Silva’s Grocery & Liquor

I grew up with this store. I am happy to see it still standing, unchanged while everything else in Ewa Beach has, or has been replaced.
I come here from time to time. I like to stop here, along the way to the beach, just to get something like I use when I would come here with friends on bike. Getting a bag of chips and icee then sit on the side talking about young boyish things. Now, I talk about how it use to be, but glad Silva Store is still how it use to be with very little changes.
I remember coming here the year after Ewa Beach won the Little League World Series. I was so excited when they won and sad I could not attend the celebration here. When I saw the congratulation sign I was elated with happiness. That put Ewa Beach on the map and I was proud to be from here, that my little throwback, remote town accomplished something special, something big. I thank the store owners for leaving that sign hanging so I could celebrate my own way. hahahaha
I buy my little goodies to take with me on the walk on the beach, maybe swim a little. Then, come back and drop a few more bucks for olé nostalgia sake. Customer service is always good. If you have any questions, you can get advice here to on just about anything.
My only remorse is parking. Sometimes people park any kind making it hard for others to pull in.
It’s a great place to watch the sunset too. A great way to end a fantastic day.

Totally worth the drive and visit! They have the best shave ice and Acai bowls! Friendly workers and assortment of flavors to choose from! Perfect consistency for both shave ice and Acai bowls. Also must try the chili bowl as well as the delicious pumpkin crunch! The best I’ve ever tasted!

Nice little mom & pop store that I’m used to seeing growing as a kid back on Guam! Looks like they have the things you need to grab quickly rather than driving all the way to the bigger grocery store. Just checking it out today so I did not buy anything, but they had some homemade desserts, snacks, beer, cigarettes and toiletries.

Shave ice just opened here last week. It is nice fine powdery ice and the syrup they use is flavorful and sweet. The only thing missing is the ice cream at the bottom. Reasonably priced and ono. Open daily from 11 — 5 for this specialty item. Thanks for opening!

I will admit that I would definitely drive all the way out from town just to buy the desserts again it was just that good. If you are in the area you definitely have to try the Pumpkin Crunch and the Cherry Tarts. I think one of the things that make it so good is the graham crust that just goes great with the flavors like the pumpkin & cherry. I could definitely see having to pay more if it was from some place in town

Ask any old timer from Ewa Beach what they remember most about what was once a mainly sugarcane plantation community they grew up in, and chances are Tanaka’s, Jimmy Ha’s and Silva store will come up in the conversation. Those three mom ‘n pop stores being the primary and only game in Ewa Beach town back in the day for daily necessities, long before Ewa Beach became «Gentrified» with modern suburban development, along with the large commercial retail and restaurant sector that’s since come along with that.
Of those three original Ewa Beach mom ‘n pops, the only one remaining in business today, in the same location on Ewa Beach Road (just footsteps from the beach), in the same building, under the original name and business model is Silva’s Store, a.k.a. Silva’s Grocery & Liquor.
Silva’s store was established in 1948 by Joe Silva, who operated the business himself, along with his brother Frank. Joe was known to be a cranky ‘olé fellah who always had a cigar in his mouth. Also, like Jimmy Ha’s and Tanaka store (up the street where 7-​Eleven now is), Joe Silva allowed the neigbhorhood kids to run a credit account. Meaning, they could come in and do «runs» for their parents, charging beer, cigarettes and groceries to their parents’ name, who would come in and pay for it later. Of course, the kids could also add on candy and snacks of their own as a bonus. Which is why to this day, when you go into into the likes of Silva Store, you’ll immediately notice the merchandising is geared as much for the neighborhood children as it is for the adults. True mom ‘n pop!
After going through several ownerships over not just years, but DECADES, Silva’s is currently owned and operated by Ivy Pantastico and her son Dwayne, who has been running the business for the past 14 years. Super-​duper nice folks!
What you will currently find at Silva’s is your typical mom ‘n pop superette type selection of convenience groceries and household goods, from motor oil to cooking oil, and everything in between. Granted, like 7-​Eleven, it’s not exactly the cheapest place to buy, oh say, milk, however, chances are they got what you need in a jiffy, especially if you live nearby!
As for grindz (because us Unilocalers love our grindz!), they do have fresh-​made hot Manapua kine stuffs, laddat, that’s brought in by a vendor. However, the crowning jewel is Ivy Pantastico’s fresh-​made ono kine grinds, including her Chili Bowl, and even more so, her «Pantastic» Pumpkin Crunch.
Dude. Dude! Shut the front door. You my friends have NOT tasted anything remotely this good with «crunch» ending its name than Ivy’s Pumpkin Crunch. Freakin’ INSANELY ONO!
Think, the ULTIMATE shortbread cookie, New York Cheesecake and Pumpkin Pie, somehow magically MASSAGED TOGETHER WITH HEAPS OF BUTTER AND SUGAR, and that’s pretty much Ivy’s Pumpkin Crunch at Silva Store. If not for the nostalgia of the store itself, Ivy’s Pumpkin Crunch is most DEFINITELY worth a trip to Ewa Beach Road, «way out there». Seriously, the best dessert this side of the Ewa Plains!
One other tidbit about Silva’s store is that Hawaii Five-​O had scheduled a shoot at the store recently, however, their production got caught up in Kapolei that same day and they couldn’t make it. Yet one look at the old plantation home style store that is Silva’s, and you can immediately see how a Hawaii Five-​O scene would be perfect with that store as a setting.
If you’re a fan of old mom ‘n pop style local stores such as Alicia’s and Fort Ruger Market, you most certainly need to pay a visit to Silva’s Store on your next trip out at Ewa Beach, celebrating over 60 years serving the community.
Silva’s current business hours are:
Monday — Thursday 8am to 9pm
Friday & Saturday 8am to 11pm
Sunday 8am to 8pm

If you live in the area it’s the quickest place to pick-​up a pack of smokes, a six-​pack of beer and a bag of chips. They have a cheap bowl of chili over rice that hits the spot and the owner’s homemade musubis, boiled peanuts and fruit breads are work trying. This shop is a fine example of a mom & pop surviving in the face of all the big stores opening in the area, This store has been in Ewa Beach for 60 years and I’m sure it’ll be around for many more.

This moms & pops is hidden deep in Ewa Beach, where between each house has a short alley trailing to the beach. Absolutely love it. It’s peaceful, calm, tropical, what’s not to like? So, the cigarettes here are cheap, the people are friendly, the prices may be steep on certain items but they got almost everything you practically need. They have hot plates also, mainly local food like poke. So if you’re ever in Ewa Beach, make sure to stop by this store