Lion’s Choice Menu Calories & Nutrition 2026

A regular Lion’s Choice roast beef sandwich has about 310 calories, which makes it one of the lighter fast food sandwiches you can buy. Turkey and ham land close behind at roughly 300 and 320 calories. The big numbers hide in the custard: shakes run up to 669 calories and a large dipped cone hits 855.

If you are counting calories at Lion’s Choice, you picked a better starting point than most fast food fans. This St. Louis roast beef institution slow-roasts its beef in-house and shaves it thin, which keeps a lot of the core menu surprisingly reasonable. I pulled together the calorie counts for the sandwiches, sides, soups and frozen custard so you can order with your eyes open. For the full lineup with current prices, see the Lion’s Choice menu with prices.

How Many Calories in the Lion’s Choice Roast Beef Sandwich?

About 310 calories for the regular Original Famous Roast Beef, with roughly 22 grams of protein and 12 grams of fat. Honestly, that’s a solid lunch for a fast food sandwich. The beef itself is the hero here: slow-roasted top round with no heavy breading or frying, so most of the calories come from the toasted buttered bun, not the meat.

Going up a size changes the math. The Large on a steak bun runs about 460 calories, and the King doubles the beef entirely, so expect it to climb well past that. Customizations move the needle too. Ask for no butter or seasoning and the regular sandwich drops to roughly 280 calories. Go all in and order the beef with no bun at all, and you are looking at about 120 calories with 23 grams of protein, which is basically a diet-friendly meal on its own.

Lion’s Choice Sandwich Calories: Turkey, Ham, French Dip and More

Here’s how the rest of the sandwich board stacks up. The roasted turkey and hickory-smoked ham sandwiches are right in the same neighborhood as the roast beef, which makes them easy swaps if you want variety without blowing your calorie budget.

See the pattern? The simple sandwiches with plain meat stay near 300 calories. Once cheese, garlic aioli or extra bread enters the picture, the count nearly doubles. That French dip is delicious, but at 615 calories it is basically two regular roast beefs in one.

What Is the Lowest Calorie Meal at Lion’s Choice?

If keeping it light is the goal, Lion’s Choice gives you real options, not just a sad side salad. The roast beef with no bun at around 120 calories is the ultimate move, but soups and a baked potato keep things under 250 without any weird modifications.

A genuinely filling light meal? Go with a cup of hearty chili (130 cal) plus a plain baked potato (240 cal) and you land around 370 calories with real substance. The natural-cut fries are gluten-free and made from Idaho potatoes, but even the regular size runs roughly 300 to 428 calories, so they are not the light play.

Where Do the Big Calorie Numbers Hide?

Here’s the thing most people miss about Lion’s Choice calories: the sandwiches are tame, but the frozen custard lineup is where the numbers explode. A regular shake runs about 465 to 669 calories depending on flavor, and a large dipped cone can hit 855 calories. That one dessert can outrun two roast beef sandwiches.

The indulgent end of the menu also includes the loaded sandwiches: The Remix at ~680, the Butcher Block Cobb salad at ~620, and the French Dip at ~615. None of these are shocking for fast food, but they are double the calories of the plain roast beef. And that famous 50-cent mini cone? Still a real frozen custard treat at around 190 to 318 calories, which is downright reasonable for dessert.

Sides, Shakes and Desserts: Full Calorie List

Quick reference for the rest of the board, because this is where fast food calorie counts quietly triple:

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Prices last verified: October 11, 2026. Calorie figures are estimates compiled from published nutrition data and may vary by location and customization. For the official word, check the nutrition information on lionschoice.com.

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