Chicago

Healthy eating in Chicago: what to order at 29 local restaurants

941 dishes from 29 Chicago-area restaurants’ own menus, each estimated for calories and protein and ranked. Big chains are on the restaurants page, with their published numbers.

By cuisine

Healthy American food5 restaurants Healthy Mexican food7 restaurants

The 25 best dishes in Chicago

One per restaurant, ranked by protein inside a moderate calorie range.

#	Dish · restaurant	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Protein / 100 cal	Source
1	Curry ChickenJerky Jerk · Meat Only	458–763	44–73 g	~16 g	~35 g	9.5 g	Estimated
2	Coctel MixtoCecina Grill · Cocteles	488–813	46–76 g	~67 g	~15 g	9.4 g	Estimated
3	Hand-Cut Filet MignonPrime & Provisions · Steak - 28 Day Wet-Aged	465–775	44–73 g	~1 g	~42 g	9.4 g	Estimated
4	Grilled Low Cal Chicken SaladPompei · Salads	484–806	44–73 g	~33 g	~31 g	9.0 g	Estimated
5	Grilled VenisonLil' Ba-Ba-Reeba! · Specials	285–475	29–48 g	~8 g	~22 g	10.0 g	Estimated
6	Twin Petit Filet MignonSmith & Wollensky · Butcher's Table	430–716	38–63 g	~1 g	~41 g	8.7 g	Estimated
7	Pollo AgrodolceUmmo · Live-Fire Grill	420–700	36–60 g	~18 g	~32 g	8.6 g	Estimated
8	Marinated Flat Iron SteakThe Good Eating Company · Protein	285–475	27–45 g	~4 g	~24 g	9.5 g	Estimated
9	Salmon PiccataIl Porcellino · Entrees	465–775	35–58 g	~20 g	~38 g	7.4 g	Estimated
10	Lake Superior WhitefishMarshall’s Landing · Signatures	360–600	29–48 g	~12 g	~32 g	7.9 g	Estimated
11	Fresh BowlKimura Japanese Cuisine · Fresh Sushi Bowls & Fried Rice	495–825	38–63 g	~86 g	~13 g	7.6 g	Estimated
12	Two Choices Chicken Salad5 Rabanitos Restaurante and Taqueria · Chopped Salad	473–788	34–56 g	~22 g	~40 g	7.1 g	Estimated
13	Faroe Island SalmonTravelle Kitchen + Bar · Mains	465–775	33–55 g	~14 g	~42 g	7.1 g	Estimated
14	Beef & Garlic SauceLotus Banh Mi · Salads	323–538	26–44 g	~28 g	~20 g	8.1 g	Estimated
15	Tofu ScrambleWest Town Bakery · Classics	458–763	30–50 g	~41 g	~32 g	6.6 g	Estimated
16	Lemon Pepper Chicken BowlBoar's Head · Protein Bowls	405–675	29–48 g	~48 g	~24 g	7.0 g	Estimated
17	Irish CaesarEmerald Loop · Salads & Soup	488–813	32–53 g	~35 g	~38 g	6.5 g	Estimated
18	Taco RancheroTaqueria Los Comales 3 · Tacos	364–606	27–45 g	~39 g	~21 g	7.4 g	Estimated
19	Chicken CaesarChicago Brewhouse · Bowls/Salads	443–738	29–48 g	~30 g	~35 g	6.4 g	Estimated
20	Quesadilla AsadaRubi’s Tacos · Quesadillas	390–650	27–45 g	~29 g	~29 g	6.9 g	Estimated
21	Canned TunaConte Di Savolia · Rustico	345–575	26–43 g	~48 g	~15 g	7.4 g	Estimated
22	Saturday Special 2 Groun Beef TacosDe Pasada · Specials	405–675	27–45 g	~48 g	~23 g	6.7 g	Estimated
23	Skirt Steak Rice PlateRAMEN-SAN · Express Lunch	480–800	29–48 g	~52 g	~30 g	5.9 g	Estimated
24	Royal WestEgg Tuck · Royal Sandwiches	488–813	25–41 g	~40 g	~40 g	5.1 g	Estimated
25	Chicken Jibaritos (1/2)The Jibarito Stop · 1/2 Jibaritos	465–775	21–35 g	~41 g	~38 g	4.5 g	Estimated

Every restaurant, A to Z

5 Rabanitos Restaurante and TaqueriaMexican · Top pick: Two Choices Chicken Salad · 473–788 cal · 34–56 g Bacci PizzeriaPizza · Top pick: 14" Tavern Style · 1,388–2,313 cal · 77–129 g Boar's HeadSandwich · Top pick: Lemon Pepper Chicken Bowl · 405–675 cal · 29–48 g Carnitas Uruapan RestaurantMexican · Top pick: Chicharron Guisado · 630–1,050 cal · 35–59 g Cecina GrillMexican · Top pick: Coctel Mixto · 488–813 cal · 46–76 g Chicago BrewhouseAmerican · Top pick: Chicken Caesar · 443–738 cal · 29–48 g Conte Di SavoliaItalian · Top pick: Canned Tuna · 345–575 cal · 26–43 g De PasadaMexican · Top pick: Saturday Special 2 Groun Beef Tacos · 405–675 cal · 27–45 g Egg TuckBreakfast and Brunch · Top pick: Royal West · 488–813 cal · 25–41 g Emerald LoopAmerican · Top pick: Irish Caesar · 488–813 cal · 32–53 g Il PorcellinoItalian · Top pick: Salmon Piccata · 465–775 cal · 35–58 g Jerky JerkCaribbean · Top pick: Curry Chicken · 458–763 cal · 44–73 g Kimura Japanese CuisineJapanese · Top pick: Fresh Bowl · 495–825 cal · 38–63 g Lil' Ba-Ba-Reeba!Spanish · Top pick: Grilled Venison · 285–475 cal · 29–48 g Lotus Banh MiVietnamese · Top pick: Beef & Garlic Sauce · 323–538 cal · 26–44 g Marshall’s LandingAmerican · Top pick: Lake Superior Whitefish · 360–600 cal · 29–48 g No VacancyAmerican · Top pick: Veggie Omelet · 551–919 cal · 25–41 g PompeiItalian · Top pick: Grilled Low Cal Chicken Salad · 484–806 cal · 44–73 g Prime & ProvisionsSteakhouse · Top pick: Hand-Cut Filet Mignon · 465–775 cal · 44–73 g RAMEN-SANJapanese · Top pick: Skirt Steak Rice Plate · 480–800 cal · 29–48 g Rubi’s TacosMexican · Top pick: Quesadilla Asada · 390–650 cal · 27–45 g Smith & WollenskySteakhouse · Top pick: Twin Petit Filet Mignon · 430–716 cal · 38–63 g Taqueria Los Comales 3Mexican · Top pick: Taco Ranchero · 364–606 cal · 27–45 g Taylor’s TacosMexican · Top pick: Ground Turkey Taco · 248–413 cal · 16–26 g The Good Eating CompanyCafé · Top pick: Marinated Flat Iron Steak · 285–475 cal · 27–45 g The Jibarito StopLatin American · Top pick: Chicken Jibaritos (1/2) · 465–775 cal · 21–35 g Travelle Kitchen + BarAmerican · Top pick: Faroe Island Salmon · 465–775 cal · 33–55 g UmmoItalian · Top pick: Pollo Agrodolce · 420–700 cal · 36–60 g West Town BakeryCafé · Top pick: Tofu Scramble · 458–763 cal · 30–50 g

Where these numbers come from

Nutrition values here are Estimated, not verified restaurant nutrition. They are based on menu descriptions or dish names and assumed ingredients and portions. The displayed ranges use a fixed margin of ±25% for a described dish and ±35% when only its name is available; they are not measured confidence intervals, and actual values may fall outside them. A source label links to the menu used when available, which may not provide nutrition information.

“Best” means the most protein inside a moderate calorie range: 400–650 calories and a 40 g protein target, the same formula as the app’s Fat-loss goal. Portions vary and menus change, so confirm with the restaurant, and never rely on these for allergies.

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