Before Don Salter opened a recording studio in Mesa four decades ago, he and his brother John ran the sandwich shop Bitter Creek Grill. Even while running Saltmine Studio Oasis, Salter didn’t stop making his popular cheesesteaks. He recalls serving them to stars like Alicia Keys, Lil Wayne and Cassidy while they logged late-night sessions.
“In the middle of the night, you couldn’t get food anywhere,” Salter says. “I take pride in taking care of people.”
Now, the studio founder is sharing those eats with Valley diners once again, at Diamond Don’s Legendary Steak & Spirits. The restaurant sits in front of the studio on MacDonald Drive, just south of downtown Mesa’s Main Street…