{"id":19470,"date":"2017-10-19T08:59:25","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T00:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/?p=19470"},"modified":"2019-08-15T10:17:14","modified_gmt":"2019-08-15T02:17:14","slug":"yes-please-at-uptown-bgc-yes-to-a-whole-new-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/location\/philippines\/taguig\/yes-please-at-uptown-bgc-yes-to-a-whole-new-universe\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes Please! at Uptown BGC: Classy Way to Drink and Dine the &#8217;90s Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yes Please! | Philippine Primer Eats\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fIdoQcSXWks?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">While most people like partying all night long with loud party songs, some would rather chill at home or hang out at cafes with good &#8216;ol friends.\u00a0If you&#8217;re torn between wanting to party and just chilling out,\u00a0<strong>Yes Please!<\/strong>\u00a0at Uptown Bonifacio is going to make you want to go lowkey partying again\u2014although this new hangout spot doesn&#8217;t necessarily call itself a nightclub.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28246\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/DSC_0892-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/DSC_0892-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/DSC_0892-1-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/DSC_0892-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Dive into the Yes Please! universe of neon lights and everything nice<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">When the night comes, the lights drop at Yes Please. All that stand out are the neon lights and dim chandeliers faintly spotlighting the vintage-looking velvet sofas, graffiti on concrete walls, and the bar with long rows of hard liquors. The place has an unrestricted and casual atmosphere, almost with an enigmatic feel to it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The small entryway to the bar is like a rip in space-time that will take you to a whole new dimension where you can just do as you please with your time as you sip on your cocktail and eat your meal. You are not required to dance. You are not required to dress up. No pressure. No expectations. That&#8217;s what the Yes Please! universe is all about.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28248\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"783\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-2-290x193.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-2-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>the entryway to the bar of marble walls accented with wall displays of figures and paintings\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28249\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-3-290x193.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-3-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>the &#8217;90s chill vibe of Yes Please<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Their cocktails are\u00a0to be taken as seriously as they are made. Their drinks have a strong appeal to the senses, especially the palate, with liquor and flavors purposefully mixed together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>The Legends of the Hidden Temple<\/strong>\u00a0is\u00a0a bourbon-based cocktail made with Wild Turkey 101. It has some zesty sourness brought by the combination of green mango, lime juice, and tamarind concentrate and enhanced by egg white and the tropical flavors of tiki bitters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19484\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/IMG_4580.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/IMG_4580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/IMG_4580-290x193.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/IMG_4580-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/IMG_4580-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/>The Legends of the Hidden Temple (Php 320)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">For something on the sweeter side, try the <strong>Froyay<\/strong>, a sweet and fruity drink made with\u00a0rose wine, rose water, mistia grape liqueur, lemon juice, and Sampaguita syrup. The\u00a0<strong>Girl Scout Colada <\/strong>is also a sweet one, with a citrusy finish of plantation white rum, no-pulp fresh pineapple, lime juice, aromatic bitters, coconut orgeat, and marshmallow foam. The marshmallow foam and pineapple are torched for an additional touch of a bittersweet taste.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28253\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-2.jpg 534w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-2-146x218.jpg 146w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-2-401x600.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Froyay (Php 350)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28254\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-5.jpg 534w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-5-146x218.jpg 146w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-5-401x600.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Girl Scout Colada (Php 320)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On the other hand,\u00a0the<strong> East Coast <\/strong>is a sweet and tangy drink made with Maker&#8217;s Mark bourbon, cacao, coffee-infused Campari, and Dolin Rouge. In case you haven\u2019t noticed, the cocktails make a lot of reference to \u201980s and \u201990s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28255\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-4-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-4-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>East Coast (Php 320)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">These cocktails can especially be enjoyed with the hearty meals that Yes Please! offers. Many of the cocktails are pretty straightforward, which makes them perfect together\u00a0with meals because such cocktails help boost your appetite so you can enjoy your dinner more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28251\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-3-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-3-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Girl Scout Colada (Php 320);\u00a0East Coast (Php 320); and\u00a0Froyay (Php 350)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re wondering which meal perfectly complements your drink, grab some grub at Yes Please&#8217;s food menu. For starters, have some <strong>Everything Nice Fries <\/strong>mixed with steak,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>chorizo, and fried chicken bits topped with, cheese, peppers, garlic sour cream, and salsa verde.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28258\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-7-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-7-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Everything Nice Fries Php 390<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can also have\u00a0the<strong> Fried Chicken Thigh<\/strong> that is served with biscuits on the side along with a chicken liver gravy, chili honey, and pimenton (smoked paprika).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28256\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-6-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-6-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Fried Chicken Thigh Php 280<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For heavier meals, they have the\u00a0<strong>Sisig Chirashi<\/strong>, a meal inspired by a Japanese rice dish. Only, instead of using seafood as toppings on Japanese rice, they used pork cheek and chicken skin mixed with chicken liver aioli, green chili, and furikake.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19487\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/IMG_4661.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/IMG_4661.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/IMG_4661-290x193.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/IMG_4661-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/IMG_4661-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Sisig Chirashi (Php 330)\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">If you&#8217;re looking for a perfect partner for The Legends of the Hidden Temple drink, get the\u00a0<strong>Bulaklak Kushiyaki\u2014<\/strong>a soft and crunchy appetizer made with pork innard skewers sprinkled with pickled chili and peanuts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19485\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/IMG_4585.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/IMG_4585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/IMG_4585-290x193.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/IMG_4585-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/IMG_4585-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Bulaklak Kushiyaki (Php 180)\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A sour drink like\u00a0East Coast meanwhile can perfectly match a good steak meal like <strong>Garlic Steak Rice<\/strong>. This dish is made up of meaty and tender chunks of USDA flat iron over rice mixed with wagyu mince, corn, and soy, and topped with a sunny side up egg.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28257\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-1-290x194.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Yes-Please-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Garlic Steak Rice Php 420<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">With perfect pairs like these, Yes Please! shows that it is not simply a bar where you can have awesome drinks but also a great place for evening sustenance. Not to mention that DJs also turn the music up every night, wherein club hits of the past decades prevail\u2014just to add more atmosphere to the place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28259\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-3-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"783\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-3-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-3-1-290x193.jpg 290w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-3-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-3-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/Webp.net-compress-image-3-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">It is not difficult to find Yes Please!, although it can leave the directionally-challenged dumbfounded on 38th Street if they don&#8217;t look up. Find the black stairs of elevating affirmatives until you arrive at the final step of \u201cYES PLEASE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This is not a speakeasy. There are no secret passcodes. Just turn the knob and enter the Yes Please! universe.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Written by Rizelle &#8220;Rei&#8221; Lea\u00f1o<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is not a club. This is not a speakeasy. Yes to Dive Bar and &#8217;90s Chill House Music at Yes Please! Uptown BGC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":28260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,42,246],"tags":[1265,610,324,1264,1263,1262,1261],"class_list":["post-19470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-taguig","category-bar-and-resto","category-uptown-bgc","tag-anti-clubbing","tag-bar","tag-bgc","tag-nightclub","tag-the-palace","tag-uptown-bonifacio","tag-yes-please"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19470"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34069,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19470\/revisions\/34069"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}