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New York–style hand-tossed pizza, smash burgers, sandwiches, salads, and wings restaurant and bar at 524 Branch St., Platte City, MO — opened December 5, 2024, by father-and-son duo Don MacCuish (24-year Army veteran) and Donny MacCuish, with wife Amy, daughter Emma, and son Evan all actively involved. 10,000 pizzas served by May 2026. One of the only independently owned full-service restaurants in Platte City with a named-owner press profile.

Description

The Cove is a full-service restaurant and bar in Platte City, Missouri, opened December 5, 2024, by Don MacCuish and his son Donny MacCuish. Don’s 24-year Army career took the family across the country; after retiring, the MacCuishes settled in the KC-metro area and opened The Cove as a family venture, with wife Amy, daughter Emma, and son Evan all working the restaurant alongside Don and Donny.1

The menu anchors on New York–style hand-tossed pizza — the restaurant had served 10,000 pizzas by May 2026 — alongside smash burgers, sandwiches, salads, and wings, with a full bar. The Cove is one of the few independently owned and sourced full-service restaurants in Platte City, a Platte County city with very limited coverage in any KC food media.1

Ownership and history

Don MacCuish served 24 years in the U.S. Army before retiring and settling in the Kansas City metro area. He and son Donny MacCuish founded The Cove, opening December 5, 2024, in Platte City.1 The full MacCuish family — wife Amy, daughter Emma, son Evan — work the restaurant alongside the founders, making it a true multi-generational family operation. The 10,000-pizza milestone reached by May 2026 reflects strong early community adoption in a market with limited independent dining competition.1

Tier classification

Tier 2. The MacCuish family are independent local operators running a multi-generational family restaurant in Platte City with genuine community investment and strong early results. Don’s military-to-entrepreneur arc and the all-family staffing model reflect the spirit of independent KC-metro ownership. Born-and-raised KC-metro origin not confirmed for the founders (Don retired to the area after 24 years of military service across the country), which is the threshold for Tier 1. Tier 2 is the appropriate assignment.

Last verified: 2026-06-30 · Source: VoyageKC (2024–2025)1 · Confidence: Low (Phase-0 stub — core menu categories confirmed from VoyageKC profile; specific pie toppings, burger details, and pricing not documented; retrieve from The Cove directly for current menu)

New York–style hand-tossed pizza + full-service bar. Platte City.

  • New York–style hand-tossed pizza — 10,000 served by May 20261
  • Smash burgers1
  • Sandwiches1
  • Salads1
  • Wings1
  • Full bar1

Current menu:

  • Website: https://www.thecovepc.com
  • Address: 524 Branch St., Platte City, MO 64079 (current address per official site + Yelp2; the earlier VoyageKC profile1 listed 2600 NW Prairie View Rd., Ste D — superseded)

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Sources

**** Map-pin needed: 524 Branch St., Platte City, MO 64079 (Platte County Northland). Confirm coordinates for map layer.

Footnotes

  1. VoyageKC — “Meet Don MacCuish of The Cove” — https://voyagekc.com/interview/meet-don-maccuish-of-the-cove/ — accessed 2026-06-30. Asserts: The Cove; opened December 5, 2024; owners Don MacCuish (24-year Army veteran) and son Donny MacCuish; family operation (wife Amy, daughter Emma, son Evan); New York–style hand-tossed pizza, smash burgers, sandwiches, salads, wings, full bar; 10,000 pizzas by May 2026; community-investment motivation. (Listed address 2600 NW Prairie View Rd., Ste D — superseded by the official site’s 524 Branch St.; see 2.) ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12

  2. The Cove — official site (https://www.thecovepc.com/) and Yelp (https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-cove-platte-city) — accessed 2026-07-17. Asserts: The Cove at 524 Branch St., Platte City, MO 64079; phone (913) 448-1048; New York–style pizza, smash burgers, sandwiches, salads. Official site shows 524 Branch St. as the sole/current address. ↩ ↩2

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On the record — ks.city/registry/the-cove-platte-city · record updated 2026-07-17