Passionate fans go to sports bars to unite, root for victory, and hug proximal strangers based on the color of their clothes. Cheer for beer and brotherhood with today’s Groupon: for $10, you get $20 worth of sports bar fare and drinks at The Howard Street Inn in Niles.

Inside the rounded stone walls of The Howard Street Inn, roaring crowds gather around flat-screen TVs to cheer one another and devour pub-inspired menu items. The chefs work feverishly in the kitchen to crank out open-faced patty melts crowned with american cheese and grilled onions ($7.69), plus other meaty eats including grilled rib-eye steak in a crispy embrace of grains, veggies, and blue cheese ($9.99). Balmy days lure diners outside to the covered patio, where servers divvy up pizza flecked with spinach, artichoke, garlic, and tomato (15”, $18; personal 8”, $7). To keep the space communal, the eatery hosts a variety of events that revolve around big games, holidays, and Wednesdays that seem important.