Downtown Mocksville now has a hospitality map that runs through one family. Lydia and Tim Moore of Advance own Restaurant 101 on the historic square and The Station Pizzeria & Taproom a short walk up Main Street — two rooms, two menus, and two corners of Davie County's downtown dining economy.
When Bryan and Suzanne Lakey passed The Station to the Moores, they made the pitch in public: keep the community hub, and make pizza the new focus. That handoff is more than a change of ownership. It is a small-county business story about what happens when the same operators hold both a steak-and-burger square restaurant and a pizza-and-tap gathering place.
Two Kitchens at a Glance
Who: Lydia and Tim Moore, owners of Restaurant 101 and The Station Pizzeria & Taproom.
Where: 101 N. Main Street and 185 N. Main Street, Mocksville, NC 27028.
What: One family operating two downtown kitchens with distinct menus and overlapping Main Street traffic.
Timeline: Restaurant 101 has served the square since 2010. The Lakeys publicly introduced the Moores as The Station's new owners, with pizza as the new concept.
Economic Impact: Shared downtown labor, supply, and foot-traffic questions as one family holds both a square restaurant and a pizza-and-tap community hub.
Two Rooms, Two Menus, One Main Street
Restaurant 101 sits on the corner of the historic town square, in a restored building known for its 22-foot tin ceiling, hardwood floors, brick walls, and covered patio. The kitchen is built around a straightforward American plate: fresh-cut steaks, burgers, and salmon that go straight to the grill. Hours posted by the restaurant are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The Station occupies a different corner of the same downtown — 185 North Main, at Main and Gaither, in a 1920 brick building that once housed Kurfees & Ward Pure Oil and later Boger Service Station. Under the Moores, the room is now a pizzeria and taproom: 16-inch artisan pies, cauliflower-crust options, local craft beer, and a family- and pet-friendly courtyard. The menu even nods back down the block with a pepperoni pie named The 101.
The two businesses do not try to be the same restaurant twice. One is the square's steak-and-burger table. The other is the pizza-and-tap community hub. Together, they give diners two reasons to stay on Main Street without forcing every night into a single concept.
Passing the Torch from the Lakeys
Bryan and Suzanne Lakey spent about five years turning The Station into a downtown gathering place — first as a general store and taproom with candy, gifts, sno-balls, ice cream, and a family-friendly courtyard. When they introduced the Moores as the new owners, they framed the sale as a succession, not a teardown.
“Our dream is and forever will be to see this space remain a community hub. We know that the Moores are the perfect family to pass the torch to and we are thrilled with their new vision for this space. The most exciting part is pizza.”
— Bryan and Suzanne Lakey, former owners of The Station
That public handoff matters in a county this size. Independent rooms on Main Street do not always survive a change of owners. The Lakeys' bet was that a family already running Restaurant 101 could keep The Station's courtyard energy while giving the kitchen a clearer product: pizza.
The Labor and Supply Questions of a Two-Kitchen Downtown
Owning two restaurants a few blocks apart looks like scale. On the ground, it looks like staffing charts, delivery windows, and two opening checklists.
The posted calendars do not fully overlap. Restaurant 101 is closed Sunday and Monday, when The Station is open. The Station is closed Tuesday and Wednesday, when 101 is in service. Thursday through Saturday, both kitchens run at once — the stretch when shared labor is hardest, and when downtown foot traffic is also at its peak.
That staggered week is not a curiosity. It is the operating question behind the ownership story. Can cooks, servers, and managers float between a grill restaurant and a pizza line without thinning both rooms? Can produce, meat, flour, cheese, and beverage orders be combined enough to matter, or do two menus still mean two supply chains? For vendors who already pause when a single downtown kitchen goes dark — as they did during Restaurant 101's July 2026 refresh — two Moore-run rooms change the volume of those orders, and the cost of getting them wrong.
Restaurant 101: Steaks, burgers, and salmon on the square; Tuesday through Saturday service; lunch and dinner traffic feeding neighboring retail.
The Station: Pizza, taproom, and courtyard at 185 N. Main; Sunday through Monday and Thursday through Saturday service; event-night overflow on Fairy Walk and other downtown draws.
Shared week: Thursday through Saturday, both kitchens compete for the same labor pool and the same parking turnover on Main Street.
Split week: Sunday–Monday and Tuesday–Wednesday, one room covers downtown while the other is dark.
What It Means When One Family Holds Both Corners
In a larger city, two restaurants under the same owners can feel like a group. In downtown Mocksville, it feels like a corridor. Visitors who eat steak at 101 can walk north for pizza and a pint. Families who start at The Station's courtyard can still make a reservation on the square. Neighboring spots such as Scoop's On Main, O'Callahan's Publick House, and Miller's Diner remain part of the same few blocks — complementary, not erased — but the Moores now control two of the highest-visibility hospitality doors on the street.
That concentration has a downtown logic. It can stabilize hours, keep a former service-station corner in local hands, and give the square a second product instead of a copy. It also raises the usual small-town question: when one family holds both rooms, how much of Main Street's dining night still depends on a single household's capacity to staff, supply, and show up?
For now, the answer on the sidewalk is practical. Restaurant 101 is back on the square after its August 4 reopening. The Station is selling pizza under the Moores' name. Two kitchens, two menus, one family — and a downtown that now has to think about both corners at once.
Visit Restaurant 101 and The Station
Business Name: Restaurant 101
Owners: Lydia and Tim Moore
Address: 101 N. Main Street, Mocksville, NC 27028
Phone: (336) 753-0101
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Known for: Fresh-cut steaks, burgers, and salmon in a restored downtown dining room
Business Name: The Station Pizzeria & Taproom
Owners: Lydia and Tim Moore
Address: 185 N. Main Street, Mocksville, NC 27028
Phone: (336) 753-8008
Hours: Sunday, 1–9 p.m.; Monday and Thursday, 11 a.m.–9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.–10 p.m.; closed Tuesday and Wednesday
Known for: Artisan pizza, local craft beer, and a family- and pet-friendly courtyard
Frequently Asked Questions
Who owns Restaurant 101 and The Station in Mocksville?
Lydia and Tim Moore of Advance own Restaurant 101 at 101 N. Main Street and The Station Pizzeria & Taproom at 185 N. Main Street. They took over The Station from Bryan and Suzanne Lakey, who asked the new owners to keep the space a community hub and make pizza the focus.
Are Restaurant 101 and The Station the same kind of restaurant?
No. Restaurant 101 is a square restaurant known for steaks, burgers, and salmon. The Station is a pizzeria and taproom with artisan pies, craft beer, and a courtyard. The menus are meant to complement each other rather than compete for the same plate.
How close are Restaurant 101 and The Station in downtown Mocksville?
Both are on North Main Street in historic downtown Mocksville, a short walk apart. Restaurant 101 sits on the town square; The Station is at the corner of Main and Gaither, in a 1920 brick building that previously served as a service station.