The Original Cheers! Funeatery, operated by Funeateries of Johnson City, came to Kingsport in 1987 and exited in the early 2000s (if you know the date this restaurant actually closed, please leave a comment. thank you). The Johnson City location closed in 1997.
When Cheers! came to Kingsport, it occupied a location formerly housing Ciatti’s Italian Restaurant and Bee Bop’s – a theme restaurant.