Arby’s Smokehouse Brisket: Price, Calories and Nutrition (2026)

The Smokehouse Brisket is Arby’s most ambitious sandwich. Beef brisket, smoked for at least 13 hours, topped with smoked Gouda cheese, crispy onions, BBQ sauce, and mayo, served on a toasted bakery-style bun. It is the sandwich that proved a drive-thru chain could do real barbecue flavor. Smoky, rich, crunchy, tangy, and creamy all at once. In 2026 the Smokehouse Brisket carries 600 calories and a price starting from $6.99. Here is the current price, the calorie count, and the full nutrition breakdown.

Prices vary by location because most Arby’s restaurants are franchise-operated, with most markets landing between $6.99 and $7.99. The 600 calorie figure covers the standard build: smoked brisket, smoked Gouda, crispy onions, BBQ sauce, mayo, bakery-style bun.

Last updated: June 29, 2026

Table of contents

• What is in the Smokehouse Brisket
• Smokehouse Brisket nutrition facts
• Smokehouse Brisket ingredients and customization
• Allergens
• Smokehouse Brisket vs French Dip & Swiss
• Getting the best value on the Smokehouse Brisket
• Frequently asked questions

What is in the Smokehouse Brisket

The build starts with the brisket, and the brisket is the story. Arby’s smokes it for at least 13 hours, which is real barbecue time, not a flavor additive. The result is tender, smoky beef with bark on the outside and a pink smoke ring. For a fast food chain, this is a genuine achievement. The brisket would be respectable at a casual barbecue joint.

On top of the brisket goes smoked Gouda, which doubles down on the smoke with a creamy, nutty melt. Then crispy fried onions for crunch and sweetness. Then two sauces: a smoky BBQ sauce and mayo. The BBQ brings tang and sweetness, the mayo brings richness and helps everything cling together. The bakery-style bun is toasted, slightly sweet, and substantial enough to hold the pile.

At 600 calories with 33 grams of protein, the Brisket is a heavyweight. The 35 grams of fat is the highest fat count of any Arby’s sandwich in this batch, and it comes from everywhere: the brisket itself, the Gouda, the mayo, and the fried onions. The 42 grams of carbohydrates is moderate, mostly the bun and the BBQ sauce sugars. Sodium at 1240 mg is high but reasonable for a sandwich this size, and notably less than half the French Dip’s sodium.

One thing worth knowing: this sandwich is engineered for contrast. Soft brisket against crunchy onions, smoky meat against sweet BBQ, rich mayo against tangy sauce. Every bite hits multiple notes. It is the most complex sandwich Arby’s makes, and it is the one food writers reach for when they want to argue that Arby’s is underrated.

Smokehouse Brisket nutrition facts

Full nutrition breakdown for one standard Smokehouse Brisket, based on Arby’s official US nutrition data. Standard build: smoked brisket, smoked Gouda, crispy onions, BBQ sauce, mayo, bakery-style bun.

Nutrient	Amount per sandwich
Calories	600
Total fat	35g
Total carbohydrates	42g
Protein	33g
Sodium	1240mg

The 35 grams of fat is the defining number, the highest in this batch. It is the price of the full build: fatty brisket, cheese, mayo, and fried onions all contribute. The 33 grams of protein is excellent and nearly matches the French Dip. The 1240 mg of sodium is 54 percent of the daily guideline, which is high but honest for a barbecue sandwich.

For context, the Brisket and the French Dip are both 600 calories, but they get there differently. The Brisket is fat-driven indulgence. The French Dip is sodium-driven. The Brisket is the better choice if sodium is your concern, and the more indulgent choice if fat is your concern. Neither is diet food. Both are worth it on the right day.

Smokehouse Brisket ingredients and customization

The standard ingredient list is smoked beef brisket, smoked Gouda cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt), crispy fried onions (onion, wheat flour, vegetable oil), BBQ sauce (tomato, vinegar, sugar, smoke flavor), mayo (egg, oil), and a bakery-style bun (enriched wheat flour, yeast, sugar).

Customization is about managing the richness. Ask for no mayo to cut a meaningful amount of fat and calories while keeping the smoke and BBQ flavors intact. Ask for light BBQ sauce to reduce sugar. You can add extra brisket at some locations for an upcharge, which improves the meat-to-bread ratio.

The smart customization is dropping the mayo. The sandwich has BBQ sauce, melted Gouda, and juicy brisket already. The mayo adds richness the sandwich does not need, and removing it is the single biggest nutritional improvement you can make without changing the sandwich’s identity. Keep everything else exactly as built.

Allergens

The Smokehouse Brisket contains milk (smoked Gouda), egg (mayo), wheat and gluten (crispy onions and bun), and soy (bun and sauces). Cross-contact with all major allergens is possible on the shared prep line. Always check Arby’s current allergen information if you have a serious allergy, since recipes vary by supplier and region.

Smokehouse Brisket vs French Dip & Swiss

The premium beef showdown, with numbers. The Smokehouse Brisket: 600 calories, 35g fat, 33g protein, 1240mg sodium, from $6.99. The French Dip & Swiss: 600 calories, 22g fat, 34g protein, 2540mg sodium, from $6.49.

Same calories, same protein ballpark, completely different sandwiches. The Brisket is the fat-forward choice: 13 more grams of fat, but 1300 mg less sodium. The French Dip is the sodium-forward choice: cleaner on fat, extreme on salt. The Brisket brings smoke, crunch, and complexity. The French Dip brings the dipping ritual and the pure beef-and-Swiss flavor.

Pick the Brisket when you want the most flavorful, most indulgent sandwich Arby’s makes, and when sodium matters to you. Pick the French Dip when you want the interactive dunking experience, the slightly lower price, and one more gram of protein. Taste-wise, the Brisket wins most blind comparisons. Experience-wise, the French Dip is more fun to eat.

Getting the best value on the Smokehouse Brisket

At from $6.99, the Brisket is the priciest sandwich in this batch, but 13-hour smoked brisket at a drive-thru is genuine value.

The sandwich is large and rich enough that many people skip the fries. That keeps the meal at 600 calories and saves money.

Asking for no mayo is free and improves the nutrition more than any paid upgrade could.

Combo meals bundle the sandwich with fries and a drink at a discount versus buying separately.

The Arby’s app runs premium sandwich deals. A percentage-off offer on a $6.99 sandwich saves more dollars than the same offer on a cheaper item.

Frequently asked questions

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