We don't receive anything from the fines imposed

The enforcement of a parking / driving ban on the Oberdorfstrasse in Baar continues to cause controversy. The restaurant that is now located in the building has spoken out.
 

The Zuger Zeitung newspaper (and the Zug Post) recently reported on the controversy surrounding a CHF 100 administrative fee for turning a vehicle around on the Oberdorfstrasse in Baar. The driver in question was checked by the Unisecur company on behalf of the owner of the property in question. The restaurant located on the premises, Summit Sushi and Cuisine, has now explained its position. And makes it clear that it has nothing to do with the fines.

The restaurant opened in February 2025. Since then, the operators have been confronted with complaints from guests. “As tenants, we have no control over the parking spaces or their monitoring,” the restaurant writes in an email to the Zuger Zeitung newspaper. “The enforcement of parking and driving bans is carried out exclusively by Unisecur GmbH on behalf of the owner, Immartis Immobiliengesellschaft AG.” The restaurant is also not involved in the revenue. “This is handled directly between Unisecur GmbH and the real estate company. We do not receive any information about who is fined, when, and why,” its statement continues.

Summit Sushi and Cuisine has tried to take control of its own parking spaces, but so far without success. According to the owner and the security company, guests visiting the restaurant do not receive fines as long as they do not go directly to other shops.

Guests must go directly to the restaurant, otherwise they face fines. The restaurant has now added this explanatory notice                    Photo: Felix Ertle
 

Nevertheless, there is already a negative restaurant review due to the parking situation. It states: ‘I parked in the restaurant's car park for 10 minutes outside rush hour and was fined CHF 100 and received a threatening letter. I had taken the day off to spend some father-daughter time and went next door to get a kebab.’ This review illustrates that the restaurant is being held responsible for the payment demands.

New restaurant, old problem
The My Oriental Cuisine restaurant, which previously operated at the same location, had already struggled with the consequences of the fines. In 2023, the Zuger Zeitung newspaper (and the Zug Post) reported on numerous negative reviews on Google that did not focus on the food, but rather on the fines imposed. One guest wrote at the time that he had ‘spent CHF 200 on a lunch that didn't even happen’. This was because the restaurant was closed and he had gone to get a kebab instead. So the problem is not new, but structural. That is maybe also the reason that the My Oriental restaurant ultimately moved away from the location.

In their email, the operators of Summit Sushi and Cuisine write: ‘We are concerned that our restaurant is being negatively affected by this regulation, in particular by unjustified poor reviews from people who have been fined, even though we have nothing to do with the monitoring. These reviews are damaging our reputation.’

The Unisecur company points out that a driving and parking ban that applies to the area has been ordered via a court. The signage has also been agreed with the police, and is clearly visible.

The situation is nevertheless a burden for the restaurant. As long as the owner adheres to the strict rules, Summit Sushi will continue to be caught between the understandably annoyed guests and the people who seem to be enthusiastically carrying out the video checks of the parking spaces at all times of the day.