Cheesecake Factory Chicken Pot Stickers: Price & Calories (2026)
Cheesecake Factory Chicken Pot Stickers cost $16.95 to $18.50 for 380 calories, and the same plate shows up on three menus, which is the part worth knowing before you order. Those numbers come from 21 official location menus checked on November 10, 2026, plus the brand's published Summer 2026 nutrition guide, and the interesting part is not the appetizer price. It is the Happy Hour price, and the fact that the SkinnyLicious listing is the same plate with the same numbers.
Pan-fried dumplings and one sauce: what Chicken Pot Stickers are
The menu describes them in one line: "Asian Dumplings Pan-Fried in the Classic Tradition. Served with Our Soy-Ginger Sesame Sauce." That is the whole dish, pan-fried dumplings with a soy-ginger sesame sauce on the side. There are no choices or add-ons, no lunch version and no kids version, so what you see is what arrives. The Happy Hour listing shortens the description, dropping "Asian Dumplings", but it is the same plate. One thing the menu never says is how many pieces come in an order. No official source states a piece count, so this page will not invent one. The order is listed as serving 2 to 4 people, which is the honest way to size it. They sit on the appetizers menu as the lowest-calorie starter on it, at 380 calories.
One plate, three menus: what Chicken Pot Stickers cost
A plate costs $16.95 to $18.50, with a median of $17.50 across 21 official location menus. Five stores charge the $16.95 low end and two charge the $18.50 top end, with the rest in between at $17.50 or $17.95, so most of the country pays the median or close to it. The 50-store check came back identical: $16.95 to $18.50, median $17.50. One store breaks the pattern and should not be quoted: Chesterfield lists $14.95, a recurring low outlier there, so this page uses $16.95 as the floor. Before you order, check for any pot stickers promo codes running now, since a live deal is the one thing that can move the number.
| Menu | Price |
|---|---|
| Appetizers (21 official location menus) | $16.95–$18.50 |
| 21-menu median | $17.50 |
| 50-store check | $16.95–$18.50 |
| SkinnyLicious (same plate) | $16.95–$18.50 |
| Happy Hour | $10.95–$11.50 |
380 calories, and the sodium is the catch
A full order has 380 calories, which makes it the lowest-calorie appetizer on the menu. The fat is 12g with 110 calories from fat and 2.5g of saturated fat, the protein is 27g, the carbohydrates are 38g with 1g of fiber and 13g of sugar, and the cholesterol is 90mg. The number to watch is the sodium at 2,550mg, above the 2,400mg daily reference amount in a single starter, so the light calorie count comes with a salty catch. The order serves 2 to 4 people, which works out to 100 calories per serving. If you want the whole row, it is in the full Chicken Pot Stickers nutrition numbers, same format as the other plates.
| Measure | Per order |
|---|---|
| Calories | 380 |
| Calories from fat | 110 |
| Total fat | 12g |
| Saturated fat | 2.5g |
| Trans fat | 0g |
| Cholesterol | 90mg |
| Sodium | 2,550mg |
| Carbohydrates | 38g |
| Fiber | 1g |
| Sugar | 13g |
| Protein | 27g |
| Calories per serving | 100 |
The SkinnyLicious listing is the same plate, not a lighter one
Here is the part that trips people up. Chicken Pot Stickers also appear on the SkinnyLicious menu, and it is easy to read that as a lighter version. It is not. The SkinnyLicious plate is the same 380 calories at the same $16.95 to $18.50 price at every one of the 21 stores checked. It sits on SkinnyLicious only because 380 calories is under the 590-calorie cap for that menu, not because anything was changed. So if you order it from SkinnyLicious expecting a smaller number, you will get the same plate for the same money.
Happy Hour is the cheapest way to order them
The real saving is Happy Hour. The same plate costs $10.95 at most Happy Hour locations and $11.50 at a few, Monday to Friday, 4 to 6 PM, bar only, dine-in only. That is roughly $6 to $7.50 less than the appetizer price for the same order. Seventeen stores charge $10.95 and two charge $11.50, and 20 of the 21 stores checked carry it on Happy Hour, so it is widely available, but not everywhere: one store in the sample has no Happy Hour menu at all, so check your location before you count on the $10.95 price. If you are already going for Happy Hour, this is the starter to order. See the Happy Hour menu and times for the rest of the deals.
Gluten-free? No, and the wrappers are why
No, and the menu is clear about it. Chicken Pot Stickers carry no Gluten Free Upon Request marker on any of the 21 menus checked, and the wheat wrappers rule them out. The current official allergen guide lists them as containing egg, gluten, wheat, soy and sesame, and as not containing milk, peanuts, fish, shellfish or tree nuts. One correction worth knowing: older copies of the allergen guide listed milk, but the current guide, updated July 28, 2026, lists both Pot Stickers rows as not containing milk. If you need a gluten-free starter, see what the gluten-free menu lists for the options that are marked.
Chicken Pot Stickers questions, answered
A full order has 380 calories, or 100 calories per serving, and the order serves 2 to 4 people, according to the official Summer 2026 nutrition guide.
Most of the country pays $17.50, the middle of a $16.95 to $18.50 spread across 21 official location menus.
No. The dish carries no Gluten Free Upon Request marker on any of the 21 menus checked, and the wheat wrappers mean it is not gluten-free.
The official menu does not state a piece count. The order is listed as serving 2 to 4 people.
Yes, at most locations. They cost $10.95 at most Happy Hour locations and $11.50 at a few, Monday to Friday, 4 to 6 PM, bar only.
They are served with the Soy-Ginger Sesame Sauce, according to the official menu description.
They contain egg, gluten, wheat, soy and sesame, according to the current official allergen guide. The same guide lists them as not containing milk, peanuts, fish, shellfish or tree nuts.
Worth ordering, or wait for Happy Hour?
The math is the verdict: $10.95 at Happy Hour against $16.95 to $18.50 as an appetizer, for the same plate, the same 380 calories, the lightest starter on the menu. Order it at Happy Hour when you can, and order it at full price when you are sharing, since the order serves 2 to 4 with 27 grams of protein behind it. The wheat wrappers rule out gluten-free, and the 2,550mg of sodium is the number to keep in mind, and Happy Hour runs 4 to 6 PM, bar only, so time it right.