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Special Garlic Sauce
Papa John's iconic buttery garlic dipping sauce, a signature since day one.
$0.99190 cal
8 ITEMS · $0.69-$0.99
Papa John's Sauces & Extras Menu & Prices
Papa John's iconic Special Garlic Sauce plus Ranch, Blue Cheese, Pizza Sauce, Buffalo, BBQ, Cheese Sauce, and Pepperoncinis to add to any order.
All 8 sauces & extras on the current menu, cheapest first. Papa John's stores are mostly franchised, so treat these as typical US prices rather than one national list.
Papa John's Sauces & Extras Prices
| Item | Calories | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Pizza Dipping Sauceper 1.5oz cup | 25 cal | $0.69 |
| Buffalo Dipping Sauceper 1.5oz cup | 30 cal | $0.69 |
| BBQ Dipping Sauceper 1.5oz cup | 45 cal | $0.69 |
| Pepperoncinis (Side Cup)per 1.5oz cup | 10 cal | $0.69 |
| Special Garlic SaucePopularper 1.5oz cup | 190 cal | $0.99 |
| Ranch Dipping Sauceper 1.5oz cup | 150 cal | $0.99 |
| Blue Cheese Dipping Sauceper 1.5oz cup | 160 cal | $0.99 |
| Cheese Dipping Sauceper 1.5oz cup | 100 cal | $0.99 |
Prices checked August 2026. Delivery orders and third-party apps run higher than the carryout prices listed here.
What Each Dipping Sauce Looks Like
The same items with photos, descriptions and calorie counts.
Ranch Dipping Sauce
Creamy, tangy ranch dipping sauce.
$0.99150 cal
Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce
Chunky, tangy blue cheese dipping sauce, perfect with wings.
$0.99160 cal
Pizza Dipping Sauce
Classic signature pizza sauce, on the side for dipping crust or breadsticks.
$0.6925 cal
Buffalo Dipping Sauce
Tangy, spicy Buffalo sauce for dipping wings, bites, or crust.
$0.6930 cal
BBQ Dipping Sauce
Sweet and smoky BBQ dipping sauce.
$0.6945 cal
Cheese Dipping Sauce
Warm, creamy cheese dipping sauce.
$0.99100 cal
Pepperoncinis (Side Cup)
Tangy pickled pepperoncini peppers, served on the side.
$0.6910 cal
About Papa John's Sauces & Extras
Papa John's iconic Special Garlic Sauce plus Ranch, Blue Cheese, Pizza Sauce, Buffalo, BBQ, Cheese Sauce, and Pepperoncinis to add to any order.
Prices run $0.69 to $0.99 across 8 options, averaging around $0.84. Papa John's stores are mostly franchised so the exact figure moves a little by location, and carryout matches the listed price more closely than delivery does once fees land.
Papa John's Dipping Sauce Prices
Eight cups, all 1.5oz, split across two prices. Pizza Sauce, Buffalo, BBQ and a cup of Pepperoncinis are $0.69. Special Garlic, Ranch, Blue Cheese and Cheese Sauce are $0.99.
This is the cheapest section on the menu and the one people forget until the food arrives. Wings do not come with a dip, and neither does anything else beyond the single cup in a breadstick box.
The Garlic Sauce
Special Garlic is the one Papa John's is known for, and at $0.99 it sits in the upper price tier along with the three creamy dips. It is also by far the heaviest thing in this section at 190 calories a cup, because it is essentially butter and garlic.
For comparison, that single cup carries almost as many calories as a slice of Large Cheese Pizza. Two cups across a meal is a slice you did not count.
Calories per Cup
The spread here is wider than the price. Pepperoncinis are 10 calories and Pizza Dipping Sauce is 25. Buffalo is 30 and BBQ is 45.
Then it jumps. Cheese Sauce is 100, Ranch 150, Blue Cheese 160 and Special Garlic 190. So the four cheapest cups are also the four lightest, and the tomato-based and vinegar-based dips cost less in both senses.
What to Order With What
Breadsticks come with one cup of pizza sauce. If you are ordering cheesesticks or a family size box for a table, one cup between sixteen sticks runs out fast and a second at $0.69 fixes it.
Wings arrive dry of dip entirely. Ranch and Blue Cheese are the usual pairing at $0.99 each, though Special Garlic against Garlic Parmesan wings is the combination people either love or find far too much.
Cheapest and Most Expensive
The least you can spend here is $0.69 on the Pizza Dipping Sauce. The most is $0.99 for the Special Garlic Sauce, which puts the average around $0.84.
Whether you're comparing sizes, checking calorie counts, or just deciding what to add to an order, the table and photos above cover every sauces & extras option in one place, so there is nothing else to click through. For allergen details across the whole menu, see the allergen and calorie guide.
Sauces & Extras FAQs
$0.99 for a 1.5oz cup of Special Garlic Sauce. It sits in the upper of the two price tiers along with Ranch, Blue Cheese and Cheese Sauce.