3 ms·It's fine as a modifier ("it's a delicatessen salad") but not on its own ("it's a delicatessen")by roywiggins 10y agoIt's fine as a modifier ("it's a delicatessen salad") but not on its own ("it's a delicatessen")mrkgnao 10y agoDelicatessen is also plural in German if you use it to mean "delicacy", instead of an adjective ("chai tea"-style).psyc 10y agoFalse. It's fine as a noun if you leave off the article, which OP did.