Carl Kinsey, assistant manager at Nick’s Fish Dive and Oyster Bar, said the restaurant has seen a surge of customers he calls “our ever-growing family” since it opened in May.

“Business is picking up,” he said. “It’s getting better every month because of our excellent service, good food and attention to detail. We have more frequent business with our ever-growing family.”

He said the biggest draw to the restaurant has been the fresh oysters. The restaurant gets them from North America, Canada and the occasional Galveston import.

“Our oysters continue to be the freshest in The Woodlands and North Houston,” Kinsey said.

Bartender Breanna Swain is continually concocting new drink ideas for the menu.

“We’re always coming up with new cocktails,” Kinsey said. “Brianna is helping us craft new cocktails every week, at least once a week.”

Swain said the management at Nick’s encourages her to use her talent to invent new drinks.

“I am a sniffer—instead of tasting them, I smell them, and that’s how I create drinks,” she said.

Swain said her newest creation—Berries Revenge—is a fusion of smoked pepper, strawberries, basil, sugar and raspberry vodka.

Looking forward to 2016, the team running Nick’s will unveil a new menu that will include new items, such as swordfish and grouper, Kinsey said.

20 Waterway Ave., Ste. 105, The Woodlands 281-419-8885 www.nicksfishdive.com Hours: Mon.-Thu. 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Sun. 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m.