Square Pizza

Square Pizza is a Detroit-style pizza restaurant at 208 W Maple Ave on Independence Square in Independence, MO, operated by McClain Restaurant Group (Ken & Cindy McClain).¹² Family-rooted in concept — created to feed a family of eight quickly and well — Square Pizza offers made-to-order square pies built from nearly two dozen fresh toppings alongside calzones and garlic knots.¹

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Description

Square Pizza specializes in Detroit-style pizza — square-shaped pies with a thick, crispy crust — served in a casual “pizza joint” atmosphere with classic booths.¹ Every pizza is made to order and can be customized from nearly two dozen toppings, or ordered from a roster of house favorites: the Square House, Mexican Taco, and Big Island pies, among others.¹ The menu also includes calzones and garlic knots. Hours run Monday–Thursday 11am–9pm, Friday–Saturday 11am–10pm, Sunday 11am–8pm.¹

The restaurant was born from a practical necessity: Ken and Cindy McClain, parents of six children, needed a fast, delicious, and reasonably healthy meal option for a large family.¹ That family-first origin gives Square Pizza a different character from the group’s upscale concepts — it is positioned as a neighborhood spot rather than a destination dining experience.

As part of the McClain Restaurant Group, Square Pizza fits into the group’s deliberate strategy of diversifying Independence Square’s dining options across price points and cuisines, from fine dining at Ophelia’s and Italian at Café Verona to casual pizza and Mexican.³

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Ownership and history

Ownership

Period	Owner / Operator	Notes
→ present	McClain Restaurant Group (Ken & Cindy McClain)	Confirmed McClain property; founded to serve a “family of eight.”12

McClain Restaurant Group context

Ken and Cindy McClain began their Independence Square revitalization in 1998–1999 with Ophelia’s Restaurant & Inn and have since grown to 18+ local businesses over 27+ years.³ Square Pizza is one of the group’s nine food concepts. Cindy grew up in Boulder, CO, but both she and Ken have deep family ties to Independence (grandparents on both sides lived there) and chose Independence as a deliberate homecoming and community investment.³

Other McClain Restaurant Group properties on Independence Square include clintons-soda-fountain, cafe-verona, el-pico, and main-street-coffee-house.

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Menu

Last verified: 2026-08-12 · Source: Square Pizza official menu (squarepizzasquared.com/menu), rendered via Firecrawl⁴ · Confidence: High (complete per-item prices and topping lists from the restaurant’s own website; DoorDash order link not used for prices)

Detroit-style pizza restaurant. Independence Square. Site hours block: Mon–Thu 11am–9pm, Fri–Sat 11am–10pm, Sun 11am–8pm (see page note for a conflicting hours block).

Classics

• Three Cheese — mozzarella, provolone, Asiago cheese — S $13.59 | M $15.59 | L $17.59⁴
• Six Cheese — mozzarella, provolone, Asiago, Parmesan, cheddar, Monterey jack — S $14.59 | M $16.59 | L $18.59⁴
• Pepperoni — S $13.99 | M $15.99 | L $17.99⁴

Polly-Q BBQ pizzas

• Peach Polly-Q Pizza — peach Polly-Q barbecue sauce, Italian sausage, Canadian bacon, green peppers — S $16.99 | M $18.99 | L $20.99⁴
• Pineapple Polly-Q Pizza — pineapple Polly-Q barbecue sauce, chicken, onion, jalapeños — S $16.99 | M $18.99 | L $20.99⁴
• Root Beer Polly-Q Pizza — root beer Polly-Q barbecue sauce, cheddar cheese, pulled pork, burnt ends — S $20.99 | M $22.99 | L $24.99⁴
• Polly-Q Pizza + Wings — add a batch of wings to any Polly-Q pizza — +$5.99⁴

Specialties

• Classic Italian — pepperoni, Italian sausage, mushrooms, Parmesan cheese, marinara — S $15.99 | M $18.99 | L $20.99⁴

• Square House Supreme — Italian sausage, pepperoni, beef, green peppers, red onions, mushrooms — S $15.99 | M $18.99 | L $20.99⁴

• Meat Lovers — sausage, beef, pepperoni, bacon, Canadian bacon — S $15.99 | M $18.99 | L $20.99⁴

• Big Island — Canadian bacon, pineapple — S $14.59 | M $17.59 | L $19.59⁴

• Hawaiian BBQ — tangy BBQ sauce, chicken, red onion, pineapple, bacon — S $14.99 | M $17.99 | L $23.49⁴

• Green House — artichokes, spinach, green peppers, black olives, red onion, tomato — S $14.99 | M $17.99 | L $19.99⁴

• Chicken Alfredo — Alfredo, chicken, spinach, artichoke, mushrooms, Parmesan — S $14.99 | M $17.99 | L $22.99⁴

• Margherita — ranch, roasted garlic, spinach, tomato, cheese blend — S $13.99 | M $16.99 | L $19.99⁴

• Classic Margherita — tomatoes, roasted garlic, fresh basil, mozzarella — S $14.99 | M $17.99 | L $20.99⁴

• Buffalo Chicken — buffalo cream cheese, chicken, pineapple, green peppers, red onion — S $14.99 | M $17.99 | L $21.99⁴

• BBQ Chicken — chicken, red onion, BBQ sauce, cheese blend — S $14.99 | M $17.99 | L $20.99⁴

• Hog Wild — BBQ sauce, Italian sausage, bacon, Canadian bacon — S $14.99 | M $17.99 | L $20.99⁴

• Cheeseburger — beef, cheddar, chopped pickles, onions, ketchup, mustard, mayo — S $14.99 | M $17.99 | L $20.99⁴

Local legends specialty pizza

• The Truman — BBQ sauce, pepperoni, beef, sausage, onion — S $16.99 | M $18.99 | L $20.99⁴
• Ginger Rogers — pesto cream sauce, chicken, tomato, roasted garlic — S $16.99 | M $18.99 | L $20.99⁴
• Jesse James — Canadian bacon, tomato, roasted garlic — S $15.99 | M $17.99 | L $19.99⁴
• Pendergast — pepperoni, Canadian bacon, jalapeños, ranch drizzle, Italian seasonings — S $16.99 | M $19.99 | L $22.99⁴

Premium toppings

small $1.29 | medium $2.00 | large $3.00 — bacon, ground beef, Italian sausage, Canadian bacon, chicken, pepperoni, extra cheese blend⁴

Additional toppings

small $0.99 | medium $1.29 | large $2.00 — red onion, green peppers, pineapple, green olives, jalapeños, tomatoes, black olives, roasted garlic, spinach, artichoke, mushrooms, peperoncini⁴

Crust options

• Cauliflower pizza crust — small pizza size only; add $4.50 to the small price of any pizza⁴
• Fatty Head keto crust — gluten-free 10”; add $5 to the small price⁴

Extras

• Chicken Wings — 12 boneless $12.99; smothered in peach, pineapple, or root beer Polly-Q sauce +$1.29⁴
• 10 Bone-In Chicken Wings — $12.99; same Polly-Q sauce add-on +$1.29⁴
• Cheese Bread — garlic butter crust with cheese and marinara sauce — $6.99⁴
• Garlic Bread Knots (3) — $5.99⁴
• Corn Nuggets — $4.59⁴

Pizza dips

Served with baked pizza chips.⁴

• Pepperoni — marinara, pepperoni, cheese blend — $6.99⁴
• Alfredo — alfredo, chicken, cheese blend — $7.99⁴
• Buffalo Chicken — buffalo cream cheese, chicken, cheese blend — $6.99⁴

Salads

• Side Salad — fresh lettuce, carrots, cheese — $4.59⁴
• Greek Side Salad — lettuce, black olives, red onions, banana peppers, and feta with Greek dressing — $5.79⁴
• The Big Greek Salad — $8.99 · with chicken $12.99⁴
• Roasted Chicken Salad — lettuce, tomato, roasted chicken, cheese, crouton — $9.99⁴

Calzones

Most any pizza can become a calzone.⁴

• Meat Lovers — Italian sausage, beef, pepperoni, bacon, Canadian bacon — $11.59⁴
• Cheese & Veggie — cheese blend, artichokes, spinach, green peppers, black olives, red onion, tomato — $11.59⁴
• Sausage Pepper — Italian sausage, green peppers, mozzarella — $11.59⁴
• Create Your Own — up to 5 toppings in addition to cheese and sauce — $11.59⁴

Dessert

• Cinna-Puffs — puffy pizza crust, butter, cinnamon, sugar, frosting — $6.99⁴
• Cheesecake Squares — with cinnamon-sugar — $7.99⁴

Drinks

Polly’s Pop, Coke products, Budweiser, Bud Light, Michelob Ultra, Corona, Golden Road.⁴

Family meal deals

• Square Classic — 1 large classic pizza, cheese bread, large house or Greek salad, cinna-puff or cheesecake squares — $39.99⁴
• Square Specialty — 1 large specialty pizza, cheese bread, large house or Greek salad, cinna-puff or cheesecake squares — $42.99⁴
• Home Run — 1 large classic, 1 large specialty, 1 local legends, 1 Polly-Q BBQ pizza, cheese bread, large house or Greek salad, cinna-puff or cheesecake squares — $70.99⁴

Party packs

• The Block Party — 8 large classic pizzas, 4 cheese breads — $149.99⁴
• Power Pizza Pack — 8 large specialty pizzas, 4 cheese breads — $175.99⁴
• Polly-Q BBQ Pack — 3 large Polly-Q BBQ pizzas, 3 full orders of wings with choice of sauce — $89.99⁴

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Links

• Official site: https://squarepizzasquared.com/
• City of Independence listing: https://www.independencemo.gov/visitors/places-eat/casual-dining/square-pizza

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Sources

• Status verified active 2026-06-23 via Square Pizza official site — Contact and Yelp listing (updated May 2026) (accessed 2026-06-23). Address 208 W Maple Ave, Independence, MO 64050 cross-checked; no closure indicators. Note: official site shows two differing hours blocks (footer Mon–Thu 11–9/Fri–Sat 11–10/Sun 11–8 vs. contact section Mon–Thu 11–8/Fri–Sat 11–9/Sun 12–7); hours unverified-but-conflicting, status unaffected.

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Disputes

None at this time.

Footnotes

1. Square Pizza official website — About — Asserts: 208 W Maple Ave, Independence, MO 64050; Detroit-style square pizza; made to order from ~24 toppings; Square House, Mexican Taco, Big Island signature pies; calzones and garlic knots; “created out of a love for pizza and the need for a family of eight”; Ken and Cindy McClain founders; hours Mon–Thu 11am–9pm, Fri–Sat 11am–10pm, Sun 11am–8pm. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷

2. The Independent — “Palatable Pursuits: Trailblazer Cindy McClain.” — Asserts: Square Pizza is one of nine food concepts under McClain Restaurant Group; Cindy McClain is president. ↩ ↩²

3. Ophelia’s Restaurant — About Us — Asserts: McClains purchased first Independence Square building in 1999; intention to revive the Square; 18+ businesses. ↩ ↩² ↩³

4. Square Pizza — official menu — accessed 2026-08-12, rendered via Firecrawl. First-party prices and topping lists; DoorDash order link not used. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶ ↩¹⁷ ↩¹⁸ ↩¹⁹ ↩²⁰ ↩²¹ ↩²² ↩²³ ↩²⁴ ↩²⁵ ↩²⁶ ↩²⁷ ↩²⁸ ↩²⁹ ↩³⁰ ↩³¹ ↩³² ↩³³ ↩³⁴ ↩³⁵ ↩³⁶ ↩³⁷ ↩³⁸ ↩³⁹ ↩⁴⁰ ↩⁴¹ ↩⁴² ↩⁴³ ↩⁴⁴ ↩⁴⁵ ↩⁴⁶ ↩⁴⁷ ↩⁴⁸ ↩⁴⁹ ↩⁵⁰ ↩⁵¹ ↩⁵² ↩⁵³ ↩⁵⁴ ↩⁵⁵ ↩⁵⁶