Pho City Chestermere is celebrating a local milestone, marking what the restaurant says is 11 years serving the community and two years operating under the Pho City name.
To thank customers, the restaurant is offering a free taro ice cream cone with the purchase of any dine-in entrée, according to a public anniversary post from the business. The restaurant noted that flavours may change and invited families and friends to come in for Vietnamese favourites and a sweet treat.
Pho City Chestermere is located at 100 Marina Drive. The restaurant’s website lists the Chestermere location along with its Calgary location, and describes Pho City as a family-run Vietnamese restaurant business with more than 20 years of restaurant experience across Alberta and Saskatchewan.
The Chestermere location previously operated as Van Son Vietnamese Cuisine before becoming Pho City. The Anchor reported on the Pho City grand opening in September 2024, noting the restaurant had taken on a new name while continuing to serve Vietnamese food at its Marina Drive location.
For Chestermere, the anniversary is a small but meaningful reminder of how local restaurants become part of daily life.
They are where families stop after practices, where friends meet for lunch, where regulars are greeted by name, and where a bowl of soup can feel like a practical response to an Alberta winter.
In a fast-growing city, those places matter.
Independent restaurants depend on repeat customers, word of mouth and community support. In return, they add life to commercial areas, provide local jobs, and give residents another reason to spend their dollars close to home.
Pho City’s anniversary offer is simple: sit down for a meal and receive a thank-you treat.
Behind it is something larger.
It is a local business saying thank you to Chestermere, and a community being reminded that supporting local can begin with choosing where to have supper.