Cheesecake Factory Grilled Salmon: Price & Calories (2026)
On the Cheesecake Factory seafood menu, Grilled Salmon is the plain grilled plate, mashed potatoes and broccoli on the side, at $27.95 to $31.95 and 1,270 calories, and the two asterisks after its name are what set it apart from the salmon next to it. Those two numbers come from 21 official location menus checked on November 9, 2026, and the brand's published Summer 2026 nutrition guide.
Plain fish, two sides: what Grilled Salmon is
The menu gives this plate six words, "Served with Mashed Potatoes and Broccoli", and that is the whole dish: grilled salmon, mashed potatoes, broccoli. No sauce is named, no glaze, no topping, no second side, which is what makes this the plain salmon on the menu. The other salmon plates all arrive with something doing extra work, a lemon sauce on the Herb Crusted, a miso sauce on the Miso, a Creole sauce on the Cajun. Here the fish is the plate. That plainness is also why the calories land where they do: 1,270 is not a light number, and the mashed potatoes carry a good share of it.
How much does Grilled Salmon cost?
The range is $27.95 to $31.95, four dollars wide, and $29.95 is the number thirteen of the 21 menus charge. Five stores charge the $27.95 low end, thirteen charge $29.95, and two charge the $31.95 top end, so most of the country pays the median or a dollar below it. One store breaks the pattern and should not be quoted: Chesterfield lists $25.95, and calls the dish Fresh Grilled Salmon there, against every other menu, so this page uses $27.95 as the floor. A second check across 50 stores landed on the same $27.95 to $31.95 range and the same $29.95 median.
| Source | Price |
|---|---|
| 21 official location menus (range) | $27.95–$31.95 |
| 21-menu median | $29.95 |
| 50-store check (range) | $27.95–$31.95 |
| Lunch Salmon (same fish, lunch) | $19.95–$23.95 |
1,270 calories, and the sides do the work
A plate has 1,270 calories, and the sides do a lot of that work. The fat is 84g with 750 calories from fat and 25g of saturated fat, the protein is 62g, the carbohydrates are 64g with 9g of fiber and only 5g of sugar, and the cholesterol is 225mg. The number to watch is the sodium at 1,640mg, more than two-thirds of a day's reference amount, so this is a filling plate, not a light one. Against the lunch version of the same fish, dinner is 330 calories heavier. The plate's full numbers are in the grilled salmon nutrition numbers, laid out the same way as the rest of the menu.
| Measure | Per plate |
|---|---|
| Calories | 1,270 |
| Calories from fat | 750 |
| Total fat | 84g |
| Saturated fat | 25g |
| Trans fat | 1g |
| Cholesterol | 225mg |
| Sodium | 1,640mg |
| Carbohydrates | 64g |
| Fiber | 9g |
| Sugar | 5g |
| Protein | 62g |
Is Grilled Salmon gluten-free?
Yes, with the marker doing the work. The dish carries the ** Gluten Free Upon Request marker on every one of the 21 menus checked, which means it can be prepared upon request for guests with sensitivity to gluten. The official allergen guide lists the plain Fish and Seafood Grilled Salmon as not containing gluten, which lines up with the marker. That puts it on the other side of the line from the two salmon that look similar and are not marked: SkinnyLicious Grilled Salmon carries no marker, and Herb Crusted Filet of Salmon carries none either, so do not assume a salmon plate is gluten-free because the fish is. The menu is clear that the restaurants are not gluten-free environments, so tell your server before you order. On the dairy question, this page makes no claim: the mashed potatoes are not verified dairy-free.
Lunch Salmon: one price, four salmon to choose from
Yes, but not as a smaller plate of this dish. Lunch Salmon is a choice item on the lunch menu: one price, $19.95 to $23.95, buys any of four salmon, and Grilled Salmon is one of the four at 940 calories, 330 lighter than dinner. The other three choices are Herb Crusted Filet of Salmon at 1,150 calories, Miso Salmon at 1,000 and Cajun Salmon at 1,250, so the lunch price is the same whichever salmon you pick. If you want the grilled fish and the smaller number, lunch is the cheaper way to get it, and the only way the menu offers it before dinner.
Five salmon plates, one menu: how Grilled Salmon compares
All five salmon sit on the seafood menu, and the choice is really between plain, light, crusted, marinated and blackened. Grilled Salmon is the plain one and the middle of the price range. SkinnyLicious is the lightest and the cheapest, Herb Crusted is the only one of the five with no gluten-free marker and a crust doing the work, Miso brings the sauce and the rice, and Cajun is the heaviest plate on the seafood menu by a clear margin. The kids' version is a separate dish, Kids' Grilled Salmon at 540 calories and $14.95 to $15.95, also marked gluten-free upon request.
| Salmon plate | Dinner price | Calories | Gluten-free marker | Served with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkinnyLicious Grilled Salmon | $26.95–$30.95 | 590 | No | Assorted fresh vegetables |
| Grilled Salmon | $27.95–$31.95 | 1,270 | Yes (**) | Mashed potatoes and broccoli |
| Herb Crusted Filet of Salmon | $29.95–$33.95 | 1,350 | No | Lemon sauce, asparagus, mashed potatoes |
| Miso Salmon | $29.95–$33.95 | 1,340 | Yes (**) | Snow peas, white rice, miso sauce |
| Cajun Salmon | $29.95–$33.95 | 1,570 | Yes (**) | Creole sauce, mashed potatoes, buttered corn |
Frequently asked questions about Grilled Salmon
$27.95 to $31.95 is the spread, $29.95 the middle number, across 21 official location menus.
Per the official Summer 2026 nutrition guide, the dinner plate is 1,270 calories, and the mashed potatoes carry a good share of it.
It is served with mashed potatoes and broccoli, according to the official menu description.
Yes, it carries the Gluten Free Upon Request marker on the official menu, which means it can be prepared upon request for guests with sensitivity to gluten. The restaurant is not a gluten-free environment, so tell your server.
Yes, as part of Lunch Salmon: $19.95 to $23.95 for your choice of Grilled Salmon at 940 calories, Herb Crusted Filet of Salmon, Miso Salmon or Cajun Salmon.
No, and there is no discounted price for it anywhere on the Happy Hour menu.
It has 1,270 calories against the SkinnyLicious plate's 590, it costs more at the median, $29.95 against $27.95, and it carries the Gluten Free Upon Request marker, which the SkinnyLicious plate does not.
Should you order Grilled Salmon?
Plain is the point here: a grilled plate with no sauce and no crust, $27.95 to $31.95 and 1,270 calories, in the middle of the salmon price range, with the gluten-free preparation marked on the menu. The lighter salmon is SkinnyLicious is 680 calories lighter, and the difference is the whole plate, not a swap. If you want a sauce or a crust doing the work, this is the wrong salmon; if you want the fish itself, this is the one.