Pulse Ultra Club — Restaurant in Myrtle Beach

Here’s the updated 2021 review you were looking for!!! -$10 to get in -Yes they take cards -Easy to locate and good parking -It was decorated nicely (Halloween theme) -It’s bigger on the inside! -Pool tables, bar, lounge area, a stage and nice dance floor -Indoor cigarette smoking (I don’t smoke cigarettes and I HATE the smell, but shockingly it didn’t bother me too much). -I was solo but had fun. Friendly crowd. -Ms. Briana is AMAZING Queen of Drags 👑 -Btw I’m black (trust me, I know why I wrote this part) -I only took videos, but I’m going to screenshot some parts

I was scrolling through reviews deciding if I wanted to go here or not. Many of the reviews were very old. The main one that stood out was the one saying the drags looks like they just got out of jail (lol). That made me really not want to go but good thing I went anyways to get my OWN feel of the place. Idk about the food or drinks cause I mainly went for the drag show and it did not disappoint !!!! My first drag show. It was amazing, the ladies were amazing. Beautiful and full of energy. Not one look like they came from jail 🤣. Bring cash to tip the beautiful drag...

Pulse is an okay place; if you're just looking to go to a gay bar, it'll do (since you don't have much of a selection in the Myrtle Beach area), but here are my issues with this place:

-The place reeks of cigarette smoke. Whenever I leave, I come out smelling like an ashtray. I don't know if they have an air filtration system or not, but if they do, it needs to be fixed. -They play the same songs over and over again (e.g. Usher's song "Yeah"). It's the same top-40 music from a decade ago repeated ad-nauseam. I think Pulse does occasionally have theme nights, but they are few and far between. -if you aren't an official South Carolina resident (i.e. have a SC driver license), then you have to pay extra on the weekend when they have drag shows (usually $10). I don't mind paying some money since the performers do work hard, but if you live in the area temporarily and seasonally, you still have to pay the out-of-town price even if you have a residence in the Myrtle Beach area.

On a more positive note, Julie (one of the bartenders) is super friendly and the shows are somewhat...

An okay bar/club. It is pretty slow off-season so you'll most likely encounter the fellas you see on your Grindr grid. Take that as you will. As others have reviewed, the smoking indoors is a big turnoff. You will leave smelling like an ashtray. Do not sniff your clothes the next day as you will probably gag.

The biggest letdown is the music and the empty dance floor. I understand EDM is a current trend, but the music is usually too fast and/or too obscure to get into. It feels like Ultra Music Festival; you really have to be on something to really enjoy it. I would enjoy a gayer soundtrack (britney, madonna, kylie, katy, rupaul, etc..). The drag shows are pretty tame but always entertaining.

On a positive note, the bar staff has always been friendly and great (in my experience), and the drinks are almost always strong if you know who to go to. People from large cities will appreciate the economically...