Ono Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Katsu: Calories & Nutrition

A Chicken Katsu plate is 890 calories with 58g fat and 38g protein for the fried cutlet alone, before rice and macaroni salad. As a full plate it runs about 1,570, the second-heaviest chicken behind Kalbi Short Ribs. The Mini Meal is the same katsu in a smaller portion (445 cal / 19g protein).

890cal · Plate Lunch

38gprotein

4.3gprotein / 100 cal

~1570full plate (est.)

Chicken Katsu nutrition by serving format

Serving format	Cal	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Sat fat	Sodium
Plate Lunch	890	38g	55g	58g	13g	910mg
Mini Meal	445	19g	28g	29g	7g	455mg
Aloha Plate (pick one)	593	25g	37g	39g	9g	607mg
Gourmet Salad (added protein)	445	19g	28g	29g	7g	455mg
Family Meal (serves 4)	1335	57g	83g	87g	20g	1,365mg
Full plate as served (2 scoops rice + mac salad) †	1570	47g	152g	86g	17g	1,416mg

† Derived, not published by Ono: Estimated: the Plate Lunch protein above plus 2 scoops steamed rice and 1 scoop macaroni salad, Ono's standard plate sides. Assembled from the sides values in this same PDF; Ono does not publish a combined total.

Leanest way to order: Mini Meal at 445 cal.
Most protein: Family Meal (serves 4) at 57g.

The least protein-efficient chicken at Ono

Katsu delivers about 4g of protein per 100 calories, against 21g for Grilled Chicken Breast, roughly five times less efficient. The breading is the reason: 55g of carbs and 58g of fat before a single side. You order katsu for the taste, and no swap changes the fried cutlet.

Swap math: the sides are the only lever

Since the cutlet is fixed, the sides are all you can move. Fresh mix salad instead of macaroni (−265 cal) and cabbage instead of the second rice scoop (−155 cal) take the full plate from about 1,570 to roughly 1,150. Ordering katsu over a Gourmet Salad base cuts even more.

Lighter ways to eat katsu

The Mini Meal (445 cal / 19g) is the smallest full-size portion. On the Aloha Plate, a pick-one katsu (593 cal) paired with Grilled Chicken Breast keeps the katsu flavor while adding lean protein in place of a second fried item.

When you want protein instead

Grilled Chicken Breast is 330 calories for 70g of protein, 560 fewer calories and nearly double the protein of a katsu plate. If you want sauce and a lighter number, Hawaiian BBQ Chicken (460 / 57g) sits in between.

FAQ

How many calories are in a Chicken Katsu plate at Ono?

890 calories for the katsu alone, or about 1,570 as a full plate with rice and macaroni salad. The Mini Meal is 445 calories.

Is Ono chicken katsu high in protein?

Not for its calories. A katsu plate has 38g protein for 890 calories; Grilled Chicken Breast has 70g for 330. The breading makes katsu one of the lowest protein-per-calorie picks here.

Compare with

Grilled Chicken Breast330 cal · 70g proteinHalf the calories, nearly double the protein Hawaiian BBQ Chicken460 cal · 57g proteinSauced but lighter than fried Island Fire Chicken548 cal · 51g proteinAnother sauced chicken to compare

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