The color(s) red, white and green is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.
The mark consists of A rendering of the State of California bisected horizontally by a red chili pepper with a green top. with the interior of the State in white surrounded by a green border, A red heart is located above the chili pepper inside the drawing of California, representing the geographic location of the City of Sacramento. To the immediate right of the rendering are the word's "Carolina's Mexican Food" in stylized writing. "Carolina's" is written in red and the apostrophe in that word is changed to be the shape of a red heart. "Mexican Food", which appears below "Carolina's", is written in white lettering. The top half of the mark's background, covering the City of Sacramento, Northern California, roughly half the chili pepper, and the word "Carolina's" is in white. The bottom half of the mark's background, covering Southern California, roughly half the chili pepper, and the words "Mexican Food" is in green.