Texas Roadhouse under 1,000 calories: 29 plates, ranked

Of the 56 dishes we track at Texas Roadhouse, 29 come to 1,000 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 52%. The most protein in one plate under 1,000 is the USDA Choice Sirloin (16 oz) with a house side salad (no dressing) and green beans, 141 g for 1,000 calories, and it is the most filling of them by protein and fiber per calorie too. 27 dishes do not fit under 1,000.

Source: Texas Roadhouse nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed October 17, 2026

• 29 plates under 1,000
• 141g most protein in one plate
• 142g protein in a full meal
• 27 dishes over 1,000

As of October 2026, 29 of the 56 Texas Roadhouse dishes we track come to 1,000 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete Texas Roadhouse meal under 1,000 is 142 g (A 16 oz USDA Choice Sirloin with a house side salad (no dressing) and green beans, and a Diet Coke).

Three complete Texas Roadhouse meals under 1,000 calories

Under 1,000, the most-protein meal is built on the USDA Choice Sirloin (16 oz) (670 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 330 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 800; the others use the extra 200 calories.

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Every Texas Roadhouse plate under 1,000 calories, ranked by protein

One row per dish, counted once with the best choices that still fit under 1,000 — by grams of protein, then calories. The median plate under 1,000 is 950 calories. Figures as Texas Roadhouse published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).

What 1,000 calories buys at Texas Roadhouse

Going from 800 to 1,000 calories adds 13 plates: Grilled Salmon Salad (830), Grilled Pork Chops - Double Chop (950), 8 oz. Sirloin & Grilled Shrimp (970), Dallas Filet & Grilled Shrimp (970), New York Strip - 12 oz. Traditional Cut (970), Filet Medallions (980), Road Kill (980) and Country Fried Chicken (990) and 5 more. The extra room also changes what 13 plates are counted with: Grilled BBQ Chicken & Sirloin takes a house side salad (no dressing) and green beans instead of applesauce and green beans, USDA Choice Sirloin (11 oz) takes mac and cheese and green beans instead of a house side salad (no dressing) and green beans and Chicken Critters & Sirloin takes mac and cheese and green beans, no dipping sauce instead of sautéed mushrooms and green beans, no dipping sauce, and 10 more. Across the 29 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 610 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the 6 oz. Sirloin & Grilled Shrimp with a house side salad (no dressing) and green beans at 1,000 calories, exactly at the cap.

What doesn't fit under 1,000

27 of 56 Texas Roadhouse dishes are over 1,000 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the 6 oz. Sirloin & Ribs, misses by 10 calories at 1,010. With more room, see Texas Roadhouse under 1,200. Tighter budget: Texas Roadhouse under 800. Closest misses: 6 oz. Sirloin & Ribs (from 1,010), Steak Kabob (from 1,020), Chicken Critters & Ribs (from 1,030), Dallas Filet & Ribs (from 1,030) and Beef Tips with Mashed Potatoes (from 1,060).

More at Texas Roadhouse

• Texas Roadhouse calories & nutrition (249 items listed)
• Texas Roadhouse under 800 calories (16 plates)
• Texas Roadhouse under 1,200 calories (45 plates)
• High-protein Texas Roadhouse plates (12 dishes)
• Texas Roadhouse calorie calculator (build a plate under your cap)

Under 1,000 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.

• Red Robin under 1,000
• Ruby Tuesday under 1,000
• IHOP under 1,000