Healthy Restaurants in Austin
Highest-protein meals at Austin restaurants
The top match is Triple Meat Whataburger at Whataburger — 65g protein and 1070 calories (Published by Whataburger).
| Rank | Dish | Restaurant | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Protein / 100 cal | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triple Meat Whataburger | Whataburger | 1070 | 65 g | 62 g | 63 g | 6.1 g | Published by Whataburger |
| 2 | Large Bison Quinoa Bowl | SNAP KITCHEN | 830 | 57 g | 59 g | 41 g | 6.9 g | Published by SNAP KITCHEN |
| 3 | Large Chicken Carnitas Bowl | SNAP KITCHEN | 830 | 54 g | 56 g | 44 g | 6.5 g | Published by SNAP KITCHEN |
| 4 | Bacon Jam Club | MODERN MARKET EATERY | 670 | 49 g | 50 g | 30 g | 7.3 g | Published by MODERN MARKET EATERY |
| 5 | Whataburger Patty Melt | Whataburger | 940 | 49 g | 45 g | 61 g | 5.2 g | Published by Whataburger |
| 6 | Smoky Chicken Bowl | MODERN MARKET EATERY | 718 | 47 g | 77 g | 22 g | 6.5 g | Published by MODERN MARKET EATERY |
| 7 | Chick-fil-A Cool Wrap | Chick-fil-A | 660 | 43 g | 32 g | 45 g | 6.5 g | Published by Chick-fil-A |
| 8 | Cobb Salad w/ Chick-fil-A Chick-n-Strips | Chick-fil-A | 810 | 43 g | 31 g | 56 g | 5.3 g | Published by Chick-fil-A |
| 9 | Steak & Wake on Ciabatta | Panera Bread | 520 | 32 g | 53 g | 20 g | 6.2 g | Published by Panera Bread |
Includes single-serving restaurant meals of at least 300 calories whose stated calories match their protein, carb and fat grams within 25%. Sides, drinks, add-ons, kids’ meals and family-size or multi-serving items are excluded. The table lists 9 meals from 5 brands, at most 2 per brand, each labeled by source.
We track more than a dozen restaurants in Austin, from fast-food chains to bowl-and-salad concepts, and all but one of them have menu data on file. The single highest-protein dish in our Austin data is the Triple Meat Whataburger, at 1,070 calories and 65g of protein. Snap Kitchen's Large Bison Quinoa Bowl is next, at 830 calories and 57g of protein.
Outside that pair, protein density clusters lower: Modern Market Eatery's Bacon Jam Club is 670 calories with 49g of protein, and Flower Child's Green Chile Beef Colorado Bowl is 750 calories with 47g of protein. Chick-fil-A's Cool Wrap, at 660 calories and 43g of protein, is one of the leaner fast-food options we've logged for the city. Whole Foods Market's Texas Athlete Bowl is smaller across the board at 475 calories with 45g of protein — close to matching the bowl chains on protein while using fewer calories to get there.
When comparing two dishes, don't stop at protein grams; check the calorie total too. A 450-calorie bowl with 45g of protein delivers more protein per calorie than a 1,000-calorie plate with 55g, even though the second number looks bigger on its own.
Editor's Top Protein Pick
True Food Kitchen's Steak Frites* is the highest-protein item we track here: 78g protein, 1210 calories.