USDA food category
Restaurant Foods
According to USDA FoodData Central (data refreshed July 2026), restaurant foods entries carry the FDA-required nutrition facts panel, ingredient list, and allergen disclosure verbatim from the source label.
- 50
- Foods shown
- 221
- Avg kcal / 100gmoderate density
- 10.1g
- Avg proteinhigh · 20% DV
Showing 1–50 foods
The verdict
Restaurant Foods averages 221 calories per 100g, the 11th most calorie-dense of the 25 USDA food groups, with 10.1g of protein.
- 114
- foods in this group
- 221
- avg calories / 100g
- 10.1g
- avg protein / 100g
- #11 / 25
- by calorie density
Most calorie-dense restaurant foods
Where restaurant foods sit on protein
This group averages 10.1g of protein per 100g, placed against every USDA reference (whole) food.
Protein per 100g - Restaurant Foods average vs every USDA reference food
USDA reference (whole) foods with a protein value
10 Top 49% higher than 51% of 7,880 USDA reference foods
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Source USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy & Foundation · 2026
Where Restaurant Foods sits among the 25 USDA food groups
Plotted by average calories and average protein per 100g, group-level averages across every USDA food category (not individual foods).
Restaurant Foods: 10.1g avg protein, 221 avg kcal per 100g, among 25 USDA food groups
Read the chart as text
- Point 1: Avg protein / 100g 13.9, Avg calories / 100g 218
- Point 2: Avg protein / 100g 10.6, Avg calories / 100g 254
- Point 3: Avg protein / 100g 4.2, Avg calories / 100g 154
- Point 4: Avg protein / 100g 0.8, Avg calories / 100g 609
- Point 5: Avg protein / 100g 23.3, Avg calories / 100g 197
- Point 6: Avg protein / 100g 3.4, Avg calories / 100g 104
- Point 7: Avg protein / 100g 15.3, Avg calories / 100g 256
- Point 8: Avg protein / 100g 8.2, Avg calories / 100g 328
- Point 9: Avg protein / 100g 0.9, Avg calories / 100g 87
- Point 10: Avg protein / 100g 22.2, Avg calories / 100g 211
- Point 11: Avg protein / 100g 2.8, Avg calories / 100g 63
- Point 12: Avg protein / 100g 15.3, Avg calories / 100g 498
- Point 13: Avg protein / 100g 24.4, Avg calories / 100g 211
- Point 14: Avg protein / 100g 3.5, Avg calories / 100g 111
- Point 15: Avg protein / 100g 20.3, Avg calories / 100g 134
- Point 16: Avg protein / 100g 14.1, Avg calories / 100g 205
- Point 17: Avg protein / 100g 23.1, Avg calories / 100g 216
- Point 18: Avg protein / 100g 7, Avg calories / 100g 360
- Point 19: Avg protein / 100g 5, Avg calories / 100g 330
- Point 20: Avg protein / 100g 8.9, Avg calories / 100g 288
- Point 21: Avg protein / 100g 12.4, Avg calories / 100g 253
- Point 22: Avg protein / 100g 8, Avg calories / 100g 211
- Point 23: Avg protein / 100g 9.8, Avg calories / 100g 444
- Point 24: Avg protein / 100g 16.5, Avg calories / 100g 209
- Restaurant Foods: Avg protein / 100g 10.1, Avg calories / 100g 221
How the Restaurant Foods Category Compares
Restaurant Foods is one of the food groups catalogued in the USDA FoodData Central database, and this page surfaces 50 foods from that group on the current view. Among just the 50 foods on this page, the average calorie count lands at 225 kcal per 100g, with average protein of 10.9g per 100g (the full Restaurant Foods group of 114 foods averages 221 kcal, shown above). These per-page averages help you benchmark any single food against its immediate neighbors on this listing, a food 30% above this page's calorie average, for example, is a useful signal for portion planning.
Within this page, the most energy-dense item is "ON THE BORDER, cheese quesadilla" at 394 calories per 100g, while the lightest is "Restaurant, Chinese, chicken and vegetables" at 95 calories. That kind of spread is typical for USDA food groups: branded and processed entries often sit high on calories and sodium, while raw or minimally prepared entries anchor the low end. Sorting the grid by calories, protein, fat, or carbs exposes the full distribution so you can pick foods that match specific dietary goals rather than relying on category intuition alone.
Every food in the Restaurant Foods group links to a full FDA-format nutrition label with vitamins, minerals, and daily value percentages sourced from USDA Standard Reference, Foundation, Branded, or Survey data depending on the item. Use the sort controls to surface the highest-protein or lowest-sodium choices, or drill into any food card to see macro bars, similar foods, and brand breakdowns. For framework and interpretation help, the nutrition guides explain daily values, how to compare foods fairly, and where hidden sugars hide inside everyday categories.
→ Compare the first three restaurant foods foods side-by-side
APPLEBEE'S, 9 oz house sirloin steak
APPLEBEE'S, Double Crunch Shrimp
APPLEBEE'S, KRAFT, Macaroni & Cheese, from kid's menu
APPLEBEE'S, chicken tenders platter
APPLEBEE'S, chicken tenders, from kids' menu
APPLEBEE'S, chili
APPLEBEE'S, coleslaw
APPLEBEE'S, crunchy onion rings
APPLEBEE'S, fish, hand battered
APPLEBEE'S, french fries
APPLEBEE'S, mozzarella sticks
CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL, cheese ravioli with marinara sauce
CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL, chicken parmesan without cavatappi pasta
Carrabba's Italian Grill, Lasagne
CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL, spaghetti with meat sauce
CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL, spaghetti with pomodoro sauce
CRACKER BARREL, chicken tenderloin platter, fried
CRACKER BARREL, chicken tenderloin platter, fried, from kid's menu
CRACKER BARREL, coleslaw
CRACKER BARREL, country fried shrimp platter
CRACKER BARREL, farm raised catfish platter
CRACKER BARREL, grilled sirloin steak
CRACKER BARREL, macaroni n' cheese
CRACKER BARREL, macaroni n' cheese plate, from kid's menu
CRACKER BARREL, onion rings, thick-cut
CRACKER BARREL, steak fries
DENNY'S, chicken nuggets, star shaped, from kid's menu
DENNY'S, chicken strips
DENNY'S, coleslaw
DENNY'S, fish fillet, battered or breaded, fried
DENNY'S, french fries
DENNY'S, golden fried shrimp
DENNY'S, hash browns
DENNY'S, macaroni & cheese, from kid's menu
DENNY'S, mozzarella cheese sticks
DENNY'S, onion rings
DENNY'S, spaghetti and meatballs
DENNY'S, top sirloin steak
OLIVE GARDEN, cheese ravioli with marinara sauce
OLIVE GARDEN, chicken parmigiana without pasta
OLIVE GARDEN, lasagna classico
OLIVE GARDEN, spaghetti with meat sauce
OLIVE GARDEN, spaghetti with pomodoro sauce
ON THE BORDER, Mexican rice
ON THE BORDER, cheese enchilada
ON THE BORDER, cheese quesadilla
ON THE BORDER, refried beans
ON THE BORDER, soft taco with ground beef, cheese and lettuce
Restaurant, Chinese, beef and vegetables
Restaurant, Chinese, chicken and vegetables
Primary source data
Source: USDA FoodData Central — food_categories taxonomy.
Source: Per-food nutrient values from USDA laboratory analysis and manufacturer-submitted label data.
Read our methodology for how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Key takeaways
- Within Restaurant Foods, ON THE BORDER is the most calorie-dense item on this page at 394 cal per 100g, while Restaurant is the lightest at 95 cal -- a reminder that "category" alone doesn't tell you much about any single food.
- By average calorie density, restaurant foods ranks 11th of 25 USDA food groups -- see how it compares to every other group. Browse all categories
- Sort the table above by protein, fat, or carbs to find the specific foods in this category that best match your own targets.
Every figure on GetFoodFacts is rendered directly from official USDA FoodData Central records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.