Huerta Chinén, inside Lima’s Surquillo Market, is one of the lunch counters associated with the market’s food culture. A 2018 visitor record describes waiting in the market aisle for a table because every seat was occupied. Reporting from 2019 establishes the restaurant’s popularity and high volume of diners, but does not confirm a physical queue in that year. A 2023 visitor record explicitly describes first joining the purchase line, then following the plate to secure a seat after receiving the meal. The wait emerges where ordering and limited seating meet the market’s busy lunch period. This article is based on records from 2018 onward and does not claim that the same line is always present today.