What are their respective side orders? If one had fries and the other onion rings, I say go for the ring guy. 
KFC did but years ago.
I’d say either is fine.
Ketchup on steak on the other hand? He’s right outta there!
eta: Fast food ribs. Grandy’s did it years ago.
They have ribs. What they don’t have is nuggets.
no matter how hard you try, you can’t force your kid to be your clone.
I would assume this is about perceived “childish” food (chicken tenders) vs. perceived “adult” foods, and thus using the foods as a proxy for how mature the prospective suitor is. People have even brought up Trump’s eating habits of proof of how childish he is.
I’d want my daughter to be with someone who is confident in himself, and thus wouldn’t feel bad about ordering chicken tenders despite them being seen as “kid’s food.” I would, however, like him to be more mature than not–but he also has to know how to drop the maturity occasionally and just have fun being a kid again.
At least, that’s what I want for myself, as I think it’s the best. If my daughter has different ideas, that’s fine. Just as long as he’s good and won’t hurt her.
Of course. Ever pick apart a roasted chicken?
Ever have turkey ribs? They are delicious, but they aren’t literally turkey ribs. They are the scapula/shoulder meat processed in a way to resemble a rib. Very cool.
I took it to be about perceived masculinity but either one would be a silly generalization if the OP isn’t joking, which I believe he is (?) With that being said, I’ll choose the dude with the ribs, but only if they look like this .
I assume any male eating lunch alone in a fast food restaurant is probably a serial killer.
No workmates to eat with, maybe no job at all. Eating somewhere anonymous, probably paid cash. Didn’t use the drive-thru because he needed to clean himself up in the bathroom. He’s sitting there eating that stuff with a body in the trunk of his car out in the parking lot.
Don’t worry about future nuptials, just call the cops.
Truly. If I am fantasizing about the who I’d pick for my daughter’s lifelong partner (or more accurately who I’d hope she’d pick), I’d hope it would be someone who, when eating ribs ate ribs, and when eating chicken ate chicken.
I’d hope she the person she someday picks does not routinely go into a fast food restaurant for lunch at all, honestly. A stop on a long interstate drive or in an airport as the exception. Or the fast food that is worth eating: an Italian beef from Johnny’s, or a hot dog from Flukey’s.
Seriously though, to me the simple test in my fantasy will be if she is usually smiling or laughing (and her real smile and laugh, not ones that people sometimes do to make someone else happy) when she is with him. If that is someone who has a thing for Happy Meals or even puts ketchup on hotdogs … sigh … so be it.
Wait – I thought that was how they got capons – making the nuggets? 
It’s entirely dependent on seasoning. I’ve had tenders which blow some of the ribs I’ve had out of the water, and I’ve definitely had amazing ribs.
On the other hand… yeah, I doubt any chain fast food place will ever serve edible ribs. The cooking model is all wrong for that kind of establishment, and trying to paper over the differences with pre-made meat isn’t going to result in an edible product. And I’m not the kind of person who oh-so-virtuously retches at the mere mention of “fast food” or “chain restaurant” or similar.
(Nor do I pretend it isn’t really food. The stuff that isn’t really food is stuff like hákarl, the mostly-rotten remains of a fish too toxic for us to eat normally. The fact it’s a delicacy and an important cultural tradition doesn’t contradict the fact it’s improperly-stored toxic waste.)
As for trying to pick my offspring’s mate, I have a rule: If it sounds like something a character in a multi-camera sitcom would do, I don’t do it. That is definitely sitcom behavior.
The real question is whether or not he’s the kind of guy who would put ribs on a burger.
Hardees/Carl Jr has ribs on a burger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6vTij9iop4
I’ve given this some thought. The best ribs I’ve made were cooked sous vide at 152 degrees F for 24 hours, then finished over charcoal for 5 minutes per side. This could lend itself to fast food, you’d have to have the cooked ribs ready for grilling and finish them as ordered, but as I gave it more thought I realize that rib eaters probably don’t want fast food. Ribs aren’t a fast meal to eat, you take your time and savor them. It likely wouldn’t work as a business model.
“I don’t understand the question, and I won’t respond to it.”