Since 2005, every Tuesday night at The Old Fashioned on the Capitol Square has been Taco Tuesday, where you can get fried tilapia or pulled pork tacos for less than $2 a piece.

It turns out the name was a bit presumptuous. Recently, The Old Fashioned got a cease and desist letter from Taco John's, a national chain. (There is one Taco John's location in the Madison area, in Monona.)

According to the notice, any further use of the term "Taco Tuesday" would result in legal action from Taco John's. According to previous news stories, Taco John's trademarked the name in 1989 and has been issuing such letters for years.

"At first we were kind of — not angry, just perplexed," said Old Fashioned manager Jennifer DeBolt. She and owners Bob Miller and Tami Lax laughed about it and thought it was a joke.

They soon found out "the law firm is completely legit," DeBolt said. "We're not going to win if we try to fight them.