Originally Posted by
ElmhurstNick
My mom stopped making it years ago - way too much effort. We're talking 3-4 hours total time to prepare. The problem with restaurant versions is that it doesn't really like the steam table, so you have to get it at a place that will go through a full pan in a couple of hours.
Agree about the effort! When I make it in order to put the proper amount of love into it I have to have four hands when making the bechamel sauce.
It's all worth it though when there's nothing left of the restaurant size pan.