Texas Roadhouse under 800 calories: 16 plates, ranked
Of the 56 dishes we track at Texas Roadhouse, 16 come to 800 calories or less with the sides and choices they come with — 29%. The most protein in one plate under 800 is the USDA Choice Sirloin (11 oz) with a house side salad (no dressing) and green beans, 103 g for 790 calories, and it is the most filling of them by protein and fiber per calorie too. 40 dishes do not fit under 800.
Source: Texas Roadhouse nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed
- 16 plates under 800
- 103g most protein in one plate
- 104g protein in a full meal
- 40 dishes over 800
As of October 2026, 16 of the 56 Texas Roadhouse dishes we track come to 800 calories or less with the choices they come with, and the most protein in a complete Texas Roadhouse meal under 800 is 104 g (An 11 oz USDA Choice Sirloin with a house side salad (no dressing) and green beans, and a Diet Coke).
Three complete Texas Roadhouse meals under 800 calories
Under 800, the most-protein meal is built on the USDA Choice Sirloin (11 oz) (460 cal for the dish alone), which leaves 340 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.
Most protein
- USDA Choice Sirloin (11 oz)460 cal · 84g
- House Side Salad Included side230 cal · 13g
- Green Beans Included side100 cal · 6g
- Diet Coke0 cal · 1g
790 of 800 cal · 104 g protein
What to tell your server: “An 11 oz USDA Choice Sirloin with a house side salad (no dressing) and green beans, and a Diet Coke.”
Get it at the nearest Texas Roadhouse →Most filling
- USDA Choice Sirloin (11 oz)460 cal · 84g
- House Side Salad Included side230 cal · 13g
- Green Beans Included side100 cal · 6g
- Diet Coke0 cal · 1g
790 of 800 cal · 104 g protein
What to tell your server: “An 11 oz USDA Choice Sirloin with a house side salad (no dressing) and green beans, and a Diet Coke.”
Get it at the nearest Texas Roadhouse →Lightest
- House Salad230 cal · 13g
- Dasani Bottled Water0 cal · 0g
230 of 800 cal · 13 g protein
What to tell your server: “A House Salad, no dressing, and a Dasani Bottled Water.”
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Every Texas Roadhouse plate under 800 calories, ranked by protein
One row per dish, counted once with the best choices that still fit under 800 — by grams of protein, then calories. The median plate under 800 is 750 calories. Figures as Texas Roadhouse published them, rounded to whole numbers (how we check them).
| # | Dish | Counted with | From | Calories as counted | Protein | Protein / 100 cal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USDA Choice Sirloin (11 oz) | a house side salad (no dressing) and green beans | 670 | 790 | 103g | 13.0g |
| 2 | Grilled BBQ Chicken & Sirloin | applesauce and green beans | 800 | 800 | 98g | 12.3g |
| 3 | Chicken Critters & Sirloin | sautéed mushrooms and green beans, no dipping sauce | 730 | 740 | 81g | 10.9g |
| 4 | USDA Choice Sirloin (8 oz) | a house side salad (no dressing) and green beans | 550 | 670 | 80g | 11.9g |
| 5 | Dallas Filet (8 oz) | a house side salad (no dressing) and green beans | 570 | 690 | 79g | 11.4g |
| 6 | New York Strip - 8 oz. Thick Cut | a house side salad (no dressing) and green beans | 630 | 750 | 76g | 10.1g |
| 7 | Smothered Chicken with Jack Cheese | a house side salad (no dressing) and green beans | 640 | 760 | 74g | 9.7g |
| 8 | Herb Crusted Chicken | mac and cheese and green beans | 470 | 740 | 70g | 9.5g |
| 9 | USDA Choice Sirloin (6 oz) | mac and cheese and green beans | 460 | 730 | 69g | 9.5g |
| 10 | Grilled BBQ Chicken | mac and cheese and green beans | 510 | 780 | 69g | 8.8g |
| 11 | Dallas Filet (6 oz) | mac and cheese and green beans | 480 | 750 | 68g | 9.1g |
| 12 | Grilled Pork Chops - Single Chop | a house side salad (no dressing) and green beans | 650 | 770 | 61g | 7.9g |
| 13 | Chicken Critter Salad | no dressing | 690 | 690 | 56g | 8.1g |
| 14 | Chicken Critters | seasoned corn and green beans, no dipping sauce | 690 | 770 | 56g | 7.3g |
| 15 | House Salad | Caesar dressing | 230 | 770 | 17g | 2.2g |
| 16 | Caesar Salad | served as listed | 440 | 440 | 6g | 1.4g |
What 800 calories buys at Texas Roadhouse
The 8 lightest plates under 800: Caesar Salad (440), USDA Choice Sirloin (8 oz) (670), Chicken Critter Salad (690), Dallas Filet (8 oz) (690), USDA Choice Sirloin (6 oz) (730), Chicken Critters & Sirloin (740), Herb Crusted Chicken (740) and Dallas Filet (6 oz) (750). Across the 16 plates on this page, the choices a dish comes with add as much as 540 calories. The heaviest plate that still fits is the Grilled BBQ Chicken & Sirloin with applesauce and green beans at 800 calories, exactly at the cap.
What doesn't fit under 800
40 of 56 Texas Roadhouse dishes are over 800 calories even with their lightest choices; the lightest of them, the Grilled Salmon Salad, misses by 30 calories at 830. With more room, see Texas Roadhouse under 1,000. Closest misses: Grilled Salmon Salad (from 830), New York Strip - 12 oz. Traditional Cut (from 850), Grilled Shrimp Dinner (9 Shrimp) (from 870), 6 oz. Sirloin & Grilled Shrimp (from 880) and USDA Choice Sirloin (16 oz) (from 880).
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Under 800 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.