Corner Table Restaurants 401(k) Review & Grade
Corner Table Restaurants 401(k) Plan
New York, NYProfessional, Scientific & Technical Services592 active participantsPlan year 2024
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$429Employer $ per active participant
$1,026Employee $ saved per active participant
0.41%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$3.7MNet plan assets, end of year
–Average balance per account (account count looks misreported)
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity6.2 / 5012th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost7.4 / 2529th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving0.8 / 155th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features3 / 10Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score14 / 100 · Grade F
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Professional, Scientific & Technical Services plans with 500–2,499 active participants (1,469 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 12th |
| Lower admin cost | 29th |
| Employee saving | 5th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 48% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $3,004 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Corner Table Restaurants put in about $429 per active participant, below the typical peer ($3,082). Any match is still an instant return, so contribute enough to get all of it.
- The filing shows total dollars, not the match formula. Ask HR for the Summary Plan Description so you know the exact match and vesting schedule.
- Direct plan expenses (0.41% of assets) are well above similar-size plans (0.23%). Check your annual fee disclosure, choose low-cost index funds if you can, and think about whether savings beyond the match belong in an IRA.
- Changing jobs? You can usually leave the money in the plan, move it to your new employer's plan, or roll it into an IRA. Don't cash out: you'd owe taxes and possibly a 10% penalty.
The raw numbers from the filing
| Employer contributions | $253,868 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $607,192 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $151,440 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $13,067 |
| Contract administrator fees | $13,067 |
| Benefits paid out | $473,557 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $2.7M / $3.7M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 626 / 558 |
| Participants with account balances | 152 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Not reported |
| Auditor | Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| American Portfolios Financial Servi | $13,551 reported compensation |
| Principal Life Insurance Company | $13,067 reported compensation |
| Wilshire Advisors LLC | $0 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251013074346NAL0000920417001, received 2025-10-13, EIN 13-4274958, plan #001, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.