‘Gotta get that in the fridge right away’: Why do restaurants leave ketchup bottles on the tables?

Matt Soares (@itsmattsoares) captured the duality of man in a TikTok about ketchup that's accrued over 133,000 views. In it, he explores why he feels the need to compulsively refrigerate opened bottles at home.

However, when he's out to eat at a restaurant, he couldn't care less how long a ketchup bottle's been left out.

Double standard

The opening shot of the video shows a partially used plastic bottle of ketchup resting on a countertop. A text overlay in the clip reads...