Most barbecue nutrition guides start with brisket. At Dallas BBQ that would be a mistake, because the single heaviest item you can order is not on the food menu at all — it is the Super Texas Hennessy Colada at $31.49, and it will comfortably out-calorie the half chicken, the rice and the cornbread combined.
The drinks are the calorie story
Dallas BBQ's frozen program runs in three sizes — Regular, Texas and Super Texas — and the jump between them is not subtle. A colada is cream of coconut, pineapple, sugar syrup and ice before any cognac goes in, which puts a Regular somewhere around 500 calories, a Texas size closer to 900, and a Super Texas in the 1,300 to 1,600 range depending on the build and how much of the shooter bottle drains in.
The trap is the virgin list. Super Texas Size Virgin Frozen is $14.99 and contains no alcohol, but the sugar base is identical, so you are still drinking something in the neighborhood of 900 to 1,100 calories. Ordering the virgin version saves you money and a hangover. It does not save you much of a calorie count.
Where the food actually lands
| Item | Approx. calories |
|---|---|
| Cornbread | ~250 |
| Corn on the Cob | ~155 |
| Yellow Rice | ~300 |
| Side of Fries | ~400 |
| Mac & Cheese - Cup | ~450 |
| Onion Loaf - Small | ~800 |
| 1/2 Chicken | ~650 |
| Half Rack Ribs | ~700 |
| Sticky Wings (10) | ~1,000 |
| Cheeseburger | ~900 |
Read that table next to the drinks and the ranking becomes obvious. The 1/2 Chicken at $12.99 — the cheapest real meal in the building — is roughly half a Super Texas colada. Rotisserie chicken is genuinely one of the leaner things a kitchen can hand you; it is the fryer and the frozen machine that do the damage here.
The lightest orders on the menu
- Caesar Salad w/Grilled Shrimp ($15.99) — grilled rather than fried, roughly 450 calories with dressing on the side.
- Power Bowl w/Chicken ($14.99) — grains and greens, around 550.
- 1/2 Chicken ($12.99) with Steamed Veggies ($8.99) — about 750 for a full plate, and the most protein per calorie on the menu.
- Texas Wings (5) at $12.99 — the plainest wing, unglazed, roughly 350 against about 500 for the same count in Sticky.
The burger salad bowls are the sleeper option. A Beef Burger Salad Bowl at $16.99 is the same patty as the Classic Burger with the bun removed and greens underneath, which cuts around 250 calories without asking the kitchen for anything unusual.
The heavy end
The Double Trouble at $44.99 is a shareable stacked burger and should be treated as a plate for two or three people, not a personal order. Two Beef Ribs at $25.99 and Double Rack Ribs at $27.99 are the heaviest meat plates. Onion Loaf deserves a specific warning: at $6.99 small and $9.99 large it is the cheapest way to add 800 to 1,200 calories to a table, and it usually arrives before anyone has decided what to eat.
Five swaps that actually work
- One Super Texas split two ways instead of two Texas sizes. Saves roughly 300 calories per person and about $10.
- Texas wings instead of Sticky or Henny. The glaze is most of the difference, and Texas is a dollar cheaper at both counts.
- Yellow Rice or Corn on the Cob instead of the Onion Loaf. Same $4.99-and-under tier, several hundred calories lighter. The Dallas BBQ sides ranked guide breaks down the whole list.
- Half chicken over the rib platters. Around $11 cheaper than Two Beef Ribs and roughly half the calories.
- Ranch on the side. An 8oz Ranch is $3.00 and an eight-ounce tub is close to 1,200 calories if it all goes.
Why there is no official nutrition chart
New York City's menu-labeling rule applies to chains with fifteen or more locations. Dallas BBQ operates roughly a dozen restaurants, all inside the five boroughs, which puts it under that threshold — so unlike a national chain it does not post calorie counts on the board or publish a nutrition PDF. Every figure on this page is an estimate built from portion size and preparation, not a lab number, and portions here are hand-scooped and generous. If you are managing a medical diet, order simply: rotisserie chicken, steamed vegetables, a plain baked potato. Prices for all of it are on the Dallas BBQ menu, and the allergen guide covers what the kitchen can and cannot tell you.