Cheesecake Factory Factory Nachos: Price & Calories (2026)
Split four ways, Cheesecake Factory Factory Nachos costs $15.95 to $19.50 for the platter and 670 calories a serving, but the 2,670-calorie whole order is the number that gets quoted, and it belongs to the table, not to one person. This is the first sharing platter in this series, and the numbers only make sense when you read them as a table order. The official description is plain about what arrives: crisp tortilla chips covered with melted cheeses, guacamole, red chile sauce, sour cream, jalapeños, green onion and salsa. 21 location menus, checked November 5, 2026, set the $15.95 to $19.50 platter price; the brand's published guide sets the 2,670 calories.
How many people does one order actually feed?
One order serves two to four people, and the guide's own per-serving number assumes four sharers: 670 calories each. Split it two ways and each share is 1,335 calories. Split it three ways and each share is 890. The 2,670 figure is the whole platter, and it is the number that gets quoted out of context, so read it as a table total every time. The full order from the guide: 2,670 calories, 1,720 calories from fat, 192g total fat, 84g saturated fat, 5g trans fat, 320mg cholesterol, 2,680mg sodium, 173g carbohydrates, 21g fiber, 25g sugar, 63g protein.
| Sharers | Calories each |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1,335 |
| 3 | 890 |
| 4 (guide serving) | 670 |
How much is a platter, dinner or happy hour?
A platter costs $15.95 to $19.50 at dinner, with a median of $18.50 across 21 official location menus. At happy hour the same full platter costs $9.75 to $11.50, with a median of $10.95, which is $5.00 to $8.55 off the dinner price at the common $10.95 tier. Happy hour runs Monday to Friday, 4 to 6 PM, at the bar, dine-in only, and the portion does not shrink: the happy hour feeds carry the same 2,670 calories as the dinner feeds. One location, Chesterfield, lists the happy hour platter at $9.75, a single-location exception rather than a tier. Before you order, check for any promo codes for appetizers too, and check the happy hour menu for the rest of the lineup, since a live deal can change what the platter actually costs.
| Source | Price |
|---|---|
| 21 official location menus, dinner (range) | $15.95–$19.50 |
| 21-menu median, dinner | $18.50 |
| Happy Hour, same platter (range) | $9.75–$11.50 |
| Happy Hour median | $10.95 |
The Spicy Chicken choice, and the Hawaii-only one
The base platter has one choice on the same menu item: add Spicy Chicken. That choice costs $17.95 to $22.95, an upcharge of $2.00 to $3.45 over the base, with a median upcharge of $2.45, and it lifts the full order to 2,950 calories, or 740 a serving split four ways. The second variant never leaves Hawaii: Factory Nachos with Kalua Pork is a Hawaii-only item at 2,880 calories, 720 a serving, and no Kalua choice appears on any mainland menu. Keep the three apart when you compare numbers, because the base, the Spicy Chicken choice and the Hawaii-only version are three different orders with three different totals:
| Version | Price | Calories (full order) | Per serving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factory Nachos (base) | $15.95–$19.50 | 2,670 | 670 |
| With Spicy Chicken | $17.95–$22.95 | 2,950 | 740 |
| With Kalua Pork (Hawaii only) | Not on mainland menus | 2,880 | 720 |
Is it the heaviest appetizer on the menu?
Yes, and it is not close. The three highest-calorie items in the entire 757-item nutrition guide are all Factory Nachos: Spicy Chicken at 2,950, Kalua Pork at 2,880, and the base platter at 2,670. The next item down the list is 2,370 calories, a full 300 below the base platter. The base dish alone is the third-heaviest item in the whole guide and the heaviest base appetizer on the menu. That ranking is the reason the per-serving math matters: judged as one person's order, 2,670 calories looks absurd, and judged as a four-way split at 670 each, it reads like a normal shared starter. For the numbers behind every appetizer, see the nutrition numbers for appetizers listed the same way.
Is Factory Nachos gluten-free or vegetarian?
Neither claim is verified for this platter, and the menu is careful about what it marks. Factory Nachos carries no Gluten Free Upon Request marker on any of the 21 sampled menus, while 62 other items on those same menus do carry one, so the absence is meaningful rather than an oversight, and no gluten-free substitute for this dish has been verified. On vegetarian, no official claim was found either: the base description lists no meat, but no vegetarian label is attached to it officially, so this page does not present it as a verified fact. Milk is in play through the melted cheeses and the sour cream, so confirm with your server if milk is a concern. A full contains-list has not been verified for this platter, so none appears here.
Frequently asked questions about Factory Nachos
A platter costs $15.95 to $19.50, with a median of $18.50 across 21 official location menus.
The full order has 2,670 calories, according to the official Summer 2026 nutrition guide. Split four ways, that is 670 calories a serving.
Two to four people. The guide's per-serving figure of 670 calories assumes four sharers.
The Spicy Chicken choice costs $17.95 to $22.95, an upcharge of $2.00 to $3.45 over the base platter, and it has 2,950 calories for the full order.
At happy hour it costs $9.75 to $11.50, with a median of $10.95, for the same full platter. Happy hour runs Monday to Friday, 4 to 6 PM, at the bar, dine-in only.
The official menu marks no gluten-free option for this platter, and no gluten-free substitute has been verified, so ask your server if gluten is a concern.
They are three different dishes. Factory Nachos is the sharing platter at 2,670 calories for the full order. Ahi Poke Nachos is a different appetizer at 1,020 calories, and Asian Chicken Nachos is a smaller bites dish at 820 calories.
Should Factory Nachos be your table's first order?
Four people, 670 calories each: that is the math that makes this platter work, one to share instead of four separate starters, and the bar price is $10.95 when happy hour timing lines up. Eating alone turns the same platter into 2,670 calories, which is a table total, not a single serving, so order it for the table or not at all. It is the sharing starter, and the sharing is the point.