One of the brothers, it’s said, would drawl “here comes another poor boy” each time someone approached for a sandwich, but it sounded more like “po’boy.” And the name stuck.

One of the brothers, it’s said, would drawl “here comes another poor boy” each time someone approached for a sandwich, but it sounded more like “po’boy.” And the name stuck.

Po’boys, originally called poor-boy sandwiches, originated in 1929 New Orleans when the Martin brothers came up with the sandwich to feed hungry striking street car drivers. The story goes that ...