Broken Hearts

Broken Hearts is a country-leaning neighborhood bar in the West Loop, Chicago, with live music, karaoke and pool for birthday parties and group nights out. It comes from Heisler Hospitality, the group behind Sportsman's Club, Lone Wolf and Queen Mary, and Time Out calls it the neighborhood bar the West Loop had been missing.

The bar is one sprawling, red-lit room with exposed brick walls, a long wood bar, high-top tables and a dance floor. Pool tables sit in the room, and a disco ball hangs over it as a nod to the space's past as Nights & Weekends.

The drinks list sticks to classics: Old Fashioneds, margaritas and mules, frozen cocktails such as a frozen Jack and Coke, cocktails on draft, cold beer in cans and on tap, and beer-and-shot combos. The calendar gives a group plenty to plan around. Bands play country, Americana and roots music every Friday and Saturday, Tuesdays are two-step dance nights with local favorites, Thursday is karaoke, and pool is free Sunday through Wednesday.

Broken Hearts is 21 and over. It opens at 5pm Sunday through Friday and at 2pm on Saturday, staying open until 2am most nights and 3am on Saturday, which suits a happy hour that turns into a late night.