Brookings will soon offer its residents and visitors a new dining experience with a taste of Italy. Mama Mia, 1300 Main Ave. S., has a target date for opening at the beginning of April.

“The menu will be basically Italian food, casual Italian food, priced reasonably,” owner and executive chef Hamodi Siam said. “We want to keep those prices low, so the menu is not going to be complicated: pastas, a little bit of seafood in the beginning. We’ll have salmon, shrimp, calamari, the basic things you’d see in a little Italian restaurant.”