Ranked by protein

The 25 highest-protein fast-food orders, ranked.

By the MacroBite Team · Updated 2026-07-10 · Sourced from each chain's official nutrition data

Hitting your protein goal without cooking? We ranked every meal we track across 206 chains of high protein fast food — up to 177g in a single order — using each brand's official nutrition data, not AI guesses. Free to browse, no sign-up.

🥩 Up to 177g protein 🍱 3212+ meals ✓ Officially sourced

The top 25

The 25 highest-protein fast-food orders you can get right now

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  1. 1
    16oz Sirloin with Mashed Potatoes Texas Roadhouse
    125g 890 cal
  2. 2
    10 Grilled Tenders Huey Magoo's
    120g 600 cal
  3. 3
    12oz Prime Rib Miller's Ale House
    109g 810 cal
  4. 4
    10pc Plain Classic Wings Wingstop
    100g 900 cal
  5. 5
    30pc Nuggets Chick-fil-A
    100g 950 cal
  6. 6
    10pc Smoked Wings with Honey Sriracha Sauce Hooters
    98g 950 cal
  7. 7
    11oz Sirloin with Baked Potato Texas Roadhouse
    91g 840 cal
  8. 8
    7 Chicken Fingers Raising Cane's
    91g 910 cal
  9. 9
    11oz Sirloin with Seasoned Rice Texas Roadhouse
    90g 820 cal
  10. 10
    Broaster Fried Chicken Breast + Thigh Godfather's Pizza
    90g 840 cal
  11. 11
    Protein Pizza Blaze Pizza
    90g 948 cal
  12. 12
    10 Hand-Breaded Tenders Huey Magoo's
    90g 1000 cal
  13. 13
    10 Traditional (Bone-In) Wings, no sauce Buffalo Wild Wings
    88g 720 cal
  14. 14
    Boneless Wings 10pc + Natural Cut Fries Buffalo Wings & Rings
    87g 879 cal
  15. 15
    Boneless Wings 10pc, No Sauce Buffalo Wings & Rings
    83g 575 cal
  16. 16
    Melbourne Porterhouse 22 oz Outback Steakhouse
    83g 660 cal
  17. 17
    1/2 BBQ Chicken with Baked Potato Smokey Bones
    83g 900 cal
  18. 18
    Keto Pizza Blaze Pizza
    83g 910 cal
  19. 19
    Grilled Boneless Wings 10pc Buffalo Wings & Rings
    82g 449 cal
  20. 20
    Cilantro Lime Chicken with Brown Rice, Small Yard House
    82g 680 cal
  21. 21
    1/4 White Chicken + Mojo Roast Pork Pollo Tropical
    82g 730 cal
  22. 22
    SkinnyLicious Tuscan Chicken The Cheesecake Factory
    81g 590 cal
  23. 23
    10 oz New York Steak & 3 Eggs Black Bear Diner
    81g 599 cal
  24. 24
    Lean Brisket with Green Beans & Bacon Mission BBQ
    81g 612 cal
  25. 25
    Double High Protein Bowl Chipotle
    81g 760 cal

Most protein per calorie

Leanest high-protein orders

Cutting? Protein per calorie matters more than raw grams. These 12 orders pack the most protein into the fewest calories.

  1. 1
    Grilled Chicken Dippers (5 count), no sauce Buffalo Wild Wings
    61g 260 cal
  2. 2
    PDQ 3 Piece Grilled Chicken Tenders PDQ
    30g 129 cal
  3. 3
    3pc Baked Cod Long John Silver's
    78g 360 cal
  4. 4
    Gladiator Vanilla (20 oz) Smoothie King
    45g 220 cal
  5. 5
    Gladiator Chocolate (20 oz) Smoothie King
    46g 230 cal
  6. 6
    3 Grilled Tenders Huey Magoo's
    36g 180 cal
  7. 7
    5 Grilled Tenders Huey Magoo's
    60g 300 cal
  8. 8
    6 Grilled Tenders Huey Magoo's
    72g 360 cal
  9. 9
    10 Grilled Tenders Huey Magoo's
    120g 600 cal
  10. 10
    4 Grilled Tenders Slim Chickens
    44g 224 cal
  11. 11
    6 Grilled Tenders Slim Chickens
    66g 336 cal
  12. 12
    Lunch Turkey Breast Plate with Side Salad City Barbeque
    34g 175 cal

How we ranked this

We started with every meal in the MacroBite catalog — 3212+ items across 206 chains, each with calories and macros taken directly from the restaurant's official nutrition information. For the main list we kept single orders at or under 1000 calories and sorted by grams of protein, so a family bucket can't outrank a real meal. The second list re-sorts by protein per calorie. We don't estimate or fill gaps with AI — if a chain doesn't publish a number, its item isn't here. Recipes and values change and vary by location, so treat these as a strong starting point and confirm at the restaurant.

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High-protein fast food, every chain ranked

All 206 chains, sorted by the single highest-protein meal we track at each. Tap a chain to see every meal with full macros.

# Chain Top protein Meals tracked
1 Buffalo Wild Wings 177g 14
2 LongHorn Steakhouse 158g 15
3 Hooters 132g 14
4 Pizza Ranch 130g 16
5 Texas Roadhouse 125g 14
6 Huey Magoo's 120g 16
7 Raising Cane's 117g 17
8 Olive Garden 112g 16
9 Miller's Ale House 109g 12
10 Round Table Pizza 108g 15
11 Bahama Breeze 100g 19
12 Popeyes 100g 18
13 Wingstop 100g 17
14 Chick-fil-A 100g 16
15 The Cheesecake Factory 97g 14
16 Maggiano's Little Italy 93g 15
17 Godfather's Pizza 92g 17
18 Blaze Pizza 90g 13
19 Chili's 89g 15
20 Buffalo Wings & Rings 87g 16
21 Yoshinoya 86g 17
22 Charleys Philly Steaks 86g 16
23 Uno Pizzeria & Grill 84g 23
24 Dave's Hot Chicken 84g 14
25 Outback Steakhouse 83g 17
26 Smokey Bones 83g 15
27 Joe's Crab Shack 82g 17
28 Burger King 82g 16
29 Yard House 82g 15
30 Pollo Tropical 82g 14
31 Black Bear Diner 81g 18
32 Mission BBQ 81g 16
33 Teriyaki Madness 81g 14
34 Chipotle 81g 13
35 Subway 80g 19
36 Shake Shack 80g 16
37 California Pizza Kitchen 80g 16
38 Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen 79g 16
39 Jimmy John's 78g 20
40 KFC 78g 18
41 Long John Silver's 78g 16
42 TGI Fridays 78g 16
43 Waffle House 78g 16
44 City Barbeque 78g 16
45 Carl's Jr. 76g 17
46 Fatburger 76g 16
47 The Flame Broiler 76g 14
48 L&L Hawaiian Barbecue 76g 10
49 Chuy's 75g 16
50 Potbelly 75g 15
51 IHOP 75g 14
52 Cafe Rio 75g 14
53 Pancheros Mexican Grill 74g 16
54 El Pollo Loco 74g 15
55 Applebee's 74g 15
56 Cracker Barrel 74g 14
57 Ono Hawaiian BBQ 73g 16
58 Famous Dave's 71g 15
59 Pei Wei 71g 13
60 Wendy's 70g 19
61 Noodles & Company 70g 17
62 Carrabba's Italian Grill 70g 16
63 District Taco 70g 14
64 Erbert & Gerbert's 69g 19
65 Checkers & Rally's 68g 16
66 Hot Head Burritos 68g 13
67 A&W Restaurants 67g 16
68 Bonefish Grill 67g 16
69 Penn Station East Coast Subs 67g 12
70 Culver's 66g 19
71 P.F. Chang's 66g 17
72 Red Lobster 66g 16
73 Slim Chickens 66g 16
74 Seasons 52 66g 16
75 Moe's Southwest Grill 65g 16
76 Bonchon 65g 16
77 Denny's 65g 15
78 Whataburger 65g 13
79 Jet's Pizza 64g 18
80 Sonny's BBQ 64g 16
81 Wayback Burgers 64g 16
82 Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh 64g 14
83 Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers 63g 16
84 Little Caesars 63g 16
85 Village Inn 63g 16
86 Farmer Boys 63g 15
87 Ruby Tuesday 62g 19
88 In-N-Out Burger 62g 17
89 BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse 62g 16
90 Friendly's 62g 16
91 Fuzzy's Taco Shop 62g 16
92 Taco Bueno 62g 16
93 Firehouse Subs 61g 16
94 Costa Vida 61g 16
95 Bob Evans 61g 14
96 Salsarita's 61g 14
97 Smashburger 60g 22
98 Fazoli's 60g 17
99 Wawa 60g 16
100 Blimpie 60g 12
101 Sonic Drive-In 59g 19
102 Sbarro 59g 16
103 The Halal Guys 59g 14
104 Jack in the Box 57g 19
105 Corner Bakery Cafe 57g 16
106 Jersey Mike's Subs 56g 18
107 Chopt 56g 17
108 Perkins 56g 16
109 CoreLife Eatery 56g 15
110 Golden Corral 56g 14
111 Arby's 55g 19
112 Red Robin 55g 18
113 Zaxby's 55g 16
114 PDQ 55g 16
115 Villa Italian Kitchen 55g 16
116 BurgerFi 54g 16
117 Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries 54g 16
118 Mooyah 54g 16
119 On The Border 54g 15
120 Rubio's Coastal Grill 53g 16
121 Ledo Pizza 53g 16
122 Lenny's Grill & Subs 53g 16
123 Which Wich 53g 14
124 Pollo Campero 53g 14
125 Sweetgreen 52g 16
126 Captain D's 52g 16
127 McAlister's Deli 52g 16
128 Pizza Hut 52g 16
129 Capriotti's 52g 16
130 Quiznos 52g 16
131 First Watch 52g 15
132 Huddle House 52g 15
133 Panera Bread 52g 14
134 Qdoba Mexican Eats 52g 14
135 &pizza 52g 11
136 CAVA 51g 16
137 Jamba 51g 15
138 The Habit Burger Grill 51g 15
139 Del Taco 51g 14
140 Five Guys 51g 13
141 Hungry Howie's 51g 12
142 Panda Express 50g 19
143 Marco's Pizza 50g 16
144 Tijuana Flats 50g 16
145 MOD Pizza 50g 12
146 Modern Market Eatery 49g 16
147 WaBa Grill 49g 16
148 Luna Grill 49g 15
149 Cousins Subs 49g 14
150 La Madeleine 48g 19
151 Hardee's 48g 16
152 Mountain Mike's Pizza 48g 16
153 McDonald's 48g 15
154 Domino's 48g 15
155 Bojangles 48g 15
156 Golden Chick 48g 14
157 Pieology 48g 12
158 Portillo's 47g 16
159 Baja Fresh 47g 16
160 Braum's 47g 16
161 Donatos Pizza 47g 16
162 Salad and Go 47g 16
163 Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken 46g 16
164 Mendocino Farms 46g 16
165 Schlotzsky's 46g 15
166 Smoothie King 46g 14
167 Tropical Smoothie Cafe 45g 17
168 Krystal 45g 16
169 Naf Naf Grill 45g 16
170 Papa John's 45g 14
171 Pick Up Stix 45g 14
172 Casey's 44g 16
173 Church's Texas Chicken 44g 15
174 Saladworks 43g 15
175 Chicken Salad Chick 42g 14
176 Papa Murphy's 42g 14
177 Dickey's Barbecue Pit 41g 16
178 Paris Baguette 41g 16
179 Primo Hoagies 41g 15
180 Cook Out 40g 16
181 Taco Bell 40g 15
182 Torchy's Tacos 40g 15
183 Taco Cabana 40g 14
184 Toppers Pizza 40g 14
185 Dutch Bros Coffee 39g 16
186 Leeann Chin 38g 13
187 Dairy Queen 37g 16
188 Bruegger's Bagels 37g 16
189 Just Salad 37g 16
190 Pret A Manger 37g 16
191 Sheetz 37g 16
192 Peet's Coffee 36g 16
193 Taco John's 36g 15
194 Cicis 35g 16
195 Starbucks 34g 17
196 Jason's Deli 34g 15
197 White Castle 33g 16
198 Biggby Coffee 33g 15
199 Wienerschnitzel 32g 17
200 Dunkin' 32g 16
201 Caribou Coffee 32g 16
202 Einstein Bros. Bagels 32g 16
203 Tim Hortons 28g 14
204 Steak 'n Shake 28g 10
205 Scooter's Coffee 21g 12
206 Krispy Kreme 7g 16

Protein is the highest single-meal value tracked at each chain. Want the full macro breakdown — calories, carbs and fat — and picks that fit your daily targets? Get MacroBite.

High-protein fast food — common questions

What fast food has the most protein?
The highest-protein single order under 1000 calories that we track is the 16oz Sirloin with Mashed Potatoes at Texas Roadhouse — 125g of protein for 890 calories. The full top 25, across dozens of chains, is ranked above.
What is considered high-protein for a fast-food meal?
A meal with 30g of protein or more counts as high-protein — enough to meaningfully support muscle and keep you full. Every meal on this list clears 30g, and most deliver 40g or more.
What fast food has the most protein for the fewest calories?
For the most protein per calorie, order the Grilled Chicken Dippers (5 count), no sauce at Buffalo Wild Wings — 61g protein for just 260 calories. The "most protein per calorie" list ranks the leanest picks.
Where does this protein data come from?
Every calorie and protein figure is pulled from each chain's official published nutrition data — not estimates or AI. Values vary by location and change over time, so confirm at the restaurant.

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