History of the Po-Boy

In 1929, the Streetcar Union, Division 194 went on strike. The strike went on for several months, and the striking workers had very little money to survive. Two brothers, Benny and Clovis Martin, former streetcar operators before opening their "Martin's Bros. Restaurant", decided to help their friends on the picket line. They fed their friends sandwiches made of one pound loaves of French Bread cut into three and filled them with ham, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and mayo. These sandwiches were fed to the men free of charge. As the men came into the restaurant, they would say "Here comes another 'poor boy' man". And so, the po-boy became a part of New Orleans cuisine.

"Even my failures are edible!" The quote made famous by Johnny De Grusha