The Chicken Menu, Dish by Dish
Six dishes priced within $1.50 of each other, containing both the lightest entrée on the menu and one of the heavier ones.
It is also the section most people walk past on their way to the steak page, which is a mistake if anyone at the table is eating carefully.
The grilled three
Grilled BBQ Chicken $13.49 (300 cal) — a marinated half-pound breast basted in house BBQ sauce. Half a pound of chicken for 300 calories is an exceptional ratio, and it is the cheapest dish in the section.
Herb Crusted Chicken $14.49 (260 cal) — a boneless marinated breast with herbs, seared and finished with caramelised lemon. The lowest-calorie main course on the entire menu, and notably not a salad.
Smothered Chicken $14.49 (430 cal) — grilled breast under sautéed onions and mushrooms with a choice of cream gravy or melted jack cheese. The two toppings land in roughly the same place nutritionally.
The other three
Portobello Mushroom Chicken $14.99 (430 cal) — grilled chicken under portobello sauce with melted jack and grated parmesan. The most expensive chicken dish and one of the lighter ones.
Chicken Critters $13.49 (480 cal) — all-white-meat tenders in buttermilk batter, hand-breaded and fried, with BBQ, honey mustard or ranch. The dipping sauce adds between 80 and 320 calories, a wider swing than most people expect from a dip.
Country Fried Chicken $14.49 (780 cal) — hand-battered breast, fried, topped with made-from-scratch cream gravy. The gravy carries most of the difference between this and the grilled dishes; asking for it on the side puts you in control of a substantial share.
- Lightest — Herb Crusted Chicken, 260 cal
- Best value — Grilled BBQ Chicken, $13.49 at 300 cal
- Heaviest — Country Fried Chicken, 780 cal
- Widest sauce swing — Chicken Critters, 80 to 320 cal
- Four of six appear on the $11.99 Early Dine list
Where chicken appears elsewhere
Four of these six are on the $11.99 Early Dine list: Grilled BBQ, Herb Crusted, Country Fried and Chicken Critters.
Chicken also appears in four of the twelve combos, in three salads, and in two sandwiches. Grilled BBQ Chicken with a 6oz Sirloin at 590 calories is the best protein-per-calorie plate in the entire combo section.
Frequently asked
Which chicken dish is the lightest?
Herb Crusted Chicken at 260 calories, the lightest entrée on the whole menu.
What are Chicken Critters?
All-white-meat chicken tenders in buttermilk batter, hand-breaded and fried, served with a choice of dipping sauce.
Is the BBQ chicken low carb?
No — BBQ sauce carries sugar. Herb Crusted Chicken is the better low-carb pick in this section.
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