7. Worst Chinese Dish
P.F. Chang’s Combo Lo Mein
1,968 calories – 96 g fat (12 g saturated) – 5,860 mg sodium
Lo mein is normally looked at as a side dish, a harmless pile of noodles to pad your plate of orange chicken or broccoli beef. This heaping portion (to be fair, Chang’s does suggest diners share an order) comes spiked with chicken, shrimp, beef, and pork, not to mention an Exxon Valdez-size slick of oil. The damage? A day’s worth of calories, 1 ½ days’ worth of fat, and 2 ½ days’ worth of sodium. No meat-based dish beats out the strip.
8. Worst Appetizer
On the Border Firecracker Stuffed Jalapenos with Chili con Queso
1,950 calories – 134 g fat (36 g saturated) – 6,540 mg sodium
Appetizers are the most problematic area of most chain-restaurant menus. That’s because they’re disproportionately reliant on the type of cheesy, greasy ingredients that catch hungry diners’ eyes when they’re most vulnerable—right when they sit down. Seek out lean protein options like grilled shrimp skewers or ahi tuna when available; if not, simple is best—like chips and salsa.
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