | 15g |
| Mexi Rolls (2) | 250 | 12g |
| Super Softshell Taco, Beef | 250 | 11g |
| Crispy Chicken Taco | 290 | 13g |
| Nacho Crunch Beef Burrito | 320 | 11g |
| Taco Bravo, Beef | 320 | 14g |
| Crunchy Dorado Taco (at select locations) (limited time) | 330 | 16g |
| Super Taco Bravo, Beef | 340 | 15g |
| Nacho Crunch Chicken Burrito | 350 | 15g |
| Taco Bravo, Chicken | 350 | 18g |
| Taco Burger, Beef | 350 | 17g |
| Super Taco Bravo, Chicken | 370 | 19g |
| Spicy Chicken & Potato Griller | 390 | 15g |
Eat at Taco John's without blowing your cap
MinMax finds the best Taco John'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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