An NFL-player-turned chef featured on Guy Fieri’s shows who is a Prince George’s County native is opening an upscale American fusion restaurant in Hyattsville.

Located at 6541 America Blvd. in University Town Center, Huncho House is the creation of Chef Tobias Dorzon, who played with the Tennessee Titans and Tampa Bay Buccaneers before retiring from football in 2012.

Dorzon then studied at the Culinary School at the Art Institute of Washington and in Sicily, eventually working as head chef for an upscale Houston restaurant and winning several Food Network competitions hosted by Fieri.

In this year’s Tournament of Champions, Dorzon finished third in the country overall.

A sample menu includes amuse bouches like deviled eggs with bacon jam and fried shrimp, sushi specials, 16-layer oxtail lasagna and jerk crab cakes, among other dishes.

The restaurant also features what is being billed as Prince George’s County’s first chef’s table, seating by the kitchen that has to be specially reserved where you can talk with the kitchen staff directly.

Huncho House will hold a series of soft openings starting on Friday, Aug. 12, but it’s already been listed as one of the greater D.C. area’s most-anticipated restaurants, as the Route 1 corridor continues to be a foodie haven.

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